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Jan. 06, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Being a Citizen in a Suffocating City

Via Kris Olds and Croakey.org this story is from Gemma Carey who lives in Canberra Australia and is an associate…
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Dec. 17, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Senákw Project Approved by Squamish First Nation in Vancouver

There’s some new information on the proposed Senákw project in Vancouver which is on Squamish Nation land near Burrard Street…
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Dec. 16, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

A Tale of Two Cities & Two Different City Councillors

Here is a tale of two municipalities and two councillors. As reported by Aaron Hinks in the Peace Arch News…
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Dec. 05, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

Equity Perspectives no. 1: Vancouver Granville Bridge Connector & Mobility Equity Workshop

Last week, the City of Vancouver hosted a free public workshop on the Granville Bridge Connector project. Currently, there are…
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Dec. 03, 2019 / Gordon Price

Goodman Gate

Goodman, Vancouver’s pre-eminent seller of small (and some large) apartment blocks, has raised the alert about a Council motion that…
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Dec. 02, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

Introducing “Equity Perspectives”

In addition to my role as a new Price Tags contributor (thanks all for reading!), I have an academic and…
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Nov. 13, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Netherlands Slowing Highway Speeds to Limit Nitrogen Oxide Emissions

Last week I attended the International Road Safety Symposium that was hosted by UBC’s Integrated Safety and Advanced Mobility Bureau…
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Nov. 05, 2019 / Barry Rueger

DNV Council – For The Birds?

This week the municipal council of the District of North Vancouver voted to prohibit the keeping of pigeons in the…
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Oct. 03, 2019 / Gordon Price

Is Andrew Scheer an Extinctionist?

How to make an editorial comment in a front-page layout … Not sure how deliberately The Globe juxtaposed an Andrew…
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Sep. 27, 2019 / Gordon Price

‘Big Moves’ will Pre-empt City-wide Plan

  The Vancouver City-wide Plan, which with its $16 million budget to fund three years of conversations and consultations, starts…
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Sep. 24, 2019 / Gordon Price

West Pacific: How We Campaign

Candidates at SFU, on transportation issues.  Organized by Moving in a Livable Region.…
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Sep. 20, 2019 / VWPT Vancouver

Talking NIMBYism, Populism & Campaign 2022 with George Affleck

PriceTalks Talking NIMBYism, Populism & Campaign 2022 with George Affleck Play Episode Pause Episode 1x 00:00 / 35:03 Subscribe Share…
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Sep. 14, 2019 / Gordon Price

Our world Just Shifted Again

Three days late ……
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Sep. 13, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The Quest for Commute Trip Reduction Part – II: Opportunities and Challenges for Effective CTR across B.C.

In Review: The Quest for Commute Trip Reduction Part – I In part one of this series, CTR was described…

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