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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. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"It's Not Rocket Science, It's Political"~Jennifer Keesmaat teaching @ U of Toronto

In what will surely be a well subscribed course, the University of Toronto has announced that  Jennifer Keesmaat will be teaching in…
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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. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Birds at Olympic Village Going to Rejuvenation Camp

Everyone has an opinion on those magnificently large and some say rather strange sparrows that hold down Olympic Square designed…
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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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Oct. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Job Including Housing Jar~Boundary Bay Regional Park

Metro Vancouver is seeking an independent contractor to provide park caretaking services at Boundary Bay Regional Park. This is a…
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Sep. 30, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: This is About a Bike Lane – 3

It’s not a detour anymore. Today the City removed the fencing and added new jersey barriers, formally creating the east-side…
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Sep. 30, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: This is Not About a Bike Lane – 2

The final pieces are coming together – and some testing to see it all works.  Here’s city staff doing a…
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Sep. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Musqueam First Nation Builds "Lelem"

As reported in the Vancouver Courier the Musqueam First Nation is going ahead with the development of 21 acres of  land they…
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Sep. 29, 2017 / Gordon Price

Lost Lagoon naturized

When the waterline is lower in Lost Lagoon, it’s clearer how the shoreline is looking less managed, more natural.  …
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Sep. 28, 2017 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: This is Not About a Bike Lane

Changes to the Burrard Bridge are about much more than bike lanes. This is much more than a Vancouver project.  This…
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Sep. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Twinning the Lions Gate Bridge

Eve Lazarus photo In one of those utterly cool moments The Richmond News reports that the historian of the North Vancouver Museum…

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