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Dec. 16, 2008 / Gordon Price

Memo to Kevin and Gregor

The Minister of Transportation, Kevin Falcon, and our new mayor might want to check out some recent reports on a…
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Dec. 16, 2008 / Gordon Price

The Big O

I grabbed a B-Line on Saturday down to Richmond for the opening of the Big O: The Richmond Olympic Oval will…
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Dec. 16, 2008 / Gordon Price

Nine out of Ten

New York magazine just listed the Top Ten designs of the year.  At No. 9 – a bike rack: 9.…
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Dec. 15, 2008 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Week-Willamette Crossing

Not quite a passerelle, I suppose, since this proposed crossing is designed for light-rail transit.  But since it’s in Portland,…
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Dec. 09, 2008 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Week-Nashville

Kentuckian Tony Minton reports in from Tennessee: Just returned from weekend in Nashville, TN. Whenever we go, I try to…
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Dec. 04, 2008 / Gordon Price

A Bridge to Somewhere

The comments to the post below on congestion almost immediately returned to the issue of the Burrard Bridge. Having just…
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Dec. 03, 2008 / Gordon Price

“Congestion is our Friend” – restated

I’ve been arguing since I was a City Councillor that “congestion is our friend.” In truth, traffic congestion is inevitable…
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Dec. 02, 2008 / Gordon Price

Top Priority

The City is doing a pedestrian survey.  Walk right in:…
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Dec. 01, 2008 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Week-Pakistan

From Wendy Waters: If you’re looking for a different take on the Passerelle concept, I thought these photos are probably…
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Nov. 25, 2008 / Gordon Price

Seoul Green

Sam Newberg’s “Joe-Urban” newsletter just arrived in my box – always a treat.  Among other items (intermodal yards in Illinois, Jan…
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Nov. 24, 2008 / Gordon Price

Signs of Portland

Two street signs that I thought nicely captures the character of our Cascadian neighbour: This one is a warning for…
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Nov. 23, 2008 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Week – Charing Cross

Marc Lee, the Policy Alternatives guy, has just returned from London and brings back some fresh shots of a new…
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Nov. 18, 2008 / Gordon Price

Just One Good Example

Province columnist Keith Morgan proves Upton Sinclair right again.  For those working in a medium dependent on auto advertising, it’s hard to…
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Nov. 15, 2008 / Gordon Price

Erie Redux

At the end of Price Tags 105 – the one on the Erie Canal – I asked whether “a way…

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