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Feb. 07, 2014 / Gordon Price

Symposium: Rethinking the Region – Mar 1

 From SFU Urban Studies: Is it true that “what’s good for Surrey is good for Vancouver”? This Saturday workshop digs…
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Feb. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

Poll on road-pricing and fairness: Would North Shore commuters pay tolls?

Road pricing is the flavour of the month – the idea that drivers would pay a charge based on distance driven,…
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Jan. 31, 2014 / Gordon Price

Anne Golden: The Lecture for “Rethinking Transportation” – Jan 28

Here is the complete and slightly revised text of Anne Golden’s lecture at SFU Vancouver on January 28, 2014: .…
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Jan. 22, 2014 / Gordon Price

The End of the Region as we know it – 3

What a coincidence! Featured news story in Business in Vancouver: ALR to blame for Vancouver’s unaffordable real estate: Demographia Demographia…
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Jan. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

Metro Vancouver Sustainability Breakfast: Services and Solutions – Jan 30

. Metro Vancouver – Services and Solutions for a Livable Region Thursday, January 30, 2014   7:30 – 9:00 am…
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Jan. 16, 2014 / Gordon Price

Referendum: The End of the Region as we know it – ctd

Lots of insights here in Jeff Nagel’s coverage: TransLink referendum could sway civic election outcomes The outcome of this fall’s civic…
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Jan. 13, 2014 / Gordon Price

Referendum: Top Issue in Region This Year

That’s the take of Novae Res Urbis in its current issue: . Transportation referendum top issue This year brings municipal…
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Jan. 13, 2014 / Gordon Price

Hypocrisy in the Valley – Ctd.

Something I did not know: From the Vancouver Sun letters: Re: Burnaby incinerator emissions expected to fall: engineer, Jan. 7 Marc…
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Jan. 08, 2014 / Gordon Price

Webinar: Walkability Patterns in Metro Vancouver – Feb 12

From the Healthy Built Environment Alliance: . Walkability Patterns in Metro Vancouver – Webinar Wednesday, 12 February 2014 From 1:00…
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Dec. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

Matt Taylor Video: What a Motordom Metro would be like in 30 years

Matt Taylor did that terrific video: What would Commercial Drive look like with Surrey parking standards? Here’s his latest: Growth and…
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Dec. 03, 2013 / Gordon Price

Surprise: Suburbs grow faster than cores

Well, not really – a surprise, that is.  Rates of change, almost by definition, will be faster in the newer…
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Dec. 02, 2013 / Gordon Price

Metro Breakfast: Create Memories, Not Garbage – Dec 12

Back by popular demand . A morning of storytelling … Create Memories, Not Garbage Thursday, December 12, 2013 7:30 –…
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Nov. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

Metro Lunch: Great City-Making – Nov 28, Dec 10

Great City-Making Demands Innovation NEW WESTMINSTER – Nov 28, 2013 NORTH VANCOUVER – Dec 10, 2013 Metro Vancouver is pleased…
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Nov. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

Quote: “Don’t do the referendum, for god’s sake”

From Novae Rae Urbis, at Metro Vancouver’s Future of the Region series. Speakers touched briefly on the provincial government’s plan…

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