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Sep. 22, 2008 / Gordon Price

Bike-sharing comes to North America

Something good comes out of Washington, D.C.:  Knowing what they know now, they would have launched a bigger program. UPDATE: Montreal…
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Sep. 17, 2008 / Gordon Price

Passerelles in Calgary

No shortage of irony here: just as “Get Moving B.C.” is comparing us to Calgary to justify more bridges for cars,…
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Sep. 15, 2008 / Gordon Price

“Bridges, Baby, Bridges”

This headline (and the story inside) could have been run 40 years ago to the day, with a few minor…
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Sep. 12, 2008 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Week-Venice

Brice Maryman of Seattle sends in this passerelle in Venice by Calatrava – a bridge that not everyone in Venice…
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Sep. 11, 2008 / Gordon Price

The Romance of Bus Travel in Langley

    UPDATE: Paul commented: “I’m surprised you didn’t take pictures of the adjacent Liquidation World and Value Village.” You…
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Sep. 10, 2008 / Gordon Price

New Stuff 1 – Golden Ears Bridge

I’ve been doing a bit of travelling this last week, mainly around the region.  In the next few days, some…
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Sep. 08, 2008 / Gordon Price

Penalosa Podcast

Gil Penalosa’s SFU City Program lecture (from Aug 20) has been posted. Watch the video for “Walking, Bicycling and Public Spaces:…
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Sep. 01, 2008 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Moments

Dan Burden – the Johnny Appleseed of livable communities – passed through Vancouver this weekend, along with 40 acolytes from…
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Sep. 01, 2008 / Gordon Price

“A Triumph for Bikes”

New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham gives an exuberant commentary to his coverage of “Summer Streets” – the closure of…
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Aug. 29, 2008 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Week-London

Stephen Rees asks whether anyone has sent a pic of the Millennium Footbridge in London – the newest passerrelle with the highest profile…
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Aug. 28, 2008 / Gordon Price

Passerelles – Even More Bridge Love

PT reader John sent in some links to his favourites: Another view from this one of the Millennium Bridge in…
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Aug. 28, 2008 / Gordon Price

Bridge Love (continued)

Keep ’em coming, folks.  Here’s a favoured passerelle from PT reader Chris: The Esplanade Riel was built in Winnipeg a…
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Aug. 28, 2008 / Gordon Price

Passerelle – Personal Favourites

Here’s Rob Richings favourite passerelle – the Millennium Bridge in Newcastle, UK – mentioned in the Observer article. The bridge…
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Aug. 27, 2008 / Gordon Price

Loving the Bridge

More bridges, (passerelle division). Stephen Bayley of The Observer writes here about the love affair architects have with pedestrian bridges:…

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