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Nov. 08, 2021 / Gordon Price

Aotearoa Update: The end of single-family zoning in New Zealand

As soon as the news hit that the New Zealand government was essentially abolishing exclusive zoning for single-detached dwelling (Fumano reports…
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Nov. 03, 2021 / Gordon Price

Streetcar City: Rethinking the Route for False Creek South

Streetcars and the Development of South False Creek by Rob Grant, a retired member of the Architectural Institute of British…
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Nov. 01, 2021 / Gordon Price

Instagramming From Palm Springs (and Los Angeles)

Viewpoint editor Gord Price is in Palm Springs, California, for Pride (and a heavy dose of mid-century modernism) until mid-November.…
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Oct. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

The New Density Bar: How Indigenous partnerships could reset civic politics

There’s a seismic shift occurring in Vancouver’s real-estate and development industry, and it’s going to shake up our politics too. …
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Oct. 26, 2021 / Gordon Price

Breeding Colours

In a comment to the post below, Sam De Groot provides an insight that explains why the Vancouver fall seems…
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Oct. 22, 2021 / Gordon Price

Colours

From spring to fall, Japanese maples are the best. For images of a changing Vancouver, follow gordonpriceyvr on Instagram.…
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Oct. 18, 2021 / Gordon Price

‘Equity’ is the new NIMBY

Why did Mayor Stewart vote against pricing residential parking city wide?  Equity of course – specifically the lack of it.…
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Oct. 18, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Ten Commandments of Micromobility

Brendan Ladner was the first to introduce us to Horace Dediu here.  Let’s call him a pioneer/philosopher of micromobility (How…
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Oct. 06, 2021 / Gordon Price

Pricetags is glad he lived long enough to see this

  Excerpts from an unsigned editorial from the Globe and Mail  Bike lanes, in Vancouver and across Canada, have grown…
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Sep. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

A viewing observatory that competes with the view

Here’s a preview of SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, an immersive observatory experience in Midtown Manhattan’s newest skyscraper. From a review from…
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Sep. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

Jobs Jar: Senior Housing Researcher or Architect

From Happy City: We’re looking for a Senior Housing Researcher or Architect Our ideal candidate has 7-12 years of experience working…
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Sep. 27, 2021 / Gordon Price

Biennale Viewpoint Vancouver Walk & Ride

From the Vancouver Biennale: Welcome to the VIEWPOINT VANCOUVER RIDE. This self-guided tour was curated by Gordon Price of Viewpoint…
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Sep. 24, 2021 / Gordon Price

North Shore Cargobike Festival – Sep 26

From Tony Valente: The first annual North Shore Cargo Bike Festival is coming up on September 26 2021. The event…
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Sep. 23, 2021 / Gordon Price

Motorways to Waterways: The Utrecht Moat

The Utrecht City Moat is the Cheonggyecheong* of Europe – the demolition of an underused motorway for an historically significant…

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