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May. 20, 2016 / Gordon Price

Item from Ian: When will Vancouver get one of these?

Ian: More than just a flood defence – how Vejle built a blueprint for resilience.  In The Guardian: . .…
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Mar. 16, 2016 / michaelkluckner

How fair will "Greenest City" be?

Should this sort of scene survive in Greenest City? By “this,” I mean the year-round heated outdoor patio in Vancouver,…
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Oct. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

October in New York: A Tree Grows in The Bronx

Coincidentally, from the New York Times: Bronx Planting Caps Off a Drive to Add a Million Trees . In a…
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Oct. 19, 2015 / Gordon Price

Board of Change: Coro Standberg – Nov 19

At the Board of Change: . . Coro Strandberg – one of earliest and most influential sustainability strategists and thought leaders…
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Oct. 06, 2015 / Gordon Price

Metro Sustainability Breakfast: Building Connectivity – Oct 14

A significant body of research indicates that quality of life is directly linked to a community’s sense of belonging and…
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Sep. 10, 2015 / Gordon Price

Sustainability Breakfast – Circular Economy – Sep 16

. How can businesses better understand and become part of a circular economy? The National Zero Waste Council (NZWC) is…
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Aug. 25, 2015 / Gordon Price

McArthur Glen 2 measured in Jakriborgs – Another Perspective from Neil21

An excerpt from Neil21’s blog, who posted this a year ago: I touched on all these themes in my initial reaction…
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Aug. 24, 2015 / Gordon Price

McArthur Glen 2 – Another Perspective from Sandy James

Some words, images and thoughts from Sandy James, a planner and pedestrian advocate: . Was I the only person that…
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Aug. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

Annals of Walking: Pedestrian Priorities at McArthur Glen

The first question to ask about McArthur Glen Vancouver – the designer outlet mall on YVR lands (map here) –…
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Aug. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

Lecture: Larry Beasley and Jonathon Barnett – Sep 2

New Public Lecture from the SFU City Program Larry Beasley and Jonathan Barnett on “Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs” .…
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Jul. 23, 2015 / Gordon Price

A New Book from Larry Beasley and Jonathan Barnett

ECODESIGN FOR CITIES AND SUBURBS By Jonathan Barnett and Larry Beasley  In their new book, Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs, Barnett and…
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Jul. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

Conference: Zero Waste Conference – Oct 29

Redefining value Building the circular economy . Metro Vancouver’s 5th Annual Zero Waste Conference, “A Future Without Waste – Redefining Value,…
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Jun. 25, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Words: Sunny Transformation

From Ken Ohrn: . A major transformation is underway. The tipping point has been reached. Everywhere, it seems, but in Canada,…
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Jun. 18, 2015 / Gordon Price

“How This Simple Landscaping Project Quiets an Airport’s Roar”

“Another neat idea from the Netherlands” from gizmodo, via Gladys We. . . Two years ago in the Netherlands, artist…

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