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Jun. 24, 2015 / Gordon Price

Yesterday’s Tomorrow – A Portland Journey

From Uncage the Soul Productions: We’ve seen books and blogs using the “Then and Now” treatment to show side by…
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Jun. 19, 2015 / Gordon Price

Are young people leaving Vancouver?

It’s almost conventional wisdom: young people are leaving (or not coming to) Vancouver because they can’t afford to live here;…
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Jun. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

“Portland sees boom in affordable housing”

Read that headline carefully.  There’s a tendency to misread anything that suggests strategies could deliver something that seems so unachievable in…
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Mar. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

PDX Sunday Parkways in YVR?

From Ron Richings: Here’s a link to Portland’s “Sunday Parkways” events for 2015.  These public mass rides, are now offered in…
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Feb. 13, 2015 / Gordon Price

Do-It-Yourself Fantasy Bus Routes

Put up or shut up.  CityLab and Transitmix shows you how. . The Incredibly Simple Fantasy Bus Route Tool Even…
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Feb. 11, 2015 / Gordon Price

What Vancouver really needs …

… is what Portland already has.  According to Patrick Condon, this: .   . Go here to explore the interactive…
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Feb. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

Engineering and Reform – 2: “The Drumbeat”

Robert Steuteville is editor and executive director of Better Cities & Towns.   . As evidence mounts, drumbeat for walkable…
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Jan. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

Progress in Portland: A cycling year in review

Michael Anderson of bikeportland.org thinks 2015 will be a good year:  For a slumping cycling city, there are reasons for…
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Nov. 11, 2014 / Gordon Price

Hello, Portland: Come see me on Thursday

I’m off in a few days to speak in Portland – an annual lecture I do for the transportation course held…
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Sep. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

"Will Portland Always Be a Retirement Community for the Young?"

From the New York Times Magazine:   Excerpts: Portland has taken hold of the cultural imagination as, to borrow the…
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Aug. 19, 2014 / Gordon Price

Dropping Densities: New Shift in Portland?

Given that we look to Portland for trends, here’s something to watch, as reported in the Portland Tribune: City ponders about-face…
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Aug. 08, 2014 / Gordon Price

Best business bike parking in Cascadia: Green Zebra

This comes by way of BikePortland.org: Green Zebra Grocery on North Lombard (at Peninsular) opened nearly one year ago and…
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May. 28, 2014 / Gordon Price

Cities in a rush to look alike

A comment in the ‘Hong Kong Airport’ post by Adam J: On a recent trip to Portland I noticed the…
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May. 13, 2014 / Gordon Price

Another Lament from Portland: “Something has gone wrong …”

“Something has gone wrong in Portland,” says Michael Anderson at bikeportland.org: . . … now, in 2014, it’s time to…

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