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Jan. 10, 2013 / Gordon Price

The Colour Purple: Australia’s New Normal

Now we know the colour of the Gorilla in the Room. It’s purple. From the Sydney Morning Herald: When (Australia’s)…
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Jan. 09, 2013 / Gordon Price

WTC Cafe – Gender and Public Transportation

From Women Transforming Cities : . WTC is a new NGO working to generate urban change through a variety of…
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Jan. 09, 2013 / Gordon Price

Free Lecture: Sustainable Energy Systems – Jan 29

From Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) : Join us for a special free Vancouver public lecture on sustainable energy systems,…
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Jan. 08, 2013 / Gordon Price

Launch: The Housing Justice Survey

Launch of Housing Justice Survey: January 8, 2013 on PlaceSpeak www.placespeak.com/HousingJustice Many of us live in housing conditions that are…
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Jan. 08, 2013 / Gordon Price

Bikeways for Bottom Lines: The Portland experience

From peopleforbikes.org. Not long ago, in the dark days of auto-only transportation planning, a property manager that urged the city…
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Jan. 07, 2013 / Gordon Price

A Starter House with a Difference

Michael Kluckner has been observing an interesting change in his east-side neighbourhood: It is the conversion/modernization of one of the…
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Jan. 04, 2013 / Gordon Price

Wonk Charts: Best of 2012 (Canada adjusted)

The Washington Post “asked professional wonks — economists, political scientist, politicians and more — to  see what graphs and charts…
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Jan. 03, 2013 / Gordon Price

Article of the Day: Maintain state’s transportation network with a carbon tax

From Seattle’s major newspaper: Op-ed: Maintain state’s transportation network with a carbon tax … Unfortunately, we don’t just have a…
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Jan. 03, 2013 / Gordon Price

Last few seats for “Sex …

… Neuroscience, and Walkable Urbanism” We’re getting down to the last few seats for Jeff Tumlin’s lecture – but you…
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Jan. 02, 2013 / Gordon Price

Article of the Day: The Roommate Gap – Your City’s Occupancy Limit

We go through a lot of articles in a day here at PT.  So I’ll pull out one a day that I think is…
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Dec. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

What type of transit traveller are you?

Like a Londoner?  From Now. Hear. This: Would you give up your seat on the Tube for someone in need?…
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Dec. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

SFU City Lecture: Jeff Tumlin on January 10

You can sign up now. Sex, Neuroscience, and Walkable Urbanism Thu, 10 Jan 2013 – 7:00 PM How are cities…
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Dec. 19, 2012 / Gordon Price

Indicators for Cities: Sustainability around the globe

Sustainable Cities International has released “Indicators for Sustainability : How Cities are Monitoring and Evaluating Their Success” Sustainable city planning is a…
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Dec. 18, 2012 / Gordon Price

Loud criticism, selective silence: Jordan chooses his targets

Jordan Bateman was at it again in today’s Sun – going after the green. Then there is the City of…

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