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Feb. 02, 2016 / Gordon Price

Business in Vancouver: the Price-Yan Transition at the SFU City Program

Jen St. Denis at BIV does a nice profile of the transition at the SFU City Program.  (There have only…
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Jan. 27, 2016 / Gordon Price

"The Great Reshuffling into the Hipster Homeland"

From the Daily Scot: . UK based Monocle Magazine produces a series of podcasts on a variety of topics ranging…
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Nov. 23, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Rules, On the Road? What?

Just in case you’d like to get out in public and share your thoughts about roads and the rules for…
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Nov. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

Planners of Vancouver: Devon Harlos's comments

More commentary on the SFU City Program’s panel of planners.  From City Hall Watch: . (Below is a meeting report…
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Nov. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Planners of Vancouver: Larry Beasley's comments

Larry Beasley, Co-Director of Planning in the 1990s, has passed along his opening notes: . SFU Panel – The Next Planning Director…
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Nov. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Planners of Vancouver: Ann McAfee's portraits – 2

Ann McAfee, Co-Director of Planning in the 1990s, sent slides from her collection that show the faces of those who served…
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Nov. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Planners of Vancouver: Ann McAfee's portraits of change

Ann McAfee, Co-Director of Planning in the 1990-2000s, was talking about the planning department at City Hall, and held up…
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Oct. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

Larry Beasley and Jonathan Barnett on the Ecodesign of Cities — SFU City Program Lecture

The September 2nd lecture has just come out on video: . . A couple of North America’s best urban designers…
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Oct. 20, 2015 / Gordon Price

SFU Open House – Oct 21

WE’RE OPENING OUR DOORS, AND YOU’RE INVITED… Celebrate SFU’s 50th Anniversary at the Vancouver campus 2015 Open House. Featuring over…
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Oct. 19, 2015 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program Lecture: Planners and Planning in the City of Vancouver

Future and Past: Planners and Planning in the City of Vancouver . October 29, 7 pm Room 1400, SFU Harbour…
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Oct. 19, 2015 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program – Fall 2015

  Professional Development . Financing Urban Growth: The Use of Development Cost Charges and Community Amenity Contributions October 23, 9…
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Oct. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program – Fall Update

Professional Development . Financing Urban Growth: The Use of Development Cost Charges and Community Amenity Contributions October 23, 9 am…
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Sep. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

Save the Date: SFU Open House – Oct 21

Please save the date for the SFU Vancouver Open House.   Celebrate SFU’s 50th Anniversary at the Vancouver campus 2015…
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Sep. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

Bike Cafe: Copenhagen in Vancouver – Sep 8

The Green Wave: How Can Vancouver Create Copenhagen-Like Bicycle Infrastructure? . Although the City of Vancouver is off to a…

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