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Jan. 24, 2017 / Gordon Price

Buenos Aires 8 – Avenida

Buenos Aires for most of its history has had to live with a grid of very narrow rights-of-way – at…
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Jan. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Cycling on Sidewalks In London England

The BBC wades in on how the Police in London are dealing with a bicycle planning issue-Police officers in Camden Borough…
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Jan. 23, 2017 / Gordon Price

Buenos Aires 3 – Where's the green space?

From above, to a Vancouverite’s eyes, there’s something odd about Buenos Aires: Where’s the green space? – the parks and…
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Jan. 23, 2017 / Gordon Price

Back to Buenos Aires – 1

I was having a great time photographing Buenos Aires when there in early January, and posting images on Instagram as…
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Jan. 23, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

#2. Doug Massey responds to Todd Stone Letter-Massey Bridge/Tunnel "Conspiracy"

On his Metro Vancouver transportation blog, Stephen Rees has a letter from guest editor Doug Massey in response to Minister of…
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Jan. 23, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

#1. Back to the Massey Bridge-Todd Stone on Why It’s Good For You

In that story that just won’t go away, the Delta Optimist has printed on January 20th a letter from the Minister…
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Jan. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Going, going, gone….Mega Mall Sold for $100.00

Many thanks to Scot Bathgate who sent this story of the 1.1 million square foot “Galleria” mega mall at Pittsburgh Mills in…
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Jan. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File: Making Polynesian Floating Islands designed in San Francisco

The BBC reports on a project we’d all like to work on-Polynesia has signed an agreement with the Seasteading Institute of…
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Jan. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Ghost Train Brings Public Art and History Together

  Tim Davis of Portland Oregon alerted Price Tags to this extraordinary public art work in Shorewood Wisconsin-“The Ghost Train” designed…
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Jan. 19, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Broadway Subway – Open Houses

Yet another opportunity to find out what’s what, and to put your views on the table. Amid the vast array…
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Jan. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The NYC Fifth Avenue Pedestrian Mall?

Dna info reports that the New York City Police Department is finding it challenging to have a President-elect living in New…
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Jan. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Montreal & Pedestrian Streets Making

Sometimes its easier just to get out of the box, build something, call it a demonstration project-and if it is…
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Jan. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Back to the Massey Bridge-Out to Tender

That 3.5 billion dollar project that just seems to go ahead regardless of public input  from others in Metro Vancouver…
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Jan. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Trump Tower Vancouver-Hotel Reviews Already In

Price Tags did award a 2016  Gordie to the Trump Tower for being one of the most polarizing planning issues of…

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