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Oct. 20, 2011 / Gordon Price

Intergenerational Equity and Multiple Bedrooms

They’re related, according to the Intergenerational Foundation: Social justice, intergenerational transfers, the default age for retirement, these are the sorts…
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Oct. 19, 2011 / Gordon Price

In Praise of Politicians

Because it doesn’t happen that much.  (And since I once was one, I can relate.) Two reasons why local politicians…
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Oct. 18, 2011 / Gordon Price

Future Tense

From Metro Vancouver: Building on the success of the 2006-2010 Future of the Region Sustainability Dialogue Series, Metro Vancouver is…
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Oct. 04, 2011 / Gordon Price

Beyond the Marketing Plan: a New American Dream

Allison Arieff, former editor of Dwell, offers a commentary in the New York Times on the need for a new…
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Sep. 27, 2011 / Gordon Price

Downright Adorable

Adorability: one of the best reasons for laneway housing.  Kamala Rao gives three more, in this piece on Vancouver’s laneway…
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Sep. 22, 2011 / Gordon Price

Jobs Jar: Transit Planner

From Jeff Busby, Manager of Infrastructure Planning at TransLink: We are seeking a Manager of Transit Planning to direct service…
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Sep. 22, 2011 / Gordon Price

Supporting Transit

As a member of the Sustainable Transportation Coalition, I’d urge people to let their mayors know by the vote on October…
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Sep. 15, 2011 / Gordon Price

A Sign of Change on Hastings Street

From a distance, another Development Permit Application sign on the one-hundred block of West Hastings: Take a closer read.  It’s…
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Sep. 13, 2011 / Gordon Price

The civic election’s most important issue

My Business in Vancouver column: What will be the toughest issue in the upcoming civic election? The issue that all…
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Sep. 07, 2011 / Gordon Price

Go to Surrey: Carbon Talks

Join SFU Carbon Talks and PICS for our next brown bag lunch dialogue with Peter Russell Wednesday, September 21st from…
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Sep. 02, 2011 / Gordon Price

Who Pays?

Talk about post-game analysis.  The ‘Riot Report’ – The Night the City Became a Stadium – provides fodder for everyone,…
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Aug. 31, 2011 / Gordon Price

Driving over the edge

Mark Hinshaw, Seattle architect and critic, penned a piece for Crosscut on Sick suburbs, expiring exurbs, with this interesting observation:…
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Aug. 27, 2011 / Gordon Price

Connections: The New Normal

From the New York Times: Flood zones in New York City that may require evacuation as a result of a storm surge…
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Aug. 26, 2011 / Gordon Price

The Next Urban Frontier: Laneways

UPDATE: If you’re in Seattle …. NORD ALLEY PARTY    Pioneer Square First Thursday September 1st, 2011 5:30 to 8:30pm…

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