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Nov. 15, 2008 / Gordon Price

Erie Redux

At the end of Price Tags 105 – the one on the Erie Canal – I asked whether “a way…

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Oct. 30, 2008 / Gordon Price

Business Not As Usual

From my Business in Vancouver column, October 21-27, 2008; issue 991). Business not as usual: life and enterprise in a warmer…

Oct. 25, 2008 / Gordon Price

Connections

Doug Saunders, the “Reckoning” columnist in the Globe and Mail columnist, can usually be counted on for some Saturday-morning insights. …

Oct. 05, 2008 / Gordon Price

Small is beautiful

Witold Rybczynski makes the case for smaller homes: Smaller houses on smaller lots are the logical solution to the problem…

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Sep. 01, 2008 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Moments

Dan Burden – the Johnny Appleseed of livable communities – passed through Vancouver this weekend, along with 40 acolytes from…

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Aug. 22, 2008 / Gordon Price

The Air in Beijing

It’s been fascinating, when watching the Olympics in Beijing, to see how dramatically the air quality can change from day…

Jul. 01, 2008 / Gordon Price

The Triple-Witching Hour

This just in from Rick Cole, the City Manager of Ventura, California – and one of the most articulate voices…

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Jun. 05, 2008 / Gordon Price

Toronto Tower Renewal

Apropos to 1960s planning (below) and the talk tonight by Toronto urban critic Christopher Hume at SFU Harbour Centre, here’s…

May. 19, 2008 / Gordon Price

Stranded in Suburbua

Paul Krugman, in his New York Times column, comes to the conclusion that … … if we’re heading for a…

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May. 08, 2008 / Gordon Price

New Stuff 8 – Squamish Adventure Centre

It’s the best-looking building on the Sea-to-Sky Highway: Mind you, there’s not a lot of competition. This is the Squamish…

Apr. 23, 2008 / Gordon Price

Why Bother?

Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, wrote the best seven words to open an article on nutrition that I have…

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Apr. 08, 2008 / Gordon Price

Leaving money on the table

This bit of pavement doesn’t rank as “New Stuff” quite yet: it’s the southern end of the Carrall Street Greenway…

Jan. 15, 2008 / Gordon Price

Carmaggedon

The best analysis I’ve seen of the looming disaster – personal, urban, environmental – that is the Tata Nana.…

Jan. 07, 2008 / Gordon Price

Think Piece

Occasionally I come across a piece of writing that’s really memorable. (At least it sticks in my mind until the…

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