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Nov. 10, 2014 / Gordon Price

Vision: The End of the Residential Highrise?

The Tyee quotes Vision candidate Andrea Reimer at an all-candidates debate at Britannia: “We have said ‘absolutely no’ to towers…
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Nov. 10, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Last Week: Policy Questions for the Candidates

If the traffic coming to this site is an indication, we’re into the home stretch on the civic election, the…
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Nov. 08, 2014 / Gordon Price

No more bike paths in parks? – 3

Let’s broaden this out.  Here’s a question to which I invite the answer from any (and every) Park Board candidate…
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Nov. 07, 2014 / Gordon Price

Green Party: No more bike paths in parks? – 2

UPDATE: I’ve just added this to the first post below. Below in the Comments (whoa, this one took off), Stuart…
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Nov. 07, 2014 / Gordon Price

Green Party: No more bike paths in parks

UPDATE: Below in the Comments (whoa, this one took off), Stuart Mackinnon and Pete Fry both weighed in, making the…
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Nov. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

COPE would scrap Burrard Bridge bike lane because of congestion

How else to interpret this?  From an interview with COPE mayoral candidate Meena Wong, in Business in Vancouver: BIV: Do…
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Nov. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Words: A sleepy campaign wakes up

As a dull and sleepy civic campaign enters its last nine days, this occurs. Former NPA Prez endorses Vision –…
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Nov. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Metro Van Transportation Politics: Singing a Similar Song

Jeff Nagel does “A reality check on the Metro Vancouver campaign trail” for The Leader papers, and discovers that I, Antony Perl…
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Nov. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Mayoral Debate – Nov 12

CBC Vancouver and SFU Urban Studies teams up to present a Vancouver Mayoral Debate.  Rick Cluff, host of CBC’s Radio…
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Nov. 04, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: "Back and forth on CACs" with Karen Sawatsky

Not just for policy wonks.  Community Amenity Contributions (CACs) have been a contentious issue on civic-election platforms.  Karen Sawatsky provides…
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Nov. 04, 2014 / Gordon Price

Comments worth commenting on: The essential problem of "character"

Bias alert: I think PT commenters offers some of the best-quality observations and critiques of any urban blog I read. …
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Nov. 03, 2014 / Gordon Price

Civic Election: Issues that Matter Most

Robert Mangelsdorf, editor of the Westender, put together a brief questionnaire for “some of Vancouver’s leading citizens,” from all walks…
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Nov. 03, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Words: Cycling and Civic Candidates

A big thanks goes out to HUB for putting out a questionnaire to all candidates in Metro Vancouver asking about…
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Oct. 31, 2014 / Gordon Price

SFU Public Square Mayoral Debate – Nov 4

City of Vancouver 2014 Mayoral Candidates Debate   Tuesday, November 4 Time: 7 pm Place: Room 1400, Harbour Centre, 515…

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