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Jul. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

Vision’s Vision: Whither Vancouver?

What did the firing of Planning Director Brent Toderian (and the sloooow hiring of a new planner) mean for the…
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Jul. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

Consequences

A video by Vivek Chauhan, a young film maker, together with naturalists working with the Sanctuary Asia network – a…
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Jul. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

2 565 2795 – Global Warming’s New Math

If you’re not concerned (if not scared) about climate change, you’re not paying attention. Here’s Bill McKibben’s summary of his…
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Jul. 19, 2012 / Gordon Price

Weather forecast: politics as usual

This column is not unusual – an opinion piece in the New York Times on climate change: The climate has…
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Jul. 19, 2012 / Gordon Price

Jevons Paradox in Action – 2

Another example (and study) of how increased efficiency results in increased consumption. i.e. Jevons Paradox.  … a 2006 study done…
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Jul. 17, 2012 / Gordon Price

Suburban notes from all over

Toronto: Location Matters: Redefining Living in the Suburbs and the City RBC/Pembina Institute study shows affordability and easy access to…
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Jul. 16, 2012 / Gordon Price

“The life and times of the Vancouver Special “

Jesse Donaldson, who’s doing Space Cases on Openfile, did a fine treatment on the Vancouver Special: Despite decades of derision,…
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Jul. 11, 2012 / Gordon Price

Visions of Surrey and Sydney

Further to the discussion of congestion and transportation choice, Surrey is trying to take a visionary step by promoting the…
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Jul. 11, 2012 / Gordon Price

The TomTom Beat: Car Congestion and Choice

Province columnist Jon Ferry does a pretty even-handed job of covering the TomTom report on traffic congestion: Vancouver may no…
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Jul. 10, 2012 / Gordon Price

From the fringes: New artists in the region

I’ve been intrigued by possibility of artists emerging from the far municipalities of our region – not just from the lofts…
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Jul. 10, 2012 / Gordon Price

BIV Part 2: “… if no transit, then no bridge.”

My Business in Vancouver column – Part 2: The question, to clarify, is not the safety issues on the Pattullo…
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Jul. 09, 2012 / Gordon Price

“The message couldn’t be clearer: transit is not to be taken seriously …”

My Business in Vancouver column – Part 1: TransLink has no more money. Gas-tax revenue is down, there’s no new…
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Jul. 06, 2012 / Gordon Price

“Sell ’em shit and charge ’em a little less.”

A great quote from an anonymous developer (no wonder), as relayed by Jonathan Baker – a well-known Vancouver lawyer and…
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Jul. 06, 2012 / Gordon Price

Do highrises cause loneliness?

The Vancouver Foundation created quite a stir with its “Connections and Engagement” survey. The first report we produced was a…

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