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Dec. 17, 2018 / Colin Stein

The Need for Consultation: Before and After

The following video features new Vancouver city councillor Colleen Hardwick speaking to the amendment, drawn from the “Making Room” housing…
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Dec. 14, 2018 / Gordon Price

One Good Podcast Deserves Each Other

We at Price Tags are having a great time with our new podcast, PriceTalks.  So we appreciate the opportunity to…
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Dec. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

Canada Line: Why We Got It Wrong

Bob Ransford posted this: When the Canada Line was being planned more than 15 years ago, the public was shown…
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Dec. 10, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Get Ready for the “Grey Tsunami” and Seniors’ Housing Shortages

Housing issues are a real concern for young people trying to work in Vancouver and attempting to find a place…
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Dec. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

What the Missing Middle looks like in Portland

In planning for growth, there’s at least one generally agreed-on idea that most cities are trying out: Densifying along the…
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Dec. 05, 2018 / Gordon Price

Civic Savvy: The Import of Unanimity

The first major motion has passed Vancouver City Council – unanimously!   A unanimous vote on an ideological issue is…
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Nov. 28, 2018 / Gordon Price

Some Places in Portland

A few shots taken from my recent trip that captures of bit of the place. The first thing I saw…
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Nov. 27, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Dirty Money Fuelling Vancouver’s Real Estate Market?

It’s been obvious that the constant increase in Vancouver real estate pricing did not appear to be a locally driven…
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Nov. 22, 2018 / Gordon Price

Number of the Month: August – 43,684

  The number of homes under construction in the region hit an all-time high of 43,684 in August. Eric Bond,…
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Nov. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 2

Price Tags has been publishing long enough that I forget stories I’ve already done – like Portland’s Bowman apartment buildings. …
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Nov. 19, 2018 / Gordon Price

Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 1

I was back in Portland a few weeks ago for my annual transportation-and-land-use lecture.  With a few spare hours I…
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Nov. 16, 2018 / Gordon Price

The End of the Housing Crisis As We Knew It

Okay, the headline is clickbait.  The housing crisis is not over.  But its causes are being addressed in a substantive…
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Nov. 16, 2018 / Gordon Price

Duplex Rezoning: Consultation and Consequences

Petard, meet Hoist. Dan Fumano at The Sun did a nice job reporting on Colleen Hardwick’s desire to quickly reverse…
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Nov. 14, 2018 / Gordon Price

City Council: Duplexing and Messaging

Council may soon be dealing with the motion presented by NPA Councillor Colleen Hardwick to reconsider the duplex rezoning passed…

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