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Jan. 23, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Martian Landing 3 – 555 West Cordova

Update. First a letter from Michael Geller to Planning Director Brian Jackson:   Brian, Members of the planning and architectural…
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Jan. 23, 2015 / Gordon Price

Climate Change Porn: Quotes from Davos – Grilled, Fried and Toasted

In today’s report from the World Economic Forum at Davos in the New York Times, some quotes: Leaders in Davos…
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Jan. 20, 2015 / Gordon Price

Vacant Property: What do other places do?

Tim Pawsey wanted to make sure PT saw this – from BC Business: In the past two years, Israel, the…
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Jan. 20, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ray Spaxman: The Martian Landing – 2

Ray has more to add on 555 West Cordova: . Have you noticed the special nature of this part of…
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Jan. 20, 2015 / Gordon Price

Form and Development: What’s happening in Richmond? – 2

In an otherwise uneventful civic election in Richmond, a first-time candidate – Carol Day – got elected.  When it came…
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Jan. 19, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Engineering the Climate and Economy

Several links coming on the Oxfam briefing timed to coincide with the start of the Davos World Economic Forum: “The richest one…
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Jan. 19, 2015 / Gordon Price

NRU: “Financing Density”

Karenn Krangle, in Novae Res Urbis, covered the Planning Department’s report on the City’s use of Community Amenity Contributuins (CACs)…
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Jan. 16, 2015 / Gordon Price

Form and Development: What’s happening in Richmond? – 1

Megahouses, vacant homes, speculation and affordability aren’t just issues for Vancouver.  Reporter Graeme Wood in the Richmond News has been writing…
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Jan. 16, 2015 / Gordon Price

Quote: Flash Boys

I often use a quote from Michael Lewis, author of the “The Big Short” (soon to be a major motion…
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Jan. 15, 2015 / Gordon Price

What if SkyTrain ran later?

The latest that SkyTrain runs is 1:29 am.  A lot of people wish it was later – but be glad,…
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Jan. 15, 2015 / Gordon Price

Defying Conventional Wisdom: Poverty and Gentrification

“Gentrification” is frequently used as a pejorative to oppose new and more costly development in an older neighbourhood attracting more…
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Jan. 14, 2015 / Gordon Price

Lectures from SFU Urban Studies: “Making Space, Contesting the City “

Making Space, Contesting the City speakers series resumes next month . Knowing Together, Growing Together: Equity, Growth, and Community in…
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Jan. 13, 2015 / Gordon Price

Whistler and Surrey: Learning from Las Vegas

Doug Coupland, in a conversation with Pam Goldsmith-Jones in Whistler, made this observation (he has so many), as reported in…
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Jan. 12, 2015 / Gordon Price

Quote: Another subprime catastrophe in the making

Perhaps you thought that the subprime catastrophe in housing (and the consequent Global Financial Crisis, as the Aussies call it)…

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