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Aug. 29, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The Quest for Commute Trip Reduction – Part I: What is CTR, and who are its Frontrunners?

What is CTR? Commute Trip Reduction (CTR), a facet of Transportation Demand Management (TDM), is a suite of strategies (i.e.…
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Jul. 26, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The New Mobility Part 1: Exploring the Challenges in Planning for Electric Micro Mobility

The wave of electric micro mobility: it’s happening fast here in Canada. From e-bikes, to e-scooters, to e-boards and segways,…
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Jul. 22, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Coliform Counts, Closed Beaches & Vancouver’s Dirty Little Secret

This topic is under the radar which is probably why most people are not more indignant that in a city…
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Jul. 09, 2019 / Colin Stein

Notes from a Podcast: The North Shore’s Grand Bargain

At our live Price Talks recording on June 26th, Gord introduced the idea of a “grand bargain” having been struck…
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Jul. 08, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Granville Street Hospice versus Rental Housing~No Winners

Gary Mason in the Globe and Mail in an article entitled “It’s absolutely heartbreaking to see such stupidity about Vancouver’s…
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Jul. 05, 2019 / Gordon Price

Jean Swanson’s Perfect Voting Record

From @nm_nvan: Here’s an update of each councilor’s record of voting for the 311 market rental units in the 8…
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Jul. 05, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Montreal Reduces Speed Limits to Save Pedestrian Lives~Time to Step Up Vancouver!

While the City of Vancouver dithers about reducing speeds to 30 km/h in their neighbourhoods, the City of Montreal just…
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Jun. 25, 2019 / Gordon Price

Bad Signs

Providing straightforward information to the public about small changes should be, well, straightforward.  It’s not. Example: a temporary parking change…
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Jun. 13, 2019 / Colin Stein

A Night on the North Shore: Live Recording of the Price Talks Podcast

Do you live or work on the North Shore? Are you a fan of Price Talks, the podcast? Want to…
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Jun. 07, 2019 / Colin Stein

Why We Need Mayors on the Metro Vancouver Board

What’s the big deal about District of North Vancouver Mayor Mike Little’s decision to step off the Metro Vancouver Board?…
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Jun. 05, 2019 / Colin Stein

Inspire Jericho Talks 3: Margie Ruddick on life-enhancing landscapes

At 7pm this evening, award-winning landscape designer and author Margie Ruddick presents the third of the Inspire Jericho Talks public…
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May. 17, 2019 / Gordon Price

Tough Questions I Wanted To Ask

[Update: Do read Geoff’s comment at the end of this post.  Powerful and provocative.]   SFU Vancouver – the downtown…
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May. 10, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Surprise! Money Laundering DID impact Real Estate Market

While there has been lots of finger pointing about how real estate prices in Vancouver could be so celestial that…
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Apr. 19, 2019 / Colin Stein

Still Time to Give Feedback on Surrey-Langley Skytrain

TransLink sums it all up in two conveniently tweet-able sentences: Public engagement is a key component of rapid transit planning.…

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