Emphasizing Walkability on Commercial Streets Increase Revenue for MerchantsBusinesses often base their hopes for future revenue on what has worked well in the past, and that used to…
America Walks & the Disability Mobility Initiative: “Webinar on Week Without Driving”What it is, why it matters, and how to do it in your community. The Disability Mobility Initiative just completed…
Vancouver’s Park Board, New ABC’s & Back to Two Lanes of Traffic in Stanley Park In the October 15 2022 Vancouver civic election, the new Mayor-Elect Ken Sim and the ABC (A Better City)…
Free Webinar: 2022 Civic Election in Metro Vancouver, Results & Analysis – 2022 Civic Election in Metro Vancouver, Results and Analysis Join our Earnscliffe team and special guests Jonathan Coté, Elizabeth…
Free Webinar: Walking & Public Health, Insights of Value of Active LivingSmartGrowth Online presents this free webinar: Walking is the most common leisure-time physical activity in the U.S. With the advent…
A New Day, A New Mayor: Back to Basics with Surprise ABC Majority on Vancouver City CouncilThe Vancouver Civic Election was on Saturday October 15 and the results were late, thanks to B.C. Hydro having a…
Vancouver Civic Election 1974 & The Case of Mr. Peanut For MayorThe Vancouver Sun’s John Mackie has written about performance artist Vincent Trasov running for Mayor in 1974. Vancouver’s Mr. Peanut…
Lowering Emissions By Getting Men To Travel Like WomenViewpoint Vancouver has been writing about a big gap in how transportation and city planning is perceived, and that is…
Can We Just Make Vancouver Civic Elections Less Confusing?Let’s go back to the last century where it was a bit simpler to elect ten city councillors and one…
Free Online Conference: Getting the Next Decade Right on Net-Zero2030 in Focus: Getting the Next Decade Right on Net-Zero Event Date: 18.10.22 The Net-Zero Advisory Body and the Canadian…
The Future of Trucking: Hint-There’s No Drivers!Trucking logistics are a big problem in North America, with lots of goods to be moved and not that many…
Free Webinar: Equity & Walkability: Improving Infrastructure in Underserved NeighbourhoodsNational conversations about equity have expanded into the pedestrian realm and have prompted increasing numbers of communities to examine how…
New Statistics Canada Data Shows Vancouverites Paying More, Doubling Up at HomeThere was a new data release this week from Statistics Canada data that illustrates the changing trends in how people…
Free Webinar: The Park Maker & The Form Giver: Reinventing America’s Public SpacesFrederick Law Olmsted is revered as America’s first and finest landscape architect and a pioneer conservationist. Less well remembered, Henry…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner