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Jul. 24, 2013 / Gordon Price

Surrey plans ahead: Cycling infrastructure in the suburbs

This is the way to do it: In BC’s fastest growing city, Surrey planners are looking to increase the cycling…
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May. 10, 2013 / Gordon Price

New "Light Rail Links" coalition indicator of Surrey momentum

Surrey is getting serious: Surrey business and community groups are  launching a new campaign to get light-rail transit on track…
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Apr. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

What was once called Whalley

Surrey in transition: . Monday, April 22, from here.   (Zoom in and out and you’ll see the ‘before’ and ‘after’ conditions.)…
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Mar. 28, 2013 / Gordon Price

Election Alert: Transit in Surrey and Delta – Apr 2

Must be an election coming up:…
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Mar. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

A Surrey Dream in Sydney

Slightly different urban scale of course: . NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian have announced light…
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Mar. 21, 2013 / Gordon Price

The Numbers: Johnny Carline weighs in on rapid transit

Johnny Carline was the former chief administrative officer of Metro Vancouver.  He’s now retired – and hence able to speak…
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Mar. 20, 2013 / Gordon Price

"The U-Pass … changed your lives"

@pricetags spoke to @SFU students about the future of transit in the region last week. @PeakSFU was there. Beedie students…
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Mar. 05, 2013 / Gordon Price

Transit Policy Wonk Alert: An all-you-can-read buffet

Thank you, Urban Development Institute, for posting the documentation from the speakers at your Vancouver breakfast today: The Future of…
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Feb. 22, 2013 / Gordon Price

Unite and Conquer: Surrey first, Vancouver ASAP

The Province has a divide-and-conquer strategy with respect to transit in Metro Vancouver.  Here’s Mary Polak, Minister of Transportation: “… we need…
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Feb. 18, 2013 / Gordon Price

“Everyone should get behind Surrey”

Polly Ng sends a missive from Surrey: . . Surrey is a finalist in the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Earth…
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Feb. 03, 2013 / Gordon Price

Imagine Surrey – March 2

A special event at the Public Library at Surrey City Centre: .…
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Jan. 28, 2013 / Gordon Price

"Everyone should get behind Surrey"

Just in case you missed this quote from Sun reporter Kelly Sinoski’s opening piece on Surrey (the first of eight,…
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Dec. 13, 2012 / Gordon Price

Vancouver to Surrey: Après vous, mon ami

Around the Mayors’ Council table at TransLink, Vancouver and Surrey had a nice thing going: “We each need transit; let’s built…
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Dec. 11, 2012 / Gordon Price

Jack Becker’s Alternate Vision for the Massey Tunnel

I’m pleased to be using Price Tags as a venue for getting alternative visions out for discussion.  And if there’s…

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