Good FellowKudos to Anthony Perl and my colleagues at SFU Urban Studies for bringing in James Kunstler (author of “The Long…
Edginess on the EdgeEvery urban-design and architecture critic I read has a highly cultivated cynicism. Christopher Hume, he of the Toronto Star, is…
Notes on DuanyI was going to jot a few of the notes I made on the Andres Duany lecture that filled the…
PioneerInterior designer Mitchell Freedland has an interesting observation in this Globe article when he was asked why Vancouver is at the…
Best of "The Best" – 3“Where” blog – all about placemaking – went through their weekend reading and came up with best articles of the urban blogosphere…
King Edward's DilemmaOccasionally someone, after coming across Price Tags, sends me an inquiry, like this one from Marc Aubin in Lowertown Ottawa, a…
Alien-nationCameron, a PT reader, sends in an article from the New York Times: A Place Just Like Every Other Place.…
Kemble's CritiqueRoger Kemble ends the year with a sardonic missive from Nanaimo on the emerging Olympic Village: Yup, Vancouver is still…
David Sucher Needs Your HelpSucher is the author of “City Comforts” – a gem of a book that explains how to design good cities.…
Henriquez's TowerArchitect Richard Henriquez has an idea for a tower in Queen Elizabeth Park. Little Mountain is the highest point in…
More Sites to SeeSites and suggestions from PT readers: Paul Krueger recommends this site for an animated overview of the Big Dig and…
Knute Berger: Anti-FanCrosscut – Seattle’s Tyee – has a columnist, Knute Berger, who every so often tosses off a little diatribe on…
Fine Dining in HalifaxLisa Brideau sends along some pics showing how they cleverly do sidewalk cafes on the narrow footpaths of Halifax: Thanks,…
More on B.C. Towns – PentictonMy thanks to all Price Tags readers who sent in comments on PT 96 – the B.C. Towns issue. Sean Hodgins…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner