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Dec. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge and the New Climate Pollution Accord

  Sometimes it is the details that make or break a project-and if you are the Province of British Columbia’s…
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Jun. 23, 2016 / Dan Ross

Paying For It – Lessons from New York

In 2008, the single most publicized element of NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s PlaNYC – an $8 Congestion Pricing cordon around…
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May. 16, 2016 / Gordon Price

Port Mann Bridge – The Numbers, the Losses and the Debt

From The Sun (May 14, 2016): … the Pattullo Bridge rehabilitation project … means more revenue for the tolled Port…
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May. 06, 2016 / Gordon Price

The Lone Cyclists on the Port Mann Bridge

John Whistler and Joey Lesperance (below) cycle over the Port Mann Bridge: . The path on the bridge is excellent…
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Jul. 28, 2015 / Gordon Price

Auckland Perspective: Darren Davis on the chicken-and-eggs of road tolling

Via Architect This City Guest Post: For whom the road tolls? . For those of who were following Architect This City…
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Jun. 17, 2015 / Gordon Price

Morning Thought: Dealing with Congestion

Here’s the live traffic map at 8:30 am on Tuesday morning.  Red equals congestion. . . Remind us again why…
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May. 15, 2015 / Gordon Price

Transit Funding and the Illusion of Small Numbers

The ever-helpful Sun editorial writer thinks the Mayors really need a Plan B in the event of a No vote.…
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Mar. 19, 2015 / Gordon Price

Fun Fact: Poodle vs Port Mann

From Ian: The Main Street Poodle (partly paid for by TransLink as a public-art requirement) cost $62,000. The Port Mann Bridge…
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Mar. 16, 2015 / Gordon Price

Viewpoint: Bridges

The Golden Ears and Port Mann Bridges, as seen from the top of Surrey City Centre last week.  Great infrastructure…
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Mar. 11, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn, The Daily Scot and Others: Bateman, the Port Mann and the CTF

A number of items and articles, connected with a common theme. The Daily Scot linked to this video, with a…
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Mar. 09, 2015 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: The Costs (and Savings) of Charging for Congestion

Two items that came in together.  First, how London, by costing vehicle congestion, has made an even bigger saving than…
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Mar. 06, 2015 / Gordon Price

Our Very Own Motordom Fail: “The Comedy and Tragedy of the Port Mann Bridge”

From Clark Williams-Derry at Sightline:  . The comedians in the Port Mann Bridge forecasting department are at it again: despite…
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Feb. 12, 2015 / Gordon Price

Comments worth commenting on: A Freeway Fight for the 21st Century

PT: With the Province building bridges and widening freeways from every possible direction to the borders of Vancouver, I figured…
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Jan. 28, 2015 / Gordon Price

Incentive to increase Port Mann traffic ‘completely backwards’

From CTV Vancouver News: . The idea of enticing drivers to use the new Port Mann Bridge is being panned…

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