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• Foreword by Art Cowie

Written in 1998
1. The future is a collective effort
2. Time to plan
3. Vancouver has no choice - it must densify
4. Are community plans working?
5. Prime retail locations
6. Medium density ground oriented living
7. Targeting mature adult and senior's housing
8. Adult communities
9. Work at home
   Written in 1999
10. Legalized suites
11. One stop shopping
12. Political vision and leadership
13. Undiscovered Urban Parks
14. Fast-Ferries Vision or Nightmare
15. High Tech Business Parks
16. Building for the Coastal Climate
    Written in 2000
17. Vancouver @ 2020
18. Clearcutting in Old Growth Coastal Forests
19. Vancouver's Future is South not East
20. Don't Fight City Hall
21. Vancouver's Tallest Building
22. Check Carefully Before Buying
23. Vancouver Island Bridge-Link
24. Forestry, Recreation and Tourism
25. Scenic Views, Salmon and Old-Growth Forests
26. Getting There
27. It's a Subject Nobody Wants to Talk About
    Written in 2001
28. Sport of Kings
29. Arbutus Corridor Light Rail Transit
30. Vancouver's C2 Zoning
31. Megacity - Is Greater Vancouver Ready
32. Rationalizing the Building Approval System
33. The Non-Transit Strike of 2001
34. The Land Reserve Commission
35. Downtown Vancouver offers a diversity
    of high density living options
36. Vancouver Port East Side Redevelopment
37. Kerrisdale Village Centre
38. It Should be a Park
39. Think Regionally
40. Nanaimo: Gateway to Vancouver Island
41. Scottsville (Delta-Surrey Border)
42. Five Step Approach to Hiring a Planning Consultant
43. Is Vancouver Safe From Terrorism?
44. STEVESTON: A Glimpse at the Future
45. Concept For Affordable Housing for Seniors
    Written in 2002
46. A Look at Rental Housing
47. Parksville
48. Granville Mall Needs A Grand Vision
49. Assisted Living Housing for Seniors
50. Vancouver Requires Federal Funding
51. Vancouver Convention Centre
52. Seniors are Older but Healthier
53. It is Getting Harder to Find Affordable Homes
54. Why the Big Fuss About Wal-Mart?
55. Downtown Heights-How High Is High Enough?
56. Woodward's Project
    Written in 2003
57. Rising to the Challenge: Building Strength in Ethical Leadership
58. The Rowhouse for Vancouver
59. A Land Reserve Commission Case
60. We are not putting Dorothy in a home
61. Vancouver Port
62. Startup Housing
63. Municipal Memorial Gardens
64. Politics and Planning: Ten Lessons from
    an Old Campaigner
65. Restoring Traditional Uses on Agricultural Land
66. Cemeteries and Memorial Parks:
    Renewals, Expansions, & New Facilities Can Be Revenue Generators
67. Wildfire Hazard
68. Vancouver's First Freehold Rowhouses
    Written in 2004
69. 2876 33^rd Avenue West
    Fee Simple Rowhouse Proposal
70. The Future of Hastings Park Racetrack
    "A Time For Action"
71. Vancouver 2040:
    Where Will We Build Future Housing
72. RAV rejection vote 'What does it Mean?'
73. Virtual Racing Attempts to Lure New Audience
74. Fee-Simple Rowhouse Demonstration is Dead in Vancouver
75. British Columbia's 'Sacred Cow':
    The Agricultural Land Commission
76. US Presidential Winner George Bush:
    What does this mean to the BC Building Industry?
77. Exploring Sustainability
78. The Art of Being a Municipal Politician
79. Our Changing City
    Written in 2005
80. A New Look At Waterfront Industrial Lands In South Vancouver
81. West Coast British Columbia
    Is it safe?
82. If You Love Vancouver
    You Will Love San Diego
83. A Question Of Business Ethics
84. Be Courageous And Vote For The BC-STV
85. If Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal Doesn't Concern You - It Should
86. Vision - Courage - Communication
87. Water Oriented Industrial Lands
    Vancouver's North Arm Fraser River
88. Vancouver Is Second-Worst City
    In North America for Property Crime
89. Why Freehold Tenure Row Housing
90. Vancouver's Next Mayor: Nov. 19, 2005
91. The Wosk Property November 2005
92. Do we have the vision to create a 1000
    hectare conservation park off Iona Island?
    Written in 2006
93. Fee-Simple Townhome Demonstration Project
94. Oxnard, California
95. Downtown Toronto in Winter
96. Next Big Thing In Housing:
    The Fee-Simple Townhome
97. Granville Street Redesign
98. Gateway Into Vancouver
99. Global Warming And Land Use Planning
100. Fee Simple Higher Density Housing
     How do we achieve it?
101. Including Local Councils In ALR Decisions
102. EcoDensity Has Been Over 30 Years Coming
103. Fee-Simple Rowhouse Proposed Rezoning for 4887 Cambie Street in Vancouver
104. Latest Trends in Coastal Resorts
105. Small Accommodations for the Homeless
106. Urban Design Panel
107. Canada's West Coast Gateway Ports
108. Vancouver's EcoDensity Initiative Demonstration Projects
109. Building along the CanadaLine
110. Landmark Tsawwassen Agreement
     Written in 2007
111. Whose Job Is It To Plan The City?
112. My Favourite Trees for Vancouver
113. Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium
114. Homelessness: Are Proposed
     Interventions Viable?
115. My Favourite Shrubs for Vancouver
116. The Electric Car Is Coming To Our Cities
117. Outlook Positive for Homebuilders
     and Homeowners
118. Bringing the Country to the City:
     A Long Term Eco-Vision For Richmond
119. The Linear City:
     A new concept for Vancouver?
120. The Assistant Director-Community Planning
     City of Vancouver
121. Effective Meetings With City Planners
122. The Fee-Simple Rowhouse
     The next 'Not So Secret' housing type for Vancouver
123. Downsizing to Fee-Simple Rowhousing
124. Okay, Vancouver Is A Great City
     What Can We Do To Make It Better?
125. The Planning Approval System In Vancouver Needs Changing
126. Little Mountain Estates Master Concept Plan
127. Millennium Line West To UBC University
128. A Dignified Place For Ingrid’s Cremated Remains
129. If You Own An Older Single Family Home In Vancouver
     Written in 2008
130. Questions And Answers About
     Vancouver’s EcoDensity Program
131. Marpole in Transition
132. Parksville Update Meadow View Place
133. Cambie Street Corridor King Edward Ave.
     to Oakridge Shopping Centre
134. Plan Well or Suffer the Consequences
135. Climate Change
136. Clash With Reality
137. Fee-Simple Rowhouse
138. Recycling Virtues:
     Taking Advantage of Demolition
139. Where Should the City of Vancouver
     Encourage Higher Density Housing?
140. Rowhouse Streetscape Appeal
141. Summer Boating 2008
142. CanadaLine Is Key To Cambie Corridor Redevelopment
143. Vancouver to Glacier Bay Alaska
144. Required Height of Crawl Spaces
     in the City of Vancouver
145. On Hallowed Ground
146. Transit Police Assure Safety
     At CanadaLine Transit Stations
147. Understanding Vancouver Council
     Written in 2009
148. Housing for the over 65 year old
     population in Vancouver
149. Vancouver’s Future Growth
150. Planning Along The CanadaLine
     And The Economy
151. Cambie Corridor Planning
     Workshop March 25, 2009
152. Cambie Corridor and Enhancing Q.E. Park
153. Meadow View Place, Parksville
154. An Example of Poorly Designated
     Regional District Land
155. Big Change in Urban Ground Oriented Housing Coming In British Columbia
156. Helpful Gardening Skills Around
     Fee-Simple Rowhouses
157. Going Nowhere
158. Fee-Simple Rowhouse Demonstration Project
159. Vancouver’s Future Growth

Art Cowie, Planner, Landscape Architect, Politician; questions that and other thinking about land use planning in the Greater Vancouver area.