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Mar. 27, 2014 / Gordon Price

The End of the Region as we know it – 6: Tsawwassen Mills.

Saying one thing, doing another. . The deep connection to the Land is vital to First Nations. The relationship between…
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Mar. 21, 2014 / Gordon Price

Housing: NIMBYnomics and the Missing Middle

An intriguing argument in Keep Austin Wonky: . Often, developers are described as ‘greedy’ (which is a way of saying they…
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Mar. 14, 2014 / Gordon Price

The End of the Region as we know it – 4

Trouble in this river city: Judge’s ruling upholds Langley rezoning plans. A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dealt a blow…
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Mar. 11, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Other Side of Beatty Street

Glad to see the ‘Beatty Bookend’ discussion has legs.  But there’s also another angle on the west side of the…
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Feb. 14, 2014 / Gordon Price

Housing Choices for the Millennials: Sacrifice, Rage and ‘No Big Deal’

A fine piece by Kerry Gold in The Globe – Gen Y is redefining home ownership – with this insight:…
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Feb. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Michael Geller in Moscow – 2: The Transit System

More from our man in Moscow, Michael Geller, with excerpts and pics from his blog here. . I’ve often thought you…
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Feb. 04, 2014 / Gordon Price

Michael Geller in Moscow

Planetary flaneur, Michael Geller, was most recently in Moscow (actually to participate on the jury for a new International Financial…
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Feb. 04, 2014 / Gordon Price

Flag-waving in West Vancouver

In light of the warning by Gordon Gibson in the post below, Tom Durning draws attention to just the very…
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Feb. 04, 2014 / Gordon Price

Density and Development: “Who will raise the flag?

That’s the question Gordon Gibson asks in a Sun op-ed this morning: There are two assumptions and one political imperative…
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Feb. 03, 2014 / Gordon Price

Referendum: What’s at Stake for Business

Lots.  As Global reporter Randene Neill reported last Wednesday, “a new study shows that public transit is shaping the future…
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Jan. 29, 2014 / Gordon Price

For Sale: Houses for $1, including land

Seriously. From Michael Kluckner: Interesting news that the Highline Houses in North Bend, BC, are for sale for $1 by…
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Jan. 28, 2014 / Gordon Price

American families: Moving to Affordabilty … and nowhere at all

From The Atlantic: “Americans are moving far less often than in the past, and when they do migrate it is…
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Jan. 28, 2014 / Gordon Price

Another cost of Motordom: Long commutes and high turnover

Michael Alexander noted this item in They’re Watching You at Work, the cover article in December’s The Atlantic on how employers are…
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Jan. 27, 2014 / Gordon Price

What replaced these houses on Burrard Street?

. A small pleasure arrives when “Changing Vancouver” arrives with a ping in my mailbox.  (I subscribe to each post;…

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