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Aug. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

TransLink’s Compass Card needs course correction

My Business in Vancouver column: . TransLink’s Compass Card needs course correction before rollout I am a creature of habit.…
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Aug. 14, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Future of the Southern Tier: Motordom without a vote

Further to the item below, the impacts of transportation on the quality of life for one of the most affluent…
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Aug. 14, 2014 / Gordon Price

Fresh Crème in the Southern Tier

Shaughnessy? Arbutus? Kerrisdale? Point Grey? Nope.   Welcome to South Surrey. As Surrey transforms into a major metropolitan hub, it…
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Aug. 12, 2014 / Gordon Price

Quote: The 20-Minute City

Keep this in mind when the referendum debate turns to economic competitiveness. The tech sector means 80,000 jobs for B.C.…
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Aug. 08, 2014 / Gordon Price

The TransLink Double Bind

I just made that up: the TDB (the TransLink Double Bind) is when you’re criticized for doing something, and then,…
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Aug. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Prescription for a Referendum

A thoughtful editorial in the Tri-City News: Potholes on road to transit referendum.  But the head is too negative; it’s full of…
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Aug. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Quote: The Face of TransLink

“It’s not a faceless company. I’d like the public to understand there are people working behind the system.” – Fred…
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Aug. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

Globe Opinion Piece: On trains, politics and automobiles

The Globe and Mail has sought out columns from thought leaders in Western Canada, people whose influence is shaping debate,…
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Jul. 25, 2014 / Gordon Price

BIV Column: “Port Coquitlam Mayor Moore is a driving force for better transit”

My Business in Vancouver column from July 7-14, 2014.  When written a month ago, the focus was on the big picture.  Last…
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Jul. 24, 2014 / Gordon Price

Rhetoric and Resiliency: Lessons from this week on TransLink

Tim Yzerman draws attention to Nathan Pachal’s comments on the TransLink system failure in his South Fraser Blog – worth…
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Jun. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

Poll: Can the Mayors’ Council Transportation Investment package pass?

Time for another poll, just to measure the mood at the moment. This poll asks whether you think the Mayors’…
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Jun. 16, 2014 / Gordon Price

A Message for our MLAs: You’ll have to take a stand

This editorial from the North Shore News is worth printing in full: The Lower Mainland’s mayors have done the insurmountable…
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Jun. 16, 2014 / Gordon Price

Transportation Proposal: Quotes from The Globe

Gary Mason*: The province has already stated it won’t campaign for approval of it. So who will? Groups like the…
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Jun. 13, 2014 / Gordon Price

Good News: Business backs transit plan

Jen St. Denis’s coverage in Business in Vancouver: The Surrey Board of Trade has thrown its full support behind a proposed…

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