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Jul. 23, 2013 / Gordon Price

Point Grey Road: Remarks I would have made

I was scheduled as speaker 25 on the Point Grey Road bikeway proposal, but can’t appear before Council as a…
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Jul. 22, 2013 / Gordon Price

Point Grey Road: "Mind the Gap"

A clever, and I think persuasive, video on the hazards of cycling on Point Grey Road – the gap in…
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Jul. 22, 2013 / Gordon Price

Point Grey Road: The Unexpected Pete McMartin

Well, a column that George Puil didn’t expect when he invited Sun Columnist Pete McMartin over to talk about the…
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Jul. 18, 2013 / Gordon Price

$300 Million Views: Why Point Grey Road needn't be a road for the rich

Richard Campbell makes the case: Today, by my quick estimate, the parks lining Point Grey Road would cost around $300…
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Jul. 18, 2013 / Gordon Price

"Breaking the eggs to make the omelet"

Here’s a story in the New York Times of Portland and that other Vancouver – now that the Washington legislature refused to help…
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Jul. 15, 2013 / Gordon Price

Resilient Cities: Are local, community-based groups sufficient?

Mike Friesen, a planning student at the University of Manitoba, was inspired to write some comment following a presentation, sponsored…
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Jul. 15, 2013 / Gordon Price

Places That Matter: Lions Gate Bridge – Jul 17

From the Vancouver Heritage Foundation: PLACES THAT MATTER PLAQUE PRESENTATION Wednesday, July 17th 2:30pm. Presentation will be in Stanley Park on the…
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Jul. 12, 2013 / Gordon Price

Once More Into the Bicycle Fray: Point Grey Road – 4, The Campbell Analysis

Richard Campbell weighs in on the Point Grey Road debate with his anaylsis of the alternatives, making the case that the…
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Jul. 11, 2013 / Gordon Price

Once More Into the Bicycle Fray: Point Grey Road – 3, The City Conversation

Wanna talk about?  Come to the next City Conversation: The Point Grey – Cornwall controversy: Who is this road for?…
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Jul. 11, 2013 / Gordon Price

Once More Into the Bicycle Fray: Point Grey Road – 2, The Petitions

Several of you have been wondering about that petition in support of change on Point Grey Road.  Currently there are…
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Jun. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Future: Thames Garden Bridge

From dezeen: Thomas Heatherwick has released images of a proposal for a garden to span the River Thames on a…
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Jun. 20, 2013 / Gordon Price

Fitted for Flight: Contemporary Airports

Urban Land has done a feature on the latest airport expansions: Today’s airports have to juggle stringent post-9/11 security requirements…
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Jun. 18, 2013 / Gordon Price

What is happening in Brazil?

Just as Taksim Park in Turkey turned out to be something more than just a protest over a park, what…
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Jun. 12, 2013 / Gordon Price

Netherlands Diary 9: Science Fiction on the Quays of Rotterdam

Since 1956, with the invention of the shipping container – one of the transformative technologies of the 20th century – the…

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