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Feb. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Notes from a Briefing: ULI GAP on the Broadway Corridor

In 72 hours, five Urban Land Institute Governor’s Advisory Panel (GAP) members took a fresh look at the proposed Broadway rail…
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Nov. 07, 2013 / Gordon Price

Ken Hardie, a now-retired communications staffer for TransLink, is responding regularly to Price Tags posts – specifically, the one immediately below…
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Apr. 30, 2013 / Gordon Price

Community transit forum: What's next, Broadway? – May 2

UBC’s Alma Mater Society is hosting a community forum on the future of transit on the Broadway corridor. Featured speakers…
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Apr. 05, 2013 / Gordon Price

"British Columbia’s transit dreams"

Frances Bula does a great overview piece on this region’s transit needs in The Globe – with a splash of…
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Mar. 21, 2013 / Gordon Price

The Numbers: Johnny Carline weighs in on rapid transit

Johnny Carline was the former chief administrative officer of Metro Vancouver.  He’s now retired – and hence able to speak…
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Mar. 18, 2013 / Gordon Price

Factoids of the Day: SkyTrain and its peers

UPDATED: From List of North American rapid transit systems by ridership  – 2012 (Previous numbers were from 2010.) Vancouver, at…
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Mar. 05, 2013 / Gordon Price

Transit Policy Wonk Alert: An all-you-can-read buffet

Thank you, Urban Development Institute, for posting the documentation from the speakers at your Vancouver breakfast today: The Future of…
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Mar. 05, 2013 / Gordon Price

What's Next on Broadway – Mar 10

From Cllr. Geoff Meggs: The Broadway Corridor has North America’s busiest bus line through British Columbia’s second largest downtown core…
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Feb. 22, 2013 / Gordon Price

Unite and Conquer: Surrey first, Vancouver ASAP

The Province has a divide-and-conquer strategy with respect to transit in Metro Vancouver.  Here’s Mary Polak, Minister of Transportation: “… we need…
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Dec. 18, 2012 / Gordon Price

Loud criticism, selective silence: Jordan chooses his targets

Jordan Bateman was at it again in today’s Sun – going after the green. Then there is the City of…
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Dec. 13, 2012 / Gordon Price

Vancouver to Surrey: Après vous, mon ami

Around the Mayors’ Council table at TransLink, Vancouver and Surrey had a nice thing going: “We each need transit; let’s built…
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Dec. 11, 2012 / Gordon Price

Adam Fitch’s Vision for Robson Square

Even though Adam Fitch is working up in Thompson-Nicola, he’s keeping his hand in when it comes to Lower Mainland…

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