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Aug. 25, 2021 / Gordon Price

Appreciating G’Ville

In the next few years, the City will be constructing the Granville Bridge Connector – a safe and seamless route…
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Aug. 25, 2021 / Gordon Price

Urban Lunch – Bruce Haden, Oliver Hartleben, Gordon Price – Aug 26

Gordon Price is a former Vancouver City Councilor, the founder of Viewpoint Vancouver and the former Director of City Program at…
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Aug. 23, 2021 / Gordon Price

Bikelanes: Another Annoying Study

When it comes to NIMBYism, both Right and Left have their strategies.  For the Right, change brings ‘loss of character’…
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Aug. 20, 2021 / Gordon Price

Burnabyism – 3: Observations from Ann McAfee

Ann McAfee was a planner with the City of Vancouver from 1974 to 2006, notably as Co-Director of Planning with…
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Aug. 19, 2021 / Gordon Price

Todd Litman: Five Predictions on New Mobility

Victoria-based transportation Todd Litman (VTPI) is out with his latest book – New Mobilities – which he explains and discusses…
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Aug. 17, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Curator of Bentall Centre

Chuck We is a curator. His gallery is the Bentall Centre. As a Senior VP, Western Canada, for Hudson Properties,…
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Aug. 16, 2021 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program: City 101 +

This fall, explore how cities and communities work and change over time. Join the City Program for the online CITY100…
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Aug. 16, 2021 / Gordon Price

You know you’re in Vancouver when …

Pacific Boulevard, Sunday…
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Aug. 16, 2021 / Gordon Price

Interview: Melissa and Chris Bruntlett on their new book, “Curbing Traffic”

Jeff Wood of Streetblog’s Talking Headways speaks with Melissa and Chris Bruntlett about their new book, “Curbing Traffic: The Human…
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Aug. 13, 2021 / Gordon Price

Burnabyism – 2

It’s great to see some thoughtful responses to what is now the first post on the idea of Burnabyism: how…
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Aug. 12, 2021 / Gordon Price

Burnabyism

Here’s a fun way for an urbanist to spend an afternoon: choose a destination somewhere out in the region along…
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Aug. 11, 2021 / Gordon Price

Vancouver: Twelfth on the Monocle List

Every year, Monocle – the magazine of international urbanism – puts out a quality-of-life issue (though in a Covid world,…
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Aug. 05, 2021 / Gordon Price

Assorted Dehors

City of North Van Councillor Tony Valente, over a pasta dinner on Beach in the streeterie nearest the spinning chandelier,…
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Aug. 05, 2021 / Gordon Price

Melbourning Vancouver

Daily Scot is always on the lookout for signs that Vancouver is adopting great ideas from Melbourne on how to…

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