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Mar. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

SFU City Conversation: Surrey’s Transit Needs, and the Transit Referendum – Mar 6

When: Mar 6, 2014 at 5:45 PM Where: Room 3270, SFU’s Surrey Campus . City Conversations comes to SFU Surrey’s Open…
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Mar. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

SFU Dialogue: Beyond the Politics – The Benefits of Moving in a Livable Region – Mar 14

Beyond the Politics: The Benefits of Moving in a Livable Region March 14, 2014 A series of two: Vancouver, March…
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Feb. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ladner Letter – 1: Is TransLink a success?

I don’t want this to get missed.  Peter Ladner’s comment in the post below: . My letter to the Sun in…
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Feb. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

“Evolution of a Transit Authority” – and property taxes

The kind of coverage we need more of: Kelly Sinoski and Rob Shaw’s backgrounder in The Sun on TransLink: Evolution…
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Feb. 14, 2014 / Gordon Price

PT Reader: Adam Fitch on the Referendum and a Clash of Paradigms

I’m pleased to get this considered analysis by Adam Fitch. (Indeed, I’m always pleased to get thoughtful comments from Price…
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Feb. 12, 2014 / Gordon Price

The TransLink Hate-on: No face and no credit – 2

Ken Hardie alerted us to this: In 2009, I prepared a Media Resource Guide that examined all of the major…
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Feb. 12, 2014 / Gordon Price

Analysis: Fraseropolis on the Referendum

Our favourite Maple Ridge pontificator (in the best sense) weighs in on The Metro transit referendum and the mayors The part I…
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Feb. 11, 2014 / Gordon Price

Referendum: NRU Update of SFU City Conversation

Novae Res Urbis summarizes the City Conversation of February 6: “The Transit Referendum: Should there be one? What will it…
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Feb. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

City Conversations: The Transit Referendum – Feb 6

Reminder: A special edition of City Conversations – “The Transit Referendum: Should there be one? What will it take to win?” Join a…
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Feb. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

Poll on road-pricing and fairness: Would North Shore commuters pay tolls?

Road pricing is the flavour of the month – the idea that drivers would pay a charge based on distance driven,…
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Feb. 04, 2014 / Gordon Price

Referendum Proposition and Rebuttal: Todd Stone and Barbara Yaffe

I’m sure The Sun didn’t intend to do a point/counterpoint juxtaposition in today’s issue, but if you read the letter…
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Feb. 03, 2014 / Gordon Price

Referendum: What’s at Stake for Business

Lots.  As Global reporter Randene Neill reported last Wednesday, “a new study shows that public transit is shaping the future…
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Jan. 31, 2014 / Gordon Price

Referendum: Don Cayo’s Little Bombshell

Sun columnist Don Cayo, almost in passing, revealed a devastating insight in his column today – “Premier’s new stance on referendum opens…
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Jan. 31, 2014 / Gordon Price

City Conversations: The Transit Referendum – Feb 6

The Transit Referendum: Should there be one? What will it take to win? Premier Christy Clark has backed away from…

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