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Sep. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

The New York Squeeze

From Ken Ohrn: . This very new building is located in New York City at roughly 55th St. on 8th…
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Jun. 16, 2014 / Gordon Price

Joe Urban on the High Line

Joe does a personal and insightful critique of New York’s High Line – and what it might mean for his…
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Jun. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

Berms, Bjarke and the Big U: Soft post-Sandy strategies

This is big.  And BIG.  From climateprogress: Two states are receiving $920 million from the federal government, money that’s part…
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May. 28, 2014 / Gordon Price

Janette Sadik-Kahn in Auckland

Janette Sadik-Khan served as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation from 2007-13.  In that time she…
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May. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Why the Millennials are Moving to Cities (and what the suburbs should do)

I’m looking for someone – anyone – who predicted the decline in vehicle-miles-travelled (VMT) or the drop in applications for…
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May. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

Inequality in the City: New York’s Housing Strategy

As senior governments become increasingly unlikely, unable or oblivious to issues of inequality, local governments are taking up the challenge.  …
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Apr. 25, 2014 / Gordon Price

Comparative Readings from America: Housing, development and rents

… in which to explore some parallels with Vancouver. From the New York Times: In High Gear New York City…
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Apr. 16, 2014 / Gordon Price

How things get done (or not) in YVR and NYC

Michael Alexander reports: For those who complain that Vancouver doesn’t take care of business, and imagine that other cities must…
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Apr. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Diary Via Brooklyn

Dianna in New York: An elegantly dressed, 60ish woman to a middle-aged male Hispanic clerk, both very matter-of-fact while he…
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Apr. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

‘Vision Zero’ changes everything: Better streets and saved lives in New York

I’m flattered that yvrlutyens and John Massengale took the time to correct some labelling of historic shots of New York City here. …
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Apr. 14, 2014 / Gordon Price

Climate Change in America: Thinking like the Dutch

Russell Shorto profiles Henk Ovink in the New York Times Magazine: “How to Think Like the Dutch in a Post-Sandy…
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Apr. 02, 2014 / Gordon Price

Critiquing the ‘Copenhagen’ bike lane

John Massengale and Victor Dover, in Better! Cities & Towns, are critical of the separated bike lanes (or cycle tracks) used in New…
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Mar. 27, 2014 / Gordon Price

Maps: Immortality in a street grid

If you’re into urban design, you know how important the street grid is.  Indeed, those responsible for original street patterns achieve…
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Mar. 08, 2014 / Gordon Price

Contemporary Times Square

An image of recently transformed Times Square – taken by Doug Clarke:  …

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