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Jul. 07, 2022 / Gordon Price

The Return of the Corner Store?

Ah, the romance of the corner store.   Like the Wilder Snail in Strathcona:   Or Le Marche in Mt. Pleasant:…
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Jul. 04, 2022 / Gordon Price

The Flag

The Pride Flag in one of its more effective renditions, set in a bamboo forest on the steps leading up…
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Jun. 30, 2022 / Gordon Price

Paris: A Quieter City

The clicks of wheeled luggage, a conversation behind louvred windows, music in the distance, a plane overhead – and yes,…
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Jun. 29, 2022 / Gordon Price

Paris: Favourite Flowers

So much of Paris looks the same – beautiful, majestic, harmonious but mostly of Lutetian limestone (known as Paris stone). …
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Jun. 27, 2022 / Gordon Price

Places That Matter: China Creek Bowls Skatepark

China Creek Bowls Skatepark    Join the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition, and special guests in celebrating the…
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Jun. 24, 2022 / Gordon Price

Coffee In, Coffee Out – A New Kind of WC

Our favourite Toronto urbanist, Brandon Donnelly, loves these – the Lisbon cafe kiosk: Lisbon’s cafe kiosks are so wonderful. They…
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Jun. 21, 2022 / Gordon Price

The Transformation of Rue de Rivoli

The first in a series on contemporary urbanism in European cities.   The Rue de Rivoli is one of the…
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Jun. 17, 2022 / Gordon Price

“Cycling through the COVID-19 Pandemic “

The latest from John Pucher and Ralph Buehler: “Cycling through the COVID-19 Pandemic to a More Sustainable Transport Future: Evidence…
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May. 22, 2022 / Gordon Price

Gord Price’s European Tour

Another trip – this time to northern European cities, with a special study tour of Copenhagen.  (I was there in…
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May. 13, 2022 / Gordon Price

Heritage House Tour Online – May 31, Jun 2

The Heritage House Tour is back this year in our online format. On Tuesday, May 31 and Thursday, June 2. …
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May. 12, 2022 / Gordon Price

Ken Cameron: How the Spadina Expressway Gave Vancouver SkyTrain

Ken Cameron, the now-retired strategic planner for the Greater Vancouver Regional District (now Metro), asked me recently whether I had…
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May. 04, 2022 / Gordon Price

A Very Good Deal

The Mayor is proposing a ground-breaking deal to preserve rental accommodation along the Broadway corridor. The draft plan includes compensation…
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May. 02, 2022 / Gordon Price

Finally, Not all Quiet on the Downtown Waterfront

Here’s the latest on the work pushing Council and the city to do something special, to take advantage and unleash…
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Apr. 29, 2022 / Gordon Price

Survey: Public Hearings and How to Improve Them

From the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue project exploring the current state of public hearings and potential improvements:…

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