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Apr. 11, 2007 / Gordon Price

A Forum for False Creek

Rick Balfour’s proposal for a forum at Jericho in Point Grey provoked the expected reaction: here. But it also drew…

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Apr. 11, 2007 / Gordon Price

Nibble, nibble

Ever tried to find a detailed map of the Agricultural Land Reserve for your region? As far as I know,…

Apr. 10, 2007 / Gordon Price

The Growth Debate: Kelowna Version

Occasionally some remarks I make provoke a reaction. (Not as often as you’d think, or I’d sometimes like.) But a…

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Apr. 10, 2007 / Gordon Price

Price Tags 92 – Spring Walk

Download the latest Price Tags here. Or go to www.pricetags.ca. I was working on another issue in the Australia series,…

Apr. 09, 2007 / Gordon Price

Crosscut: Stop Smirking, Seattle

Bellevue is more racially diverse than you are. And that’s only one of several surprising revelations involving changing demographics and…

Apr. 08, 2007 / Gordon Price

Water and oil

Speaking of convenience stores (below), here’s another take from Lisa Margonelli’s Oil on the Brain. (There are some books you…

Apr. 07, 2007 / Gordon Price

Urban Fare at a gas station?

David Sucher on his City Comforts blog asks an intriguing question: So where is the “high-end” mini-mart? Obviously it would…

Apr. 06, 2007 / Gordon Price

EcoDensity: Playing the Real Estate Game

This is one of the best articles written so far on EcoDensity (and a certain planning director thinks so too).…

Apr. 06, 2007 / Gordon Price

Monkey Dust – The Cyclists You gotta love this one – no matter which side of the saddle you’re on.…

Apr. 02, 2007 / Gordon Price

Short-sighted Seattle

Why Seattle will never be as good a city as it should. On the other hand ….…

Apr. 02, 2007 / Gordon Price

Something grand about going small

From the National Post Brian Hutchinson National Post Monday, April 02, 2007 CREDIT: Steve Bosch, CanWest News Service A…

Mar. 30, 2007 / Gordon Price

Toderian Weighs In

Vancouver’s Director of Planning – and Planetizen blogger – addresses the question: Does City Hall stifle good design? Here’s a…

Mar. 30, 2007 / Gordon Price

No Medal for Olympic housing

Globe and Mail architectural critic Trevor Boody takes a look at the designs approved for Olympic-site housing in South East…

Mar. 28, 2007 / Gordon Price

John Burke: the Al Gore of the bike trade? Interesting take from an industry insider on why cycling is posed…

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