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Dec. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

Matt Taylor Video: What a Motordom Metro would be like in 30 years

Matt Taylor did that terrific video: What would Commercial Drive look like with Surrey parking standards? Here’s his latest: Growth and…
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Dec. 13, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum: Premier must champion the vote

A quick response (via Puerto Vallarta) on Justine Hunter’s story in The Globe. Key quote: Ms. Clark said the referendum…
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Dec. 02, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum Pothole: Double-Billing

Here’s how it works if you live in Metro Vancouver. The provincial government thinks you should have a vote on…
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Nov. 29, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum potholes: Three more indicators

From Novae Res Urbis: Mayor Greg Moore said TransLink has “many people that they’re trying to please at the same…
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Nov. 28, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum: The Monster They’re Making

A few weeks ago, The Sun ran a remarkable column by Andrew Coyne: Rob Ford Enablers: The Strategists.  Given that Coyne comes…
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Nov. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

Translink Update: The Base Plan … and its consequences

From the excellent summary written by Caelie Framption – just in case this gets missed.  It provides an important perspective,…
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Nov. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum Potholes: The Bait-and-Switch

Here’s another problem with referenda on transportation projects, from a place well-experienced with them.  From David King’s blog: Should Voters…
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Nov. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

Quote: “Don’t do the referendum, for god’s sake”

From Novae Rae Urbis, at Metro Vancouver’s Future of the Region series. Speakers touched briefly on the provincial government’s plan…
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Nov. 18, 2013 / Gordon Price

Forum on the Transit Referendum – Nov 26

At least some people aren’t waiting for provincial leadership to start advocating for transit funding: . Forum with Karen Fung…
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Nov. 18, 2013 / Gordon Price

Larry Frank’s proposal for a transit-oriented region

The Sun highlights a region-shaping plan by Larry Frank: UBC planning professor warns of suburban sprawl, ‘horrific’ congestion. … transit…
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Nov. 18, 2013 / Gordon Price

Number of Days Left: 362

That’s the number of days left until the referendum on transit funding, if it is to be held at next…
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Nov. 13, 2013 / Gordon Price

How Vancouver could be Forded over

Forget the crack.  And the thuggery. And the drunken stupors. The Mayor of Toronto, according to one poll, still has…
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Nov. 07, 2013 / Gordon Price

What the ‘Yes’ side is up against – 2

The first part of this conversation between two friends, one in Vancouver, the other in White Rock, started here.   And…
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Nov. 07, 2013 / Gordon Price

Ken Hardie, a now-retired communications staffer for TransLink, is responding regularly to Price Tags posts – specifically, the one immediately below…

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