Greening Gaining Traction December 14, 2009

My latest Business in Vancouver column:
Nothing better illustrates how narrow the ideological differences are along the Vancouver political spectrum than the Greenest City Action Team (GCAT) report.
Established in February as an initiative of Mayor Gregor Robertson (with a kick-start by Coun. Andrea Reimer), it quickly recruited a who’s who of the sustainability community in Vancouver [...]

The Earth with Saturn’s Rings December 2, 2009

For some reason, this seems appropriately seasonal:

It gets really good at the one-minute mark.  And remember, Vancouver is at the same latitude as Paris.

Back from Portland – 1 November 22, 2009

From an article in the Portland Daily Journal of Commerce:
Small bridge, livable downtown
The comparison between the Portland and Vancouver, B.C., metro areas goes only so far, officials from both areas are quick to point out. A transportation decision that’s good for one region won’t necessarily be good for the other.
That said, Gordon Price, director of [...]

Off to Portland November 17, 2009

And back on Monday.  Keep dry.
 

Jazz Vespers at St. Andrew’s November 12, 2009

The church at Nelson and Burrard is one of only two places in the world offering weekly Jazz Vespers. You’d have to go to Manhattan to find another church with an equally serious commitment to this music. 

This Sunday (November 15) Dal Richards’ powerhouse orchestra, a legend on the Vancouver scene, will fill the sanctuary with swinging [...]

The Melbourne Test November 4, 2009

Damon Rao, a Melbourne boy, passes on a view of Vancouver from a fellow Aussie who came here to see if we lived up to our reputation.
The verdict?
Yes, Vancouver seems like a good place to live. But would I emigrate? Not in the foreseeable future. Yes, it might have more consistent weather than our southern [...]

In Memoriam October 26, 2009

Yesterday afternoon, an extraordinary memorial service for Abraham Rogatnick at the Law Courts.

Architect, teacher, curator, soldier, actor, citizen of the world.   (You can read a profile of him here in Vancouver magazine. 
It was one of the times when those with only one degree of separation came together as part of the family of Vancouver.

Questions from Lewis October 21, 2009

Attending lots of conferences this week, so hard to feed the blog.   Instead, here’s an email from urban-designer Lewis Villegas.  He attended the presentation by NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Kahn, and came back with a few observations and questions:
Renaissance theorist, urbanist, architect and painter Alberti wrote something to the effect that, “the more I think [...]

Win a Trip to a Foreign Land October 14, 2009

The United States.   (And sometimes, listening to their debates on health care and funding, it seems more foreign than ever.)  Actually, in this case, it’s a trip to Seattle.
How to win?  Become a subscriber to the Sightline Daily.  As a board member of Sightline, I can heartily recommend it.  But if you want a more objective [...]

Blunder Blog September 18, 2009

This is irresistible.
Wayne Hartrick of Reputations Corp. has just launched a blog that focuses on the worst PR Blunders by politicians, businesses and celebrities. It’s a resource for anyone interested in reputation management or what President Obama calls ‘teachable moments’.
http://prblunders.com