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Jul. 25, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Portland Loo Finally Flushes in CRAB Park, Rest of Vancouver ‘Underserved’

After over a year saying they were going to do this,  Vancouver Park Board is finally doing what the City…
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Jul. 25, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Book Launch! Do You Know About Britannia Secondary School’s “Streetfront” Alternative Program?

Sometimes in the eyes of others you can better see ourselves.  Vancouver has had a unique relationship with  the University…
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Jul. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

New Seasonal Bike Bus Going to Bridgeport Station/Tsawwassen Ferry

For cyclists that want to go farther afield, there’s a new summer bus service for bikes that are going ot…
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Jul. 20, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Park Board Meeting on Mobility Feasibility Study Swerves into American Style Politics

The biggest show in town this week was at the Park Board office in Stanley Park where a few Park…
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Jul. 20, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Dangerous By Design: The Crisis in Road Deaths in America

Smart Growth America is hosting this webinar to walk through the latest “Dangerous by Design” report on the crisis of…
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Jul. 19, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Christina DeMarco on Road Diets as a Walkability & Community Revitalization Tool

Christina DeMarco is one of those engaged people that truly cares about place and cities. She listened to Dan Burden’s…
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Jul. 19, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

What are Sustainable & Best Responsible Recreation Practices?

Cultivating responsible recreation practices – a discussion of existing and emerging approaches We all know that not everybody is as…
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Jul. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Bicycles Sharing the Road? Stanley Park Mobility Study at Park Board this week

At Viewpoint Vancouver we have followed some of the  Park Board Commissioners’ continual hand wringing about the changing use of…
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Jul. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

In person invitation to Kwantlen University Eco-Talk, Surrey 72nd Avenue Campus

Viewpoint Vancouver Guest Writer Dr. David Sadoway is on faculty at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and is inviting Viewpoint Vancouver readers…
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Jul. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Save the Date: Second International Road Symposium October 31-November 1

This event was last held pre pandemic and turned out to be a fascinating conference with the most recent work…
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Jul. 13, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Restoring Nature to the Urban Landscape

WEBINAR The City Parks Alliance presents “Restoring Nature to the Urban Landscape” Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022 Time: 12 noon…
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Jul. 12, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Road Mobility, Technology & Safety: Next 20 Years with David Zipper

The American National Safety Council (NSC) presents a report commissioned last year considering the potential evolution of transportation over the…
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Jul. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Summer Solstice Sidewalks: The West End, Images by Rob Grant

  Viewpoint Vancouver is asking readers to send in images of their favourite verdant summer sidewalks that transform the walking…
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Jul. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar with Dan Burden: Designing Road Diets

  Designing Road Diets as a Tool for Walkability and Community Revitalization If you have not heard the remarkable Dan…

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