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Mar. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

Referendum Primer for Progressives

From Marc Lee at Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Today, we released a primer on the referendum, and in it we…
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Mar. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

Referendum: At Your Feet

I had wondered why there weren’t ads for a Yes vote on the transit system.  But then yesterday afternoon, at…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

Quote: The Consequences of No

From Peter Ladner: Former CEO Pat Jacobsen on Plan B (phone interview for my next Business in Vancouver column): “A…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

World Premiere: “Our Story. Our Future.”

Well, okay, a Regional Premiere – the reason why I believe so passionately that the referendum is about a lot…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Two-Hundred-Million-Dollar Coincidence

Keep in mind this number: a base amount of $200 million.  That (plus many millions more) measures three separate things…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

Winner: The Cat Box Contest

By a large margin – two-thirds of the 50 or so who voted: . . It was submitted by ‘Downtown…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

ULI BC: Keeping Metro Vancouver on Track – Apr 1

Urban Land Institute BC:  Keeping Metro Vancouver on Track – Transit Investment for a Liveable Region . Join ULI BC, City of Vancouver City…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

PICS: Transit Vote Surrey – Mar 9, Burnaby – Mar 10

Transit Vote Surrey: Rapid Transit for Rapid Growth Speakers: Elizabeth Model and Stephen Dooley Date: March 9 – 1 to 2…
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Mar. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

Forum: Let’s Talk Transit – Mar 12

. Join George Heyman, MLA for Vancouver-Fairview, and Official Opposition Spokesperson for Translink, for a conversation on transit in Metro Vancouver. Bahareh…
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Mar. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

Poll: Vote for best poster in the Cat-Box Contest

Here are the entries to the Cat Box Contest (named by Meredith, who submitted the first entries “with no charge for…
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Mar. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: Ironic Quotes of the Day

Two items that arrived together this morning from Ohrn: Metro Vancouver: “Compass card points to poor choices – but not…
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Mar. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

City Conversation: Winners & Losers – Mar 5

The next City Conversation at SFU Burnaby:   . Winners and losers: An SFU student conversation on the Transportation Referendum  .  …
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Mar. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Video: Brent Toderian – Our ‘Rob Ford’ moment?

On Global: . Brent Toderian makes the case not only for Yes but on the danger of No – potentially the…
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Mar. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Forum: “Health Benefits of Transit Investment” – Mar 9

. The community is invited to explore the critical link between transit and health at a free panel event on…

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