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Jun. 06, 2008 / Gordon Price

“Just one of his biggest mistakes”

On the day that oil almost hit $140 per barrel: Ironically, GM once enjoyed a significant lead in the electric…
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May. 27, 2008 / Gordon Price

The Pulse of Paris

In Price Tags 101 – on the Paris bike-sharing system known as Velib’ – I wondered what patterns would emerge,…
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May. 23, 2008 / Gordon Price

The Wave Continues

Next up: London We’ve already seen the massive success of urban bike sharing in Paris, but now the super-smart Velib…
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May. 22, 2008 / Gordon Price

Beat Out Again

Brisbane looks set to become the first Australian capital city to join several European centres in introducing a public bike…
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May. 19, 2008 / Gordon Price

Stranded in Suburbua

Paul Krugman, in his New York Times column, comes to the conclusion that … … if we’re heading for a…
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May. 15, 2008 / Gordon Price

Peak Oil and the Suburbs

Does the meltdown in U.S. housing prices have anything to tell us yet about the impact of peak oil?  According to…
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May. 13, 2008 / Gordon Price

Gateway Primer

Though I doubt there are too many people reading this blog who aren’t familiar with the Gateway Project, it’s nonetheless…
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May. 10, 2008 / Gordon Price

A Passerelle for False Creek

Bravo to The Sun for stoking a discussion on the future of Burrard Bridge – Bridging the Repair Bill Gap. …
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May. 08, 2008 / Gordon Price

Who Walks the Most?

Mark Hornell, loyal PT reader and Victoria city planner, responded to the post below that noted, according to the Canadian Federation…
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May. 06, 2008 / Gordon Price

Backwards Thinking

In arguing against action on the Burrard Bridge, to make it safe for cyclists and pedestrians, The Sun has it…
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May. 05, 2008 / Gordon Price

Before and After

Notice anything different between this:   And this: But of course: a bike rack.  Full of bikes. After dumping on…
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May. 05, 2008 / Gordon Price

The First Dollar

On July 4th, 2004, the people of Redding, CA, celebrated the opening of a footbridge – a spectacular piece of engineering…
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Apr. 28, 2008 / Gordon Price

Bike-sharing in North America Starts in D.C.

I suppose there was a remote chance that Vancouver could have had North America’s first Paris-style bike sharing program (see…
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Apr. 21, 2008 / Gordon Price

Horse + Carriage, Rail + Density

Here’s an intriguing map, produced by Mike Kushnir, a UBC geography student with an even more intriguing blog – Twilight City.…

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