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Oct. 31, 2019 / Gordon Price

Mobility Lanes in North Van City

Councillor Tony Vallente sends in this post from the City of North Vancouver, in anticipation of the new RapidBus service…

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Oct. 29, 2019 / Gordon Price

Motordom 4.0: Curb Wars

Motordom 1.0 is the impact on cities of rail and streetcar technology – the DNA of Vancouver. Motordom 2.0…

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Oct. 23, 2019 / Gordon Price

The Width-to-Height Ratio: What Works Best?

Adam Fitch commented on the post below, expressing doubt that we’ll end with a Haussmann-style boulevard on Broadway: What is…

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Oct. 22, 2019 / Gordon Price

Broadway: Awaiting Transformation

As noted below, the Expo Line, which opened in 1985, has transformed the corridor along which it runs, especially at…

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Oct. 17, 2019 / Gordon Price

The Grand Bargain, Illustrated

You won’t likely find “The Grand Bargain” in a planning text, even though it explains in a phrase the…

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Oct. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

Daily Scot in Victoria – 3: Harris Green

From Daily Scot: Walking through Victoria’s Harris Green neighbourhood located just east of downtown, you witness first hand the city’s…

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Oct. 15, 2019 / Gordon Price

Giving Thanks

When experiencing the glory of a double row of street trees in fall, it’s a good time to give thanks…

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Oct. 09, 2019 / Gordon Price

The Bike Lane Hall of Shame

Dean A sent in this article from The Guardian, with readers’ photos of the best and worst of the world’s…

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Oct. 05, 2019 / Gordon Price

Safe Cars, safe bike routes and why the Parks Board doesn’t care

Dean A recommended this piece in the New York Times: Among the safety measures proposed by car companies are…

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Oct. 04, 2019 / Gordon Price

Portland Has a Choice: Garages or Low Prices?

The latest from Michael Anderson at the Sightline Institute: For three years, Portland’s proposal to re-legalize fourplexes citywide has been…

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Oct. 02, 2019 / Gordon Price

Absurdity of the Week

Maybe, actually, the development absurdity of the year. An application has come in to build a five-storey commercial building on…

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Oct. 01, 2019 / Gordon Price

The World’s Newest Airport: Beijing’s Starfish

Daxing Airport, Beijing’s second international, opened to the public on September 26. Drop dead gorgeous. Imagine flying from here to,…

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Oct. 01, 2019 / Gordon Price

City Beautiful: “Is Vancouver the best city in North America?”

The latest urbanist commentary from ‘City Beautiful.’ Answer: Mostly, with one rather substantial qualification. (And the pronunciation.) …

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Sep. 30, 2019 / Gordon Price

Daily Scot Abroad: Victoria, Bike Lanes – 1

While enjoying a few days in our provincial capital, I was pleasantly surprised to discover more separated bicycle lanes in…

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