Andy Yan | @ayan604.bsky.social
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Urban planner taking the World on one bite at a time. @sfucity Director + @sfuurban Associate Professor of Professional Practice Thoughts are my own.
An animated GIF for John Mackie, @brentcjang @wanyeelii's articles on Metro #Vancouver's $1 millon dollar line, 2014-2018 #vanpoli #vanre
Opinion: The Downtown Eastside is not a failed experiment. It’s a living community of resilience vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/…
"The Downtown Eastside is not a failed experiment. It’s a living community of resilience" as told by @BurrowsAmanda #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/…
"Troubled Vancouver luxury tower project shows flaws in housing policy" as told by @GoldinYVR /via @globeandmail #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/va…
"'We really love it out here': New Metro Vancouver report shows extent of eastward migration" as told by @glendaluymes via @VancouverSun #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/news/new-metro…
"Departure of Vancouver's top civil servant by 'mutual agreement' surprises many at city hall" as told by @fumano #vanpoli vancouversun.com/news/vancouver…
Lawyers question Vancouver's short-term rental rules dlvr.it/TM4qdm
The Summer 2025 issue of Getty Magazine is all about fashion. Whether on the runway or at a photoshoot, here are a few songs to strut to: gty.art/4mbYU1O
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In honor of Ozzy’s passing, please enjoy my favorite scene of any documentary ever 🖤
"He refinanced his mortgage to settle high-interest debts. CIBC and CMHC repaid an interest-free loan instead" /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investing/pers… by Erica Alini
Paul Mochrie is out as City Manager for the City of Vancouver. As you might expect, it was a “mutual” decision. #vanpoli
The City of Surrey has published a new land use plan for its City Centre area, which includes the Central Business District, Entertainment District, and Medical District. This is just a draft and there is no word yet on when it is up for approval. #vanRE storeys.com/surrey-city-ce…
Everybody in the industry I’ve talked to recently believes insolvencies will increase in H2 2025. Both Vancouver and Toronto. “Extend and pretend” is coming to an end. #vanRE
"City of Vancouver manager Paul Mochrie resigns" #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/news/local-new…
447 page report dropped with less than 3 days for public review in the middle of summer. Is this how you can build trust in a planning process and a mayor and council? #vanpoli #vanre
Vancouver proposes major zoning changes for Broadway and Cambie corridors vancouversun.com/news/vancouver…
Vancouver proposes major zoning changes for Broadway and Cambie corridors vancouversun.com/news/vancouver…
As Canada’s premiers meet this week at the Council of the Federation in Huntsville, the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) is urging them to make public transit infrastructure a national priority. “Public transit connects millions of Canadians to jobs, education,…
A massive report is going to City Council recommending pre-zoning the Broadway & Cambie corridors. What impact will this have on property values? Don't ask BC Assessment deputy assessor. He didn't even know this report was going forward to council today.
An ad in the @VancouverSun circa 1977 #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre

A Forbidden City in Vancouver rediscovered in vintage Chinatown photos vancouversun.com/news/a-forbidd… via @VancouverSun
If you want to see the changing demographic and cultural dynamics of Metro Vancouver, check out Surrey's Fusion Festival @surreybcevents this weekend! surreyfusionfestival.ca