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Jun. 06, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Goodbye Alphabet Advantage

For years, Vancouver seems to have elected a surprisingly high number of public officials with surnames starting with letters at…
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Jun. 05, 2018 / Colin Stein

Sorry, Bus Full: The Case for Vancouver’s Millennium Line Extension (Video)

In April, Price Tags published a post on the UBC announcement regarding their desire to fund the remaining dollars —…
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Jun. 05, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

No Dodge for this Rambler: Vancouver Election Notes and Predictions

Media and arts pundit Ray Tomlin at VanRamblings has written about the NPA’s run at the 2018 Vancouver civic election.…
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Jun. 05, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Glimmers of Unity On the Left? (Updated)

With summer almost upon us, Vancouver’s civic election campaign is now officially rife with a mesmerizing swirl of maneuvering. Yesterday,…
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Jun. 04, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The 2018 Election and the Americanization of Vancouver City Hall

There’s no question that the City of Vancouver’s civic election will pivot on two factors: affordability and accessibility. People need affordable…
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Jun. 04, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Biz Whiz for a Sim City

Vancouver’s Non-Partisan Association (NPA) party has nominated Ken Sim as its mayoral candidate for the 2018 civic election. Mr. Sim…
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May. 29, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Downtown Vancouver Viaducts Teardown — Explainer

From About Here founder Uytae Lee — part of the team at Halifax-based PLANifax — comes the following video, entitled “Why are…
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May. 25, 2018 / Gordon Price

Mobility Commission: What We Need Now

Before we get into a more detailed analysis of the report from the Mobility Pricing Independent Commission, let’s summarize the…
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May. 25, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Study Says More Density in Single Family Neighbourhoods is Greener

In Vancouver single family housing is demolished to make bigger new houses, often of the same style. Yet, in this study to…
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May. 24, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

It's PARTY Time!

In Vancouver, the 2018 civic election is taking an expansionary turn, as existing party structures appear unable to provide a…
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May. 24, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Mobility Pricing Final Report

Since it may result in ‘pricing the ride’, and thus plunge motordom into a user-pay system, the road use charges…
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May. 24, 2018 / Gordon Price

Mobility Pricing in Other Places: Lessons Learned

Before we cover the report of the Mobility Pricing Independent Commission, here’s a quick summary of the SFU panel on…
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May. 23, 2018 / Gordon Price

Mobility Pricing and Fairness

The Metro Vancouver Mobility Pricing Independent Commission will release its report tomorrow. (Expect to hear the pat-pat-pat of running feet…
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May. 22, 2018 / Gordon Price

(Permanent) Progress along Vancouver's Hospital Precinct

As of last week, this is what Vancouver’s upgraded 10th Avenue Bikeway looked like in the hospital precinct near Oak…

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