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Apr. 14, 2020 / Gordon Price

Tactical Urbanism as Government Policy

A report from Forbes (‘Capitalist Tool’) of all sources: Cities as diverse as Berlin and Bogotá are using so-called “tactical…
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Apr. 14, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Daniel Rotsztain & Social Distance Machine Garners STAR Award

You have to hand it to Daniel Rotsztain who is an urban geographer, blogger and designer in Toronto. Daniel was…
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Apr. 14, 2020 / Gordon Price

Dianna’s Covidiary: Stanley Park in Reverse

Good morning, world!  Here we are at Prospect Point shortly after dawn this morning, and you just have to trust that…
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Apr. 14, 2020 / Gordon Price

Frozen City

Park Royal South, April 10…
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Apr. 14, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Covid’s Quiet Side Effect~Now You can Hear the Ground~Earthquakes

Greece has a population over 10.7 million people, double that of British Columbia. To date they have had 1,955 Covid-19…
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Apr. 13, 2020 / Gordon Price

A Flow Street on the North Shore

I am totally not surprised that this has happened in the City of North Vancouver. North Van District Cllr Jordan…
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Apr. 13, 2020 / Gordon Price

Point Grey Road: How do you like it now?

This just in from Peter Ladner: The Point Grey Road Seaside Greenway has come into its own as a big…
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Apr. 13, 2020 / Gordon Price

Dianna’s Covidiary: Stanley Park

Dianna’s covidiary from Stanley Park: Day three in the park: lots Lycra-clad roadies are mixed with the families, couples and…
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Apr. 12, 2020 / Gordon Price

Why Sidewalks Aren’t Sufficient

Michael Alexander sends this post from the Riley Park Farmers Market: The ancient ones have the first half hour of…
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Apr. 12, 2020 / Gordon Price

What Does “Stay Home” Mean?

Here’s the latest advice, in The Sun:   But what does “stay home” mean?  Not go outside?  Not take discretionary…
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Apr. 12, 2020 / Gordon Price

How to Design a Neighbourhood Flow Street

  Now is the time to adapt our existing streets, especially the greenways and relief roads, to accommodate a multitude…
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Apr. 11, 2020 / Gordon Price

The Density Diversion – 1

  A totally confident prediction: those opposed to increasing density (any multi-family development), using road space for bikeways and greenways…
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Apr. 10, 2020 / Gordon Price

In This Pandemic, What Is ‘Travel’?

Stephen Quinn tweet: Can I get on a BC Ferry? No, stay home. But the cabin on the Sunshine Coast…
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Apr. 10, 2020 / Gordon Price

The Fear Virus – 2

PT readers are responding eloquently. John Graham: I have experienced that too although I am encouraged to find that if…

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