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Aug. 17, 2007 / Gordon Price

Not Getting Gateway

Here’s today’s Province editorial: One of the main problems about the current debate over Lower Mainland transportation is that it…

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Aug. 13, 2007 / Gordon Price

Scar

“Perhaps this is something for the blog,” suggests regular contributor Timothy Thomas. Yes, Tim, it is. Perhaps my favourite single…

Aug. 08, 2007 / Gordon Price

Lifestyle over Life

Read this story – Road Kill: Why are we so worried about terrorism when so many more people are dying on…

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Aug. 07, 2007 / Gordon Price

Paradox in West Vancouver

Below is a picture of what you first see at the border of the District of West Vancouver after coming across the…

Aug. 02, 2007 / Gordon Price

594,616 Bridges

AJ, one of my reliable sources, thinks this table from the U.S. Department of Transportation might just disappear from the…

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Aug. 02, 2007 / Gordon Price

So Cool It Hurts

From the Sightline Institute: Three Seattle uber-hackers, Jesse Kocher, Matt Lerner, and Mike Mathieu, built this addicting new website. It…

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Jul. 24, 2007 / Gordon Price

Safdie's Toronto Airport Terminal

Jul. 17, 2007 / Gordon Price

Green Tech and Congestion Charging

Tom Friedman, the New York Times columnist, was one of the first in the mainstream media to really push the importance…

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Jul. 06, 2007 / Gordon Price

Laying Asphalt in Stanley Park

It may be coincidental, but the Park Board chose to construct an expanded bike-and-blade route through the park at a…

Jul. 03, 2007 / Gordon Price

The Right Direction in West Van

Colette Parsons is the Urban Design Planner in West Vancouver. First of all, isn’t it great that West Van has…

Jun. 26, 2007 / Gordon Price

Another Blog!? (But this is a really good one …)

Planetizen is the definitive compilation of articles and essays on planning. It comes via email several times a week, with so…

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Jun. 25, 2007 / Gordon Price

The Cycle Continues

Every year during Bike Month, the city opens more bike routes. Another reason why, as the number of people living…

Jun. 24, 2007 / Gordon Price

David Byrne Finds Freedom in New York

David Byrne, lead singer of Talking Heads, has been riding a bike in New York City for thirty years. Quote: Even…

Jun. 24, 2007 / Gordon Price

Hedonics in Bogota

Hendonics is the economics of happiness. Bogota is in Colombia, the Mayor used to be Enrique Peñalosa, and Charles Montgomery…

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