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Nov. 07, 2013 / Gordon Price

What the ‘Yes’ side is up against …

… if it hopes to win the transit referendum.  From a friend of a friend in White Rock: . WHITE ROCK…
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Oct. 30, 2013 / Gordon Price

UBC Dialogue: Public transit expansion? – Nov 18

Your move: how can we expand public transit in the Lower Mainland? The Lower Mainland’s population is growing and in…
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Oct. 29, 2013 / Gordon Price

Face-to-Face: Bateman versus Price on TransLink funding

Business in Vancouver has just posted the ‘face-to-face-off’ between myself (here) and Jordan Bateman (here) of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.  The…
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Oct. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum: A Sign of Arguments to Come?

Tom Durning wonders if “this type of thought win out in the transit referendum?”    From the Abbotsford Times: Abbotsford council…
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Oct. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

A Tale of Two Centres: Transit is the Key

My latest Business in Vancouver column: Building better Metro Vancouver transit is the key to revitalizing the region’s major malls…
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Oct. 11, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum: The Challenge of Optimism

I’m not optimistic about this referendum on transit funding (can you tell?). And the Price Tags poll suggests I’m not…
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Oct. 10, 2013 / Gordon Price

The End of the Region as we know it?

Charlie Smith at the Georgia Straight has picked up on where things seem to be going: Why Christy Clark’s bridge to…
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Oct. 09, 2013 / Gordon Price

Cast your vote: Referendum Poll – 2

Lots of you expressed your opinion yesterday on the likely success or failure of the referendum on transit funding. Almost…
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Oct. 08, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum: The Poll – 2

After reading the post below, you may feel I’m being too negative.  Or right on.  So indicate your expectation in this PT poll…
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Oct. 08, 2013 / Gordon Price

The Referendum: A Turning Point for the Region

Just in case there’s even the slightest bit of ambiguity left, here are my current thoughts on the transit referendum,…
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Oct. 06, 2013 / Gordon Price

Quinn Cuts It Close – Province to Metro Transit Riders: “I don’t like you”

What makes Stephen Quinn’s Globe column so scathing is that it might be true. . The very abridged version: Province…
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Oct. 03, 2013 / Gordon Price

Legacy Lost? – Prospects for Metro Vancouver’s Vision

Well, that didn’t take long. Just over a month ago – in a post titled How Motordom Works: Promoting the…
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Sep. 26, 2013 / Gordon Price

On the Massey: Tolls, the Referendum and Government Waste

Carlito Pablo’s report in the Georgia Straight: New bridge ordered as Massey Tunnel traffic drops sharply In 2008, daily vehicle…
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Sep. 24, 2013 / Gordon Price

Defenders of TransLink: The Teenager

As Jordan Bateman continues his unobstructed TransLink bashing (part of a larger strategy outlined here), where are the defenders?  Specifically, the…

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