Articles

Featured image for “Castro widens its sidewalks – 2”
Jun. 05, 2014 / Gordon Price

Castro widens its sidewalks – 2

An update on the widening of  sidewalks on Castro Street in San Francisco’s gay village: .…
Featured image for “Reading List: Good stuff from the Gray Lady”
May. 30, 2014 / Gordon Price

Reading List: Good stuff from the Gray Lady

While blogging is light, here are three pieces pretty much guaranteed to provoke a discussion: . Roger Cohen: Capitalism Eating…
Featured image for “A Precedent for Davie Street? Castro widens its sidewalks”
May. 25, 2014 / Gordon Price

A Precedent for Davie Street? Castro widens its sidewalks

They’re widening the sidewalks on Castro Street – the heart of San Francisco’s gay village: .   . Why?  (After…
Featured image for ““Carmel with a hint of Rwanda?” – San Francisco Inequality”
May. 20, 2014 / Gordon Price

“Carmel with a hint of Rwanda?” – San Francisco Inequality

From SF Gate: “Income inequality on par with developing nations” “If we keep going down this path, San Francisco might still…
Featured image for “Understanding travel patterns in the West End”
May. 12, 2014 / Gordon Price

Understanding travel patterns in the West End

Maybe this will help. From The Dish: Gays Don’t Stray Far.   At least not when they live in “gayborhoods,” according…
Featured image for “San Francisco: Rents Gone Wild”
May. 07, 2014 / Gordon Price

San Francisco: Rents Gone Wild

How bad is the rental market in SFO?  This bad: San Francisco Landlord Tells Tenants: Make $100K, Have 725 Credit…
Featured image for “Comparative Readings from America: Housing, development and rents”
Apr. 25, 2014 / Gordon Price

Comparative Readings from America: Housing, development and rents

… in which to explore some parallels with Vancouver. From the New York Times: In High Gear New York City…
Featured image for “Mapping Gentrification: Rent as a Share of Income”
Jan. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

Mapping Gentrification: Rent as a Share of Income

Gladys We wishes there were Canadian versions of these maps in Markers of Gentrification: Mapping Rent as a Share of Income. Kwelia…
Featured image for ““Backlash by the Bay”: Gentrification in S.F.”
Nov. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

“Backlash by the Bay”: Gentrification in S.F.

Think gentrification debates can get bitter in Vancouver? Well … . As the center of the technology industry has moved…
Featured image for “Grandiose San Francisco”
Nov. 06, 2013 / Gordon Price

Grandiose San Francisco

Always with the grand ideas, San Francisco – some suitable (or not) for its glorious setting, most proposed and defeated, some occasionally built.…
Featured image for “The new definition of ‘Manhattanize’”
Oct. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

The new definition of ‘Manhattanize’

From, where else, The New Yorker: … the new meaning of “Manhattanization”: turning a city into a playground for the…
Featured image for “Zen and the Art of Billboards”
Oct. 08, 2013 / Gordon Price

Zen and the Art of Billboards

David Prowler of San Francisco was walking home from a class at the San Francisco Zen Center and noticed this billboard:…
Featured image for “Ranking”
Jun. 30, 2011 / Gordon Price

Ranking

This is how Vancouver hears about where it ranks.  From The Wall Street Journal: NYC Emerges as ‘Green City’ Leader…

Articles

See All

Featured image for “Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?”
Dec. 22, 2022

Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?

David Sadoway

Featured image for “Goodbye and Thanks!”
Dec. 21, 2022

Goodbye and Thanks!

Sandy James Planner

Featured image for “Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership”
Dec. 20, 2022

Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership

Sandy James Planner

Featured image for “Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their Time”
Dec. 19, 2022

Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their Time

Sandy James Planner

Subscribe to Viewpoint Vancouver

Get breaking news and fresh views, direct to your inbox.

Join 2,277 other subscribers

Show your Support

Check our Patreon page for stylish coffee mugs, private city tours, and more – or, make a one-time or recurring donation. Thank you for helping shape this place we love.

Donate to VWPT
Patreon Perks

Popular Articles

See All

All Articles

Featured image for “50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission Act”

50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

Apr. 17, 2023
Featured image for “Viewpoint: end of an era”

Viewpoint: end of an era

Mar. 17, 2023
Featured image for “Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?”

Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?

Dec. 22, 2022
Featured image for “Goodbye and Thanks!”

Goodbye and Thanks!

Dec. 21, 2022
Featured image for “Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership”

Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership

Dec. 20, 2022