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Aug. 09, 2010 / Gordon Price

David Sucher critiques the Olympic Village

David Sucher, author of City Comforts and Seattle urban blogger, has done an intriguing critique of the Olympic Village.  Though…
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Aug. 05, 2010 / Gordon Price

Ding, Ding

From the Denver Post: Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is warning voters that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper’s policies, particularly his…
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Jul. 28, 2010 / Gordon Price

Green Wave

From Dave Ramslie, with the City of Vancouver’s Sustainability Office: Last Thursday Council passed a motion that now requires all rezonings…
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Jul. 26, 2010 / Gordon Price

Auckland and Vancouver – a comparison

Nerd Alert: For urbanists and others who enjoy comparative stats, here’s some useful perspective from the Auckland Transport Blog.   If…
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Jul. 26, 2010 / Gordon Price

West End Fireworks

Not what you’re thinking. Terry Lavender writes up a good summary of the STIR issues (rental housing vs highrises) in the Vancouver…
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Jul. 15, 2010 / Gordon Price

How can Granville be pedestrianized (occasionally)?

Speaking of Granville (below), congrats to the City and the Downtown Vancouver BIA on their programming of the mid-town blocks. Love…
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Jul. 08, 2010 / Gordon Price

Great Debater – Jarrett Walker on Transit

I have a feeling this new City Program lecture will fill up quickly. Reserve now. A FIELD GUIDE TO TRANSIT…
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Jul. 07, 2010 / Gordon Price

Board of Trade goes viral

This morning, I already had two messages of this note from Jan Pezarro: During the 2010 Winter Games Metro Vancouver…
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Jun. 21, 2010 / Gordon Price

Gold for Green

I referenced this article – originally published by the Urban Land Institute in its excellent journal “Urban Land” – on…
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Jun. 17, 2010 / Gordon Price

Trolley Song

Yes, this is a trolley: Or at least a concept for one, proposed for Leeds, England.  This pic is one…
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Jun. 08, 2010 / Gordon Price

Clouds of Change is Twenty

From Donna Passmore: Twenty years ago today, the City of Vancouver released the Clouds of Change report.     It…
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May. 27, 2010 / Gordon Price

“An entire community of Sarah Palins”

Kevin Drum, who lives in Orange County, CA, and blogs at Mother Jones, explains suburban attitudes from the inside: It’s…
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May. 26, 2010 / Gordon Price

Calgary outgreens us!

The Mercer Quality of Living Survey is out.  (Available here.)  This year, Vienna is tops.  Vancouver ties for fourth with…
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May. 14, 2010 / Gordon Price

Real Time Solution

The greatest single loss due to insufficient TransLink funding (or more directly, the failure of Provincial will to authorize what…

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