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Jun. 29, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Second Wave of Streeteries – New York Style

Last year, when the City of Vancouver expedited permits for outdoor cafes and patios on sidewalks and – heavens! –…
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May. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

Recommended Read: E-Scooters in New York

A must-read article (from, not surprisingly, The New Yorker) recommended by Peter Ladner, and seconded by me.  It’s about more…
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Feb. 24, 2021 / Gordon Price

How wide should a bike lane be?

We date contemporary ‘bike lane’ design back to the 1970s, when a cycling wave hit Europe and North America.  Here’s…
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Jan. 20, 2021 / Gordon Price

Waterfront Station: A Cautionary Tale – Part 1

From Friend of PT, Michael Alexander: Earlier this month, New York City opened its new train station. The Moynihan Train…
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Jan. 06, 2021 / Gordon Price

Bad News, Bonnes Nouvelles

It’s not looking good in New York: In Manhattan alone, new car registrations rose 76% and in Brooklyn, registrations climbed…
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Sep. 12, 2019 / Gordon Price

When once there were sheep in the meadow …

Once there were sheep in the aptly named ‘Sheep Meadow’ of Central Park – an historic gathering place for New…
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Apr. 04, 2019 / Gordon Price

Congestion Charging comes to New York … and maybe to us

This is a very big deal. You know the line: “If you can make it there …” The fees are…
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Mar. 25, 2019 / Gordon Price

Urbanist Abroad: New York City

Gord Price will be off for a week in the ‘Great City of the 20th Century.’ In addition to a…
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Mar. 20, 2019 / Gordon Price

New York to adopt ‘Vancouver tax’ to pay for subway

Only they call it the ‘pied-à-terre  tax.   From the New York Times: A plan to tax the rich on multimillion-dollar…
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Apr. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

Transformations: The Hipsterization of Greenpoint

From the BBC: A decade ago, Greenpoint, the northern most part of Brooklyn, New York, was home to a thriving…
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Jun. 30, 2011 / Gordon Price

Ranking

This is how Vancouver hears about where it ranks.  From The Wall Street Journal: NYC Emerges as ‘Green City’ Leader…
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Sep. 22, 2010 / Gordon Price

Colour Code

Eric Fischer maps the top 40 US cities by race, using 2000 census data. Each color-coded dot represents 25 people:…
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Sep. 11, 2009 / Gordon Price

9/11 on 3/30/09

NOTE: I took the image above on March 30 this year, from the riverfront walkway in Jersey City immediately across…

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