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Oct. 31, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: The Case for Free Roads

Durning chooses something contrarian – from Governing: . The Economic Case for Free Bridges and Roads by Alex Marshall . Back…
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Oct. 23, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Scot: "Younger adults opting to rent"

Scot can relate. From Yahoo Finance: Since 2008, the year Lehman Brothers collapsed and home prices dropped precipitously, there has…
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Oct. 23, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ray Spaxman: Responses to "The Telus Case"

Ray Spaxman received 25 responses to his email and PT post on “The Telus Case.” . Two comments resonated with…
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Oct. 21, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Pendulum Swings: When Online meets the Real World

Doug Clarke thinks this is an appropriate read for today – from the New York Times: When Uber and Airbnb…
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Oct. 21, 2014 / Gordon Price

Choose One: Millennials can/can't afford housing in Vancouver

A case of twinning articles, both published yesterday, with contradictory observations. First up, Patrick Condon in The Tyee: . Young Prospects?…
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Oct. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

Marc Lee: Density, condos and housing affordability

A ‘Policy Note‘ from our Economist Down the Street at the CCPA: . Density, condos and housing affordability . How…
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Oct. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

Let's play the TransLink No-Win Game

From Business in Vancouver: “Developers step up to pay for transit stations“ The economic benefits of being linked to rapid transit…
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Oct. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ray Spaxman: "The Telus Case"

I overlooked one major issue in my previous note that will prevent some of the potentially best informed people from…
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Oct. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

Sharing Economy: Disruption at Sea-Tac

From Joe Sulmona: In my global teaching, expansion of this program will have significant planning implications for airports, and will…
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Oct. 10, 2014 / Gordon Price

Why is the City ripping up the Olympic Line rails for $400,000?

. It’s a question that Myron Claridge asks: If the most recent blog in Rails for the Valley is correct,Vancouver…
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Oct. 09, 2014 / Gordon Price

Vancouver's Land-price disconnect

Another factor in affordability, from Business in Vancouver: “Buildable” costs expose disconnect in condo market Startling multi-family land prices are…
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Oct. 09, 2014 / Gordon Price

Berkeley Bugle: Supply and Demand in San Francisco

Peter adds to the SF housing debate with this piece from truthout: “It’s a complicated issue and you just can’t…
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Oct. 07, 2014 / Gordon Price

A Comparison of Property Tax Rates – 2

The second report from the Altus Group on comparisons of property tax rates – this time just among Metro Vancouver municipalities:…
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Oct. 07, 2014 / Gordon Price

Conference: Good Jobs Economy – Nov 21

A one-day conference to begin developing a vision of a progressive, sustainable jobs agenda for BC. green jobs and local…

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