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Jan. 29, 2019 / Colin Stein

Cambie Connected: Cycling the Bridge, Before & After (Video)

Tomorrow, Vancouver City Council will receive a report from engineering about public engagement on proposed improvements to the Granville Bridge…
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Dec. 07, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Burrard Bridge At Dusk

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Aug. 28, 2018 / Colin Stein

New West End, with Neil & Phoebe (Video)

Brian Gould and Kathleen Corey are urbanist filmmakers well-known to Price Tags readers, and anyone else following Vancouver’s progress with…
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May. 08, 2018 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: The Last Piece (with pigeons)

This looks to be the final piece of the Burrard Bridge upgrade — a masterpiece of engineering design: Complete separation…
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Nov. 09, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: Kudos

From Michael Alexander: So a bunch of us rode across the Burrard bridge going north. After months of construction, workers…
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Oct. 27, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: Fences, Posts and Some Gorgeous Lamps

Irony Alert: the barrier fencing – an addition that most heritage advocates and others feared – became the needed justification…
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Oct. 25, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: Back Story

Don Luxton, the heritage consultant for the Burrard Bridge project, reflects back on how we got here – and how…
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Oct. 23, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: "A Civic Triumph" – 1

“A civic triumph.” That’s how Don Luxton, the heritage consultant for the Burrard Bridge project, characterizes the results.  And as…
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Oct. 23, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: This is About Traffic Flow

A fascinating model (if you’re into this kind of thing) to demonstrate the impacts of intersection redesign at Pacific and…
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Oct. 09, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: Pioneering Intersection Design in North America

In 2014, Vancouver pioneered a first in North American intersection design: protected phasing. At the south end of the Burrard…
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Oct. 06, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: This is Not About a Bike Lane

One of the biggest undertakings in the Burrard Bridge project was one we never really saw.  And it had nothing…
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Oct. 04, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: Contribute to Our Photographic Celebration

Price Tags is hosting an online exhibition for great images of Burrard Bridge – ones our readers have in their…
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Oct. 04, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: Always Controversial

City Engineer Jerry Dobrovolny, when asked about controversy surrounding changes to the Burrard Bridge, notes that this has always been…
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Oct. 03, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: Everything in Its Place

A model comes to life. Models don’t predict the future.  Models compare versions of the future.  And here in concrete,…

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