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Dec. 17, 2018 / Colin Stein

The Need for Consultation: Before and After

The following video features new Vancouver city councillor Colleen Hardwick speaking to the amendment, drawn from the “Making Room” housing…
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Dec. 14, 2018 / Gordon Price

One Good Podcast Deserves Each Other

We at Price Tags are having a great time with our new podcast, PriceTalks.  So we appreciate the opportunity to…
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Dec. 13, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s are Coming Down (Parkade Division) – 8

The parkade in the 700-block Seymour served the Vancouver Centre complex anchored by the Scotia Tower at Georgia and Granville,…
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Dec. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

Canada Line: Why We Got It Wrong

Bob Ransford posted this: When the Canada Line was being planned more than 15 years ago, the public was shown…
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Dec. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

What the Missing Middle looks like in Portland

In planning for growth, there’s at least one generally agreed-on idea that most cities are trying out: Densifying along the…
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Dec. 04, 2018 / Gordon Price

Why Tim Davis ❤ Amsterdam

Occasional Price Tags contributor Tim Davis explains why he LOVES Amsterdam (and provides the photos). A neighborhood in the far…
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Nov. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s and ’80s are Coming Down – 3

This 12-storey office building at 1090 West Pender was built in 1970 – and, like so many of its era,…
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Nov. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Duplex Debate – Continued

PT is getting great comments on a post – City Council: Duplexing and Messaging – put up on November 14.  Let’s…
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Nov. 29, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s Are Coming Down – 1

Perhaps there’s a fifty-year cycle in Vancouver: buildings approaching the half-century, having passed their best-before date, are targeted for replacement. …
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Nov. 28, 2018 / Gordon Price

Some Places in Portland

A few shots taken from my recent trip that captures of bit of the place. The first thing I saw…
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Nov. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

Where was the first condominium in the world?

I don’t think we’re going to get agreement on this. Condopedia credits the legislative idea for the ‘modern condominium’ to a…
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Nov. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

What do developers think is the best development?

We know what developers think is the best they do because they give awards to each other every two years. …
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Nov. 21, 2018 / Gordon Price

Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 3

For the first half of the 20th century, it was common to find small apartment buildings integrated into single-family neighbourhoods,…
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Nov. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 2

Price Tags has been publishing long enough that I forget stories I’ve already done – like Portland’s Bowman apartment buildings. …

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