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  1. Letter to TC (Aug 01 06): Towers leave footprint
  2. Development cost charge going up 20x in Victoria
  3. Mid-Block Madness!
  4. Rock Bay - the next master-planned development
  5. Oak Bay
  6. Corridors of Light - DVBA program
  7. Saanich - paving the way to density?
  8. Globe & Mail: North Downtown Victoria Draws Interest
  9. Broad Street - Street Name Plaque Clues
  10. Downtown Boundaries
  11. Are viewcones a useful tool?
  12. The Core...
  13. Secondary suites
  14. Wither Esquimalt?
  15. Victoria building deathwatch
  16. Rethinking Esquimalt's Town Centre
  17. What height would you like to see in the core?
  18. Centennial Square
  19. CIBC or Sussex?
  20. High-rises affect street level views?
  21. Why does the public not use public spaces?
  22. North Saanich Community Plan
  23. Increasing interest in 1950s homes
  24. Tillicum Village
  25. US visitors love diversity downtown
  26. West Coast Contemporary Architecture
  27. Downtown Property Map
  28. Goodbye Suburbs, Hello Downtown
  29. Monday Mag: Up With Downtown
  30. Quadra Village
  31. Ecodensity plan could change Vancouver neighbourhoods
  32. BC MPI (Major Projects Inventory)
  33. James Bay survey
  34. Suburbia Article
  35. CRD Regional Growth Strategy and the urban containment boundary
  36. T/C: Builders reach for Victoria's skies
  37. River Park Heights
  38. Builders balk at Langford fees
  39. Victoria Planning Site
  40. Langford + Colwood share OCP - Signs of amalgamation?
  41. Skyline topics
  42. POORLY DESIGNED FOR PEDESTRIANS
  43. North downtown /= uptown
  44. Should the View Towers be Demolished?
  45. Who's Planning Victoria's Future? (Book title)
  46. The Independence Settlement Project
  47. Inner Harbour
  48. Victoria Conference Centre: Retail Shops?
  49. Tower crane watch
  50. Pedestrian Tunnels / Awnings
  51. Building of the Year: Vancouver's ROAR
  52. Housing People - DESIGN FOR LIVING, DISABLED OR NOT
  53. The bay window
  54. The Reid Plan (1971 Inner Harbour towers)
  55. Floor plans of one of Shoal Points penthouses
  56. Finding the location: Cultural Facilities
  57. The Coriolis report - Downtown plan
  58. NYT article on Vancouver's zoning issues
  59. the Landmark condo
  60. Condo conversions
  61. It's a blast in Esquimalt
  62. 2001: Guide to 100 properties; who owns what
  63. LEED & green buildings in the region
  64. WHAT DO YOU FORESEE IN 2085
  65. Evaluating Land Use and Transportation Plans
  66. Height Challenged
  67. Vic News: Density grants boost bottom line for builders
  68. Vancouver city planners seeing green
  69. A question of direction
  70. Waterfront
  71. Developer Reputation
  72. Project Videos
  73. Douglas Magazine: The Downtown Challenge
  74. Urban waterfronts discussion on SSP
  75. Fairfield
  76. Green Roofs and walls too
  77. Doing Community Planning Effectively...
  78. Oak Bay neighbours don't like big, new house
  79. Esquimalt new OCP allows for taller buildings
  80. Western Investor Article: Hitting the Wall
  81. S K Y F A R M I N G
  82. Auto-free Government Street
  83. The argument for/against high-rises in Victoria
  84. " Making Places" in Victoria - civic things
  85. Fairfield post-grad research help
  86. City of Victoria Strategic Plan...
  87. Innovation - Building Materials - made "greener"
  88. Wither the Street?
  89. Our development approval process made simple!
  90. Having a Neighbourhood Vision Conference - May 25 & 26,
  91. Managing density / urban development
  92. Condos many, houses seldom and rental units nary a one
  93. Bawlf Bros.
  94. Could the Expropriation Act Solve the Homeless Problem
  95. Gordon Price and Price Tags
  96. complete online Saanich Survey on Urban Issues
  97. People-oriented design & funding restrictions
  98. Top 10 Ways to Build a Modern Sense of Community
  99. And now for something completely different
  100. Podium Towers
  101. Anti-podium
  102. Astoria Vs. Belvedere
  103. Fernwood's "Zigloo"
  104. The Legislative Precinct
  105. James Bay
  106. Paris skyline may be open to development
  107. EcoDensity backlash begins
  108. Harbour Road plan
  109. "Condo building binge continues" - CBC
  110. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation releases report
  111. Langford/Colwood joint official community plan review
  112. Toronto OKs scramble intersections
  113. Speed bumps increase greenhouse gases
  114. latest SimCity game
  115. Downtown Plan Options
  116. Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities in the World
  117. Developers give new life to lower Yates st
  118. They like it the way it is
  119. what is density?
  120. Projects Victoria has planned but which are collecting dust somewhere
  121. Information Session(s)
  122. Saanich general plan review, 2007
  123. Where can Victoria put 16,000 more people?
  124. Battle of the office Titans - Gateway Green vs. Radius office
  125. Wood Frame VS Concrete Frame Buildings
  126. Japanese architect builds first building in North America
  127. Railway Bridge Condo
  128. Scale: How Victoria measures up
  129. Wind power gets its sexy back?
  130. Gateway to the west?
  131. Internet forums and their influence on Urban Design
  132. UVic Campus Plan (2003)
  133. Feb. 16 North Park Placemaking workshop!
  134. LA becomes biggest LEED city
  135. The Olmsteds' 7 Ss of landscape architecture
  136. OPEN HOUSE March 5: Harbour Pathway Design
  137. BC building code amended
  138. Urban Planning A Factor In Rising Obesity Rates
  139. Esquimalt plan options
  140. OPEN HOUSE - Preserving the Modern
  141. Radiant City on CBC Newsworld
  142. Design District
  143. Who are the major developers in downtown Victoria?
  144. Mall revitalization
  145. Fernwood
  146. Boomerang Court
  147. City of Victoria public meeting on neighbourhood planning
  148. 641 Yates St (former A&B Sound building)
  149. Chinatown
  150. Downtown Victoria 2020 - Annual Report
  151. Famous urban planner trashes Vancouver's housing
  152. Walk Score: Let's get Victoria up to date
  153. Signage, advertising and video billboards
  154. Development 101!
  155. Vancouverism
  156. The state of architecture/design in Victoria
  157. Vernon @ Ravine bus stop
  158. inspiration
  159. Victoria's # of blocks & intersections
  160. Cite Ouvriere
  161. De-Paving
  162. Why No Basements In Two-Story Homes?
  163. Six-storey wood-frame construction: new code
  164. BC women in architecture
  165. LeCorbusier, The root of all evil?
  166. Viewing Platforms
  167. Public Art - Do you like it? e.g. Arena or Bastion Sq.?
  168. Developing the boulevard
  169. Public Art / Public Meeting
  170. Hans Blumenfeld on change
  171. 900 block Pandora Green landscaping plan
  172. Nominations Open For Commercial Building Awards
  173. Hans Blumenfeld on residential densities
  174. Blanshard St
  175. Skylights, light wells and light pipes
  176. Neighborhoods: Harris Green
  177. 'FormShift' winners
  178. The Numbers behind Development UDI - May 12, 2009
  179. Bare Land Stratas, Community associations, etc...
  180. De Botton's: Architecture of Happiness on sale
  181. Tell us your secondary-suite stories
  182. Cascadia Communities Coalition Wiki
  183. Showgirls, Sex and Sin in Postwar Vancouver
  184. Architecture wonders from around the world
  185. Royal Oak development
  186. Leading urban professors/researchers
  187. Postmodern residential architecture
  188. Craigflower Road Village - ideas for improvement
  189. House 'too big' for Uplands
  190. Living cityscape
  191. Living above the store: mixed-use residential
  192. Greater Victoria building permits decline one of worst in Canada
  193. Oak Bay Lodge - Replace or Refurbish?
  194. Rocks on the Tinto Street Boulevard - Oak Bay
  195. Largely unknown large buildings
  196. Your Ideal New Downtown Projects
  197. Chinatown Light-up plan
  198. The VHF & Friends social housing project
  199. Victoria Official Community Plan
  200. Ogden Point
  201. Sprawl/Decentralization - The role of Regulation
  202. Cool condos
  203. 5 ideas for a "greater" Victoria
  204. Shelbourne Corridor
  205. Downtown core area plan
  206. Care-a-Minium™s
  207. Humboldt Valley touts 'the best'
  208. New fountain at the Bryn Maur roundabout
  209. Urban Golf Courses
  210. Think Twice Before Making a Legal Secondary Suite Application
  211. Suburban sprawl in the CRD
  212. 3-Bedroom Condos
  213. Garden suites
  214. Condominium Developments and Vehicle Traffic Levels
  215. Solar Hot Water Heating
  216. Future Victoria Skyline
  217. Christchurch earthquake
  218. Best Public Spaces in Greater Victoria
  219. Re-naming the 900 Block of Pandora St.
  220. Gravel Crete, Gravelpave, EcoGrid for Permeable 'Green' Driveway?
  221. Sprawlapalooza
  222. Building permitting in Saanich
  223. Straw Bale Construction
  224. New Home Builder
  225. What's the deal with the Hydro fields?
  226. City must not lose opportunities, mayor warns
  227. The Key to a Healthy Region Is a Strong Central City
  228. Is Victoria afraid to reinvent itself?
  229. Anyone have experience building/installing a garden suite?
  230. Eco-Sense Home Tour