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Sep. 04, 2007 / Gordon Price

Wait 'til the binners see this

You can see this at the Urbanvelo blog here – and download the latest issue.…
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Aug. 27, 2007 / Gordon Price

For the Record

A fine piece on cycling by world-traveller Michael Geller in the Sun over the weekend. Among the points he makes:…
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Aug. 22, 2007 / Gordon Price

A Bridge for Burnaby

Ian Wasson reports in from the City of Burnaby, where he’s an urban design planner.  They too are building a…
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Aug. 21, 2007 / Gordon Price

A Bridge for False Creek

In Price Tags 93, you can find examples of the new kind of pedestrian and bike bridges being built in…
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Aug. 07, 2007 / Gordon Price

Paradox in West Vancouver

Below is a picture of what you first see at the border of the District of West Vancouver after coming across the…
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Jul. 06, 2007 / Gordon Price

Laying Asphalt in Stanley Park

It may be coincidental, but the Park Board chose to construct an expanded bike-and-blade route through the park at a…
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Jul. 03, 2007 / Gordon Price

The Right Direction in West Van

Colette Parsons is the Urban Design Planner in West Vancouver.  First of all, isn’t it great that West Van has…
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Jun. 25, 2007 / Gordon Price

The Cycle Continues

Every year during Bike Month, the city opens more bike routes.  Another reason why, as the number of people living…
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Jun. 24, 2007 / Gordon Price

David Byrne Finds Freedom in New York

David Byrne, lead singer of Talking Heads, has been riding a bike in New York City for thirty years.  Quote: Even…
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Jun. 24, 2007 / Gordon Price

Hedonics in Bogota

Hendonics is  the economics of happiness.  Bogota is in Colombia, the Mayor used to be Enrique Peñalosa, and Charles Montgomery…
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Jun. 03, 2007 / Gordon Price

June is Bike Month

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May. 28, 2007 / Gordon Price

Vancouver: City of Bikes

“City of Bikes”?  Well, more than usual: It’s Bike to Work Week. Bike to Work Week starts tomorrow! The forecast…
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Apr. 30, 2007 / Gordon Price

Where Bike Racks Should Be

Globe architecture critic Lisa Rochon profiles Vancouver developer Ian Gillespie here.    (You’d think that by now the hometown Sun would…
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Mar. 24, 2007 / Gordon Price

Paris, City of Bike Lights

From the Washington Post:  On July 15, the day after Bastille Day, Parisians will wake up to discover thousands of…

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