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Oct. 07, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Parking for Housing

The theme today is … parking!  Here’s Tom’s contribution from the New York Times’s Michael Kimmelman: . Trading Parking Lots…
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Aug. 08, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Scot: Climate Change Porn – 17

Scot is still keeping in touch with New Zealand. . From Mashable: Some New Zealand Ski Resorts Are Losing Money…
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Mar. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Post-Sustainability Era: What Price Tags said in Auckland

Here’s where I’ve been for the last fortnight.  Speaking at events in Auckland, New Zealand. The most significant was at…
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Nov. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

Portugal’s Ghost Roads (and maybe New Zealand’s)

Road traffic has fallen more in Portugal than in any other European country in the past 15 months. Financial Times…
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Aug. 28, 2013 / Gordon Price

The Business of Bikes: Kiwi Division

An important research report from the New Zealand Transport Agency: Research Report 530 – Reallocation of road space Published: Aug…
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Aug. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

More Signs for Our Times

In addition to this sign, here’s another from Edinburgh submitted by Justen Harcourt from treehugger by way of 8-80 Cities, : The…
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Aug. 26, 2013 / Gordon Price

A Sign for Our Times

Scot Bathgate sends this one along, from Hobsonville, a new development in Auckland, NZ:  …
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May. 08, 2013 / Gordon Price

Housing affordability: Auckland looks to Vancouver

In the New Zealand Herald, columnist Brian Rudman finds that when it comes to affordability, Auckland and Vancouver are “bizarrely alike”: Mayor…
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Apr. 29, 2013 / Gordon Price

Auckland does a Toronto: The challenges of road pricing and funding for transit

Auckland’s local political leaders are trying to prepare themselves (and the public) for some hard choices. From the New Zealand Herald:…
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Jan. 04, 2013 / Gordon Price

Offset Indulgences – 3: Wellington Flyover Update

Last October, during a trip to Australia and New Zealand, I proposed to give the money I would have spent on carbon…
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Dec. 13, 2012 / Gordon Price

Only in New Zealand …

… could you get away with a billboard like this:   Thanks to our Auckland correspondent, Scot Bathgate.  …
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Dec. 01, 2012 / Gordon Price

Auckland Conversation – “Lessons from Vancouver: Moving Beyond Motordom”

Wonder what I say about Vancouver when I’m out of town?  Find out here: . This is the talk referred…
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Nov. 29, 2012 / Gordon Price

Horn Toot: Best Talk in Auckland

Metro is the “VanMag” of Auckland, and every year they do a “Best of … edition.  Like this: . So…
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Nov. 14, 2012 / Gordon Price

Offset Indulgences – 2: The Wellington Flyover Alternative

As detailed here, I decided to take the money I would have spent on carbon offsets for my trip to…

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