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Jan. 05, 2008 / Gordon Price

"Urban Melt Down"

You have to be impressed with a city councillor who can actually write a book: in this case, Clive Doucet,…

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Dec. 29, 2007 / Gordon Price

Cool Stuff, TransLink division

This popped up in the email a few weeks ago from Dan Freeman, a transportation planner at TransLink: I know…

Dec. 28, 2007 / Gordon Price

Say something, dammit

Lorin, a PT reader, reminds us: Metro Vancouver is getting to the end of public meetings on the new regional growth strategy…

Dec. 18, 2007 / Gordon Price

Bike sharing? Blog aboard.

Bike-sharing systems are gaining momentum: at least 75 cities have implemented similar systems, with many more cities in various stages of…

Dec. 13, 2007 / Gordon Price

Three questions for the new TransLink Board

Whom you can find here. (1) What’s your vision for this region? (Name a place you think we should be…

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Dec. 06, 2007 / Gordon Price

The Missing Piece of Information

When you’re waiting for a bus, time slows down. People perceive, (according to some study) that it takes 1.35 times longer…

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Nov. 26, 2007 / Gordon Price

Auspicious

Peter Berkeley, the bike guy from Brisbane, is in a good mood these days. Here’s why: “Kevin Rudd (the newly…

Nov. 10, 2007 / Gordon Price

Falconiering

With each action, the Falcon style becomes clearer: He travels and sees something exciting (highways in Shanghai, turnstyles in London.)…

Nov. 05, 2007 / Gordon Price

TransLink: Beyond Google

Info VP at TransLink, Bob Padden, has some follow-up to the Google presentation: … the partnership with Google is just…

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Nov. 03, 2007 / Gordon Price

Taking Transit to the Giant Crab of Doom

It was one of those days. TransLink launched their new trip-finder service with Google – the first city in Canada…

Oct. 30, 2007 / Gordon Price

Feedback on the Feedback

I spent all day yesterday at a Stakeholder Transportation Forum – part of the public consultation process for Transport 2040, to help…

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Oct. 23, 2007 / Gordon Price

Olympic Legacy

The Times of London got their hands on the proposed transport plan for the 2012 Olympics: Olympics chiefs set to…

Aug. 27, 2007 / Gordon Price

The New Paradise Makers

Business interests dominate new TransLink panel By Jeff Nagel Black Press Aug 22 2007 The province has taken its first…

Aug. 22, 2007 / Gordon Price

New York Challenge

Planning Director Brent Toderian thinks Vancouver’s designers should take this New York challenge to heart. It’s in this issue of…

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