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Dec. 28, 2007 / Gordon Price

Say something, dammit

Lorin, a PT reader, reminds us:  Metro Vancouver is getting to the end of public meetings on the new regional growth strategy…
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Dec. 28, 2007 / Gordon Price

Tough Question

I ask it today in the Langley Times: More Fraser bridges urged Get Moving B.C. lobby group offers up transportation…
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Dec. 22, 2007 / Gordon Price

Gateway: The Carbon Price?

In today’s Guardian: Ministers ordered to assess climate cost of all decisions. Coal-fired power stations, airport expansions and new road…
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Dec. 18, 2007 / Gordon Price

Bike sharing? Blog aboard.

Bike-sharing systems are gaining momentum: at least 75 cities have implemented similar systems, with many more cities in various stages of…
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Dec. 13, 2007 / Gordon Price

Three questions for the new TransLink Board

Whom you can find here. (1) What’s your vision for this region? (Name a place you think we should be…
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Dec. 09, 2007 / Gordon Price

True Cost

From the Oil Drum: Somewhere along the way, we-the-people seem to have reached a consensus that when it comes to…
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Dec. 09, 2007 / Gordon Price

Tip, tip, tip

Another mayor is calling for a bike sharing scheme a la Lyon and Paris. Brisbane to get free bikes Sophie…
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Dec. 06, 2007 / Gordon Price

The Missing Piece of Information

When you’re waiting for a bus, time slows down.  People perceive, (according to some study) that it takes 1.35 times longer…
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Dec. 05, 2007 / Gordon Price

Another Bridge for Burnaby

IanWasson, the urban-design planner in Burnaby, sent along a rendering of the Busby-designed bike bridge for one of their urban…
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Nov. 28, 2007 / Gordon Price

Do-it-yourself Traffic Calming

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Nov. 26, 2007 / Gordon Price

Auspicious

Peter Berkeley, the bike guy from Brisbane, is in a good mood these days.  Here’s why: “Kevin Rudd (the newly…
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Nov. 10, 2007 / Gordon Price

Sites You Should See

A couple of great sites to check out. First up, Stu Ramsey’s PowerPoint and commentary has been posted.  Stu is…
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Nov. 10, 2007 / Gordon Price

Falconiering

With each action, the Falcon style becomes clearer: He travels and sees something exciting (highways in Shanghai, turnstyles in London.)…
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Nov. 06, 2007 / Gordon Price

Give Me Liberty

Robert Liberty, the Portland Metro Commissioner who once led 1,000 Friends of Oregon, will be up our way on November…

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