Gordon Price is the Director of The City Program at Simon Fraser University. He sat for six terms as City Councillor in Vancouver, BC and also served on the Boards of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (Metro) and TransLink. In 2003, he received the Plan Canada Award for Article of the Year – “Land Use and Transportation: The View from ’56” – from the Canadian Institute of Planners.  In 2007, he was the winner of the “Smartie” People Award from Smart Growth B.C.  In 2009 he was made an honorary member of the Planning Institute of B.C. He sits on the boards of the Sightline Institute and Sustainable Cities International, as well as the Advisory Committee for ULI British Columbia. He publishes a blog on urban issues, with a focus on Vancouver, called “Price Tags” – and also writes a monthly column for Business in Vancouver.