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Jul. 19, 2010 / Gordon Price

Roundabout

Steven Ames reports in from Bend, Oregon: One interesting thing about Bend – which if not the most bikeable town…
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Jul. 19, 2010 / Gordon Price

Street party – German style

From the BBC: Germans have been throwing an enormous party on one of the busiest stretches of the country’s famous…
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Jul. 15, 2010 / Gordon Price

How can Granville be pedestrianized (occasionally)?

Speaking of Granville (below), congrats to the City and the Downtown Vancouver BIA on their programming of the mid-town blocks. Love…
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Jul. 14, 2010 / Gordon Price

Volcano on Dunsmuir Street

My latest Business in Vancouver column: Half a month after the new Dunsmuir cycle track opened, the reaction to the…
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Jul. 12, 2010 / Gordon Price

Quote: Reinhold Niebuhr

Neibuhr, writing about a newly predominant America 50 years ago: The same strength which has extended our power beyond a…
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Jul. 09, 2010 / Gordon Price

Again, More Portland: “Bikeability”

You can determine the ‘walkability’ of your neighbourhood by using Walk Score – a website will give you a rating out of…
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Jul. 08, 2010 / Gordon Price

Great Debater – Jarrett Walker on Transit

I have a feeling this new City Program lecture will fill up quickly. Reserve now. A FIELD GUIDE TO TRANSIT…
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Jul. 08, 2010 / Gordon Price

Active Transportation is good for you – and your city

“6% productivity boost in active-travel cities could save millions” Well, duh.  But it’s nice to have a number: New research…
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Jul. 07, 2010 / Gordon Price

Transport Revolution

What, asks transportation consultant Todd Litman, has been the biggest vehicular breakthrough of recent decades? This: Wheels on luggage.  Rolling…
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Jul. 07, 2010 / Gordon Price

Board of Trade goes viral

This morning, I already had two messages of this note from Jan Pezarro: During the 2010 Winter Games Metro Vancouver…
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Jul. 06, 2010 / Gordon Price

Annals of Motordom – 5

An occasional update on items from Motordom – the world of auto dominance. WHAT WE SPEND From Wired: The average…
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Jun. 28, 2010 / Gordon Price

Price on the price (of oil and other stuff)

Dependent editor Matt Chambers did a lengthy interview with me and then, better yet, did a masterful job at chopping…
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Jun. 25, 2010 / Gordon Price

Walking the Talk

The US Department of Transportation is putting money where their good intentions are.  Here’s a graphic that illustrates the budget…
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Jun. 22, 2010 / Gordon Price

Quote: … you could not fail

A year ago, (BP CEO Tony) Hayward told a group of graduate students at Stanford University that he has a…

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