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Jan. 18, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway Consultation

The Arbutus Greenway is a 9-km long corridor, stretching across the city, with the opportunity to develop something magical out of…
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Sep. 08, 2016 / Gordon Price

Arbutus Greenway: Exclusion, the Crème de la Crème, and Getting Things Done

From the Editors of Price Tags: The Arbutus Greenway project is a small study in tactics. The first tactic is…
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Sep. 03, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway — Another View

I’m promoting a comment, left anonymously this morning by “robotboy44” on the post “Arbutus Greenway:  What’s Up?”.  The writer questions…
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Aug. 18, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway — Learning From Experience

We’ll eventually finish the consultation over temporary surfaces to be applied to the temporary paths on the Arbutus Greenway. Hopefully, the result will…
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Jul. 05, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway Progress

Tracks disappearing, temporary surfaces appearing. Like other Greenways in the City, this one will be a treasure when completed.…
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Jun. 10, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Go Arbutus, Go Greenway

We may have the chance to use the Arbutus Greenway sooner than I had thought.  Watch out, though, for crews…
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Mar. 27, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Putting Puzzle Pieces Together #ArbutusCorridor #bikeshare @SouthGranville

1) Bikeshare system area On February 24th, the City of Vancouver announced the Summer 2016 launch of our first bikesharing…
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Mar. 18, 2016 / michaelkluckner

"Streetcar desired"

The illustration, above, is from a Courier article by Mike Howell yesterday on the Arbutus Corridor. I posted earlier in…
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Mar. 15, 2016 / michaelkluckner

The future of the Arbutus Corridor

Is anyone else having a “here we go again” moment about the Arbutus Corridor? Not about the value of having…
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Oct. 10, 2014 / Gordon Price

Why is the City ripping up the Olympic Line rails for $400,000?

. It’s a question that Myron Claridge asks: If the most recent blog in Rails for the Valley is correct,Vancouver…
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Oct. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Words: CoV vs CPR

Frances Bula has written in her blog about the current stage of negotiations between CoV and CPR. If successful in…
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Sep. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

The City and CP: Insights from Auerbach

Herb Auerbach is a long-time real-estate consultant in Vancouver.  In the following letter to Mayor Robertson, he provides lots of insight…
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Aug. 29, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Scot: Trespass

Scot asks: The CPR has removed the community gardens due to trespassing, however they don’t seem to mind the auto…
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Aug. 29, 2014 / Gordon Price

City Conversations: The Arbutus Corridor- Sep 4

The Arbutus Corridor: A Way Forward? . When: Thursday, September 4 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm  Location: Room 1600 at SFU Harbour Centre  . You might…

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