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Mar. 05, 2009 / Gordon Price

Bad Connections

A story out of Sydney on bad news for toll roads and bridges.  Skip the details on the complications of BrisCon…
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Feb. 03, 2009 / Gordon Price

Parallel Bridges

David Bragdon, the Chair of Portland’s Metro Council, has a fine piece in the Oregonian on a subject of direct…
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Jan. 30, 2009 / Gordon Price

Jordan Bateman in Vancouver

Jordan Bateman can normally be found in Langley Township, where he’s a second-term councillor.  As a journalist-cum-politician, he’s good at self-promotion…
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Nov. 18, 2008 / Gordon Price

Just One Good Example

Province columnist Keith Morgan proves Upton Sinclair right again.  For those working in a medium dependent on auto advertising, it’s hard to…
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Nov. 14, 2008 / Gordon Price

“Induced Traffic” from Packard to Fraser

Todd Littman nicely demolishes parts of the Fraser Institute’s fatuous report on “Transportation Performance of the Canadian Provinces.”   “A few…
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Nov. 11, 2008 / Gordon Price

Surrey vs. Sprawl

Greg Dembicki pens a profile of Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts in The Tyee.  He’s impressed. Watts has bigger goals in…
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Oct. 25, 2008 / Gordon Price

Wishful Thinking

The Sun reports that “in the south-of-the-Fraser communities of Langley, Surrey, Delta and White Rock, where gridlock on the bridge…
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Sep. 15, 2008 / Gordon Price

“Bridges, Baby, Bridges”

This headline (and the story inside) could have been run 40 years ago to the day, with a few minor…
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Sep. 10, 2008 / Gordon Price

New Stuff 1 – Golden Ears Bridge

I’ve been doing a bit of travelling this last week, mainly around the region.  In the next few days, some…
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Aug. 02, 2008 / Gordon Price

The Stone Story: Our transportation history

John Stone, a newly minted PhD at the University of Melbourne, just sent along his finished thesis: Political factors in…
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Jun. 27, 2008 / Gordon Price

Explain to me again: Why are we building Gateway?

From the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce: We stand at a turning point for US transport. Real gasoline prices have…
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May. 13, 2008 / Gordon Price

Gateway Primer

Though I doubt there are too many people reading this blog who aren’t familiar with the Gateway Project, it’s nonetheless…
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Mar. 07, 2008 / Gordon Price

Just one good example

Nice to see some coverage of Metro Vancouver’s forums – this one on transportation and the economy in Surrey last Wednesday. …
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Jan. 15, 2008 / Gordon Price

The Right Message

The most encouraging comment in response to the Province’s $14-billion transit vision comes from the Mayor of Surrey, Diane Watts:…

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