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Aug. 30, 2022 / Gordon Price

How to get “VanBikes” by Colin Stein

Collin Stein’s epic aural history (I exaggerate only slightly) of bike activism in Vancouver for the last half century has…
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Aug. 24, 2022 / Gordon Price

The ultimate comment on right turn on red

So says Dianna, our cultural critic:  …
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Aug. 24, 2022 / Gordon Price

Monument to a Bike Lane

Not surprising that Harry Jerome would be multi-model next to the Stanley Park bike lane.  …
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Aug. 17, 2022 / Gordon Price

Decolonization is a Dangerous Word

I get triggered by “decolonization”.  It’s a trigger kind of word. When I ask others what they think it means,…
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Aug. 16, 2022 / Gordon Price

60 Riders in 10 Minutes: Stanley Park Dedicated Bike Lane

Data-loving planner Michael Mortensen sends in ten minutes of fresh numbers taken at Prospect Point on August 14 at 11…
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Aug. 07, 2022 / Gordon Price

Parking

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Aug. 04, 2022 / Gordon Price

Nominations for Worst Urban Infrastructure

John Graham’s nomination in Saanich. Send in yours.…
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Aug. 03, 2022 / Gordon Price

Uytae Lee’s (award-winning) video on the Vancouver Plan

Here’s the latest from Vancouver’s favourite urban videographer Uytae Lee – a guide to the Vancouver Plan, “hot off the…
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Jul. 22, 2022 / Gordon Price

How the Traditional Bikeway has Become Obsolete

I wrote about the transformation of the Rue de Rivoli in Paris here – a pandemic response that is now,…
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Jul. 18, 2022 / Gordon Price

Heritage Vancouver Walking Tour – Jul 31

Walking Tour: The Pandemic-Era City and Beyond, 2022 Version   The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted how we live our…
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Jul. 15, 2022 / Gordon Price

Colin Stein’s new book: “Vanbikes”

Last week I heard a great sigh of satisfaction from Colin Stein (present at the creation of Viewpoint Vancouver), having…
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Jul. 15, 2022 / Gordon Price

What’s the densest urban area in North America?

Well, you know it’s not us in YVR.  But we’re close. Brandon Donnelly provides the answer via New Geography:  …
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Jul. 13, 2022 / Gordon Price

Bob Ransford: On the Anniversary of the Land Commission Act

Bob Ransford, an occasional contributor to VV, posted this item on a significant event coming up: the 50th Anniversary of…
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Jul. 12, 2022 / Gordon Price

Michael Gordon: Making skateboarding legal

By Michael Gordon:   Skateboarding in Vancouver – try to make us illegal and we spring eternal     In…

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