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.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined January 2009
An animated GIF for John Mackie, @brentcjang @wanyeelii's articles on Metro #Vancouver's $1 millon dollar line, 2014-2018 #vanpoli #vanre
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Sunday I did rare 7am outing from my parkade sleeping spot to pick up box of single-use handwarmers from follower & deliver to Sunday free breakfast in #Vancouver Fairview. Along way I saw many new #homeless peers; most I stopped to tell about the breakfast, incl 1 with no shoes!
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Learn to draft strong, clear and well-crafted design and urban design guidance and guidelines Consider taking CITY252: Designing & Drafting Design #Guidelines with @nlamontagne + Oliver Hartleben Thurs Dec 11 | 9am PST | In-person @SFUVan | Register:
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This month's speaker event features our longtime business analysis instructor, Jim Brosseau. Don't miss your chance to RSVP.
The Other Side of Innovation: Leading Change from Ideas to Impact Nov 27, 2025 | 🕕 6–8PM online Don’t miss this event on November 27th! RSVP now: https://t.co/OpOMBCaeBV
#BusinessAnalysis #Leadership #AI #Innovation #FutureOfWork #IIBA
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Heading to Hong Kong on a layover. For the record, out of caution: I’m solely a Canadian citizen and formally renounced my HKSAR citizenship in 2012. I work in Canada as a managing partner of an Asia-focused consultancy, and we do not have government clients.
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New polling has found, by a 2-to-1 margin, most Metro residents believe Vancouver’s brand is “on the downswing.” Other research shows the actual lived experience for people in Vancouver doesn't live up to how it's perceived globally. What can be done? https://t.co/5ODf5fI8kq
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Starts Thursday! Transit Oriented Development: From Design to Decision This @sfucity workshop provides reality-tested, practical advice on how to plan, design + implement #Transit Oriented Development schemes Thurs Nov 20 | 9am-4:30pm | @SFUVan |
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Join SFU's City Program for a collaborative and engaging workshop on Transit Oriented Development schemes.
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Take URB 201 with Prof. @Ayan604 this spring! Study cities, use data, explore Vancouver, and build real urban career skills. Watch this video to learn more: https://t.co/nBEc2kHRgU
#sfuurb #urbanstudies
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Gripping sense of childhood inadequacies unlocked
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Transit Oriented Development: From Design to Decision This @sfucity workshop provides reality-tested, practical advice on how to plan, design + implement successful #Transit Oriented Development schemes Mon Nov 20 | 9am-4:30pm | @SFUVan |
eventbrite.ca
Join SFU's City Program for a collaborative and engaging workshop on Transit Oriented Development schemes.
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The annual #RemembranceDay posting of "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen via @PoetryFound
https://t.co/fSy6yZZNYp
#LestWeForget
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"Majority of Metro Vancouver residents expected to live in condos or apartments by 2051, report predicts" as told by @LazenbyAlec via @VancouverSun
#bcpoli #Vanpoli #VanRe
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Professor @Ayan604 and Adjunct Professor & #sfuurb alumnus Jonathan X. Coté weigh in on the recent report which predicts that the majority of Metro Vancouver residents will live in condos or apartments by 2051. https://t.co/ZLoqXGwoMf
@SFUFASS @SFUalumni
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Sources at the city tell CTV News that cuts to positions that review development permits, bylaws and rezoning applications could impact project timelines. https://t.co/K3vOC8i4F0
ctvnews.ca
Vancouver taxpayers are getting a first look at the 2026 draft budget, as the city manager takes an axe to spending in an effort to deliver a zero percent property tax increase.
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Remember Rosalind Franklin https://t.co/aAQy5KULTn When you read this obit: https://t.co/i4MkSvuZXG
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Federal Budget 2025 was about Howitzers vs Homes and the Howitzers won. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli
https://t.co/ae5Rdi9pz6
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Government won’t say how much closer Canada is to hitting 3.5-per-cent NATO target
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I think this is an important Jason Proctor @CBCNews piece to read #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre "'Cloud' of tension between Aboriginal title and private property ownership lands in B.C." https://t.co/GmfiyX9cuE
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Decades ago one of B.C.'s top judges described tensions between the legal concept of Aboriginal title and the reality of private property ownership as a "cloud." Last week, just as Southin predicted,...
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"Leaked memo says Vancouver's 'back to basics' budget will mean slashing 400 jobs" as told by @fumano via @VancouverSun
#vanpoli #vanre
https://t.co/N9tjynEx1H
vancouversun.com
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