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Jan. 04, 2013 / Gordon Price

Wonk Charts: Best of 2012 (Canada adjusted)

The Washington Post “asked professional wonks — economists, political scientist, politicians and more — to  see what graphs and charts…
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Dec. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

What type of transit traveller are you?

Like a Londoner?  From Now. Hear. This: Would you give up your seat on the Tube for someone in need?…
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Dec. 06, 2012 / Gordon Price

One final bummer: Edmonton bumps Vancouver over quality-of-life rating

From the BuzzBuzzHome blog: Agree with Mercer that Vancouver has the highest quality of life in North America? Because that…
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Dec. 06, 2012 / Gordon Price

Not yet sufficiently depressed?

If after reading the post below, you’re not sufficiently bummed out, then Scot Bathgate sends this along from Business Insider:…
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Dec. 06, 2012 / Gordon Price

Bad thoughts on a blustery day

Ken Orhn writes: Occasionally, I wonder about the joys and frustrations of the professional lives led by others.  But I…
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Nov. 22, 2012 / Gordon Price

Does SkyTrain cause poverty in neighbourhoods?

This story in Metro suggests a relationship: . It makes sense that those whose income is below the average (an important distinction…
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Oct. 25, 2012 / Gordon Price

Do kids ‘trick-or-treat’ in Yaletown?

Brent Toderian asks the question in his latest column: Does your neighbourhood pass the ‘trick-or-treat’ test? When it comes to…
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Sep. 26, 2012 / Gordon Price

Off the Shelf: How do social housing locations impact transit use in family households in the cities of Vancouver and Burnaby?

Another in our series of featuring student research that might otherwise sit on a library shelf. This project is from Vanessa…
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Sep. 19, 2012 / Gordon Price

Cohousing: A solution to isolation in the city?

Let’s Talk Cohousing is hosting a workshop on Saturday, September 22 from 9 – 11 am as part of the SFU…
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Sep. 14, 2012 / Gordon Price

City Conversation: Lonely in Vancouver

Lonely in Vancouver: the Vancouver Foundation Report When: September 20, 2012 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Location: SFU Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Room…
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Sep. 10, 2012 / Gordon Price

Toderian now on Huffington: “Families and Downtowns”

Brent Toderian is doing occasional columns for the Huffington Post Canada. Here’s his  first: “Want Families Downtown? Design for Them!” My good…
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Sep. 05, 2012 / Gordon Price

25- to 34-year-olds in Vancouver: young, isolated and alone?

Prior to Thursday’s City Conversation – Go East, Young Vancouverite – here is the installment of the Vancouver Foundation’s survey that takes a closer…
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Aug. 15, 2012 / Gordon Price

Invisible helmet, Visible change

From Justen Harcourt, by way of SpacingToronto: Two design students who hate bike helmets (one says they’re like “a hard…
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Mar. 21, 2012 / Gordon Price

The Challenge of the Suburbs for the Emerging Poor

A must-read analysis of suburban poverty in the New York Times – incorporating an analysis of how and why the…

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