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Aug. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

Lists, Livability and Losing Our Way

Metropolis magazine rates the world’s cities.  No. 1? Why?  In part, because … Transit remains a huge issue. Toronto has…
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Feb. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

David Godin: Sidewalks End in Richmond

From David Godin: . I live in the walkable, moderately dense area of Richmond just beside its downtown and within…
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Jan. 20, 2015 / Gordon Price

Form and Development: What’s happening in Richmond? – 2

In an otherwise uneventful civic election in Richmond, a first-time candidate – Carol Day – got elected.  When it came…
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Jan. 16, 2015 / Gordon Price

Form and Development: What’s happening in Richmond? – 1

Megahouses, vacant homes, speculation and affordability aren’t just issues for Vancouver.  Reporter Graeme Wood in the Richmond News has been writing…
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Mar. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

UBC Dialogue: Urban-Suburban Divide – Mar 19

Urban-Suburban Divide: Can you build the life you want at a price you can afford? . . UBC Dialogues: Richmond…
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Mar. 02, 2011 / Gordon Price

The End of the Strip Mall – Richmond

Good-bye, No. 3 Road. No muncipality is converting more quickly from strip suburban to transit-oriented urban than Richmond – particularly…
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Jan. 04, 2010 / Gordon Price

The ALO Triangle – Aberdeen

[The third of a series.  Start here.] It may be one-and-a-half times as long as the route from Lansdowne Station, but…
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Jan. 02, 2010 / Gordon Price

The ALO Triangle – Lansdowne

The ALO Triangle lies between the Aberdeen and Lansdowne Canada Line stations and the Olympic Oval – the territory to be traversed by…
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Dec. 31, 2009 / Gordon Price

Mao and Lenin in the ALO Triangle

Yes, the Canada Line makes it easy to get Richmond.  But where’s the there there?  Obviously, at the Oval.  So I…

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