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Apr. 23, 2020 / Gordon Price

Park Commissioner John Irwin: Committed to keeping a flow way on Beach

On Wednesday afternoon, I had a fun and enjoyable conversation with John Irwin, the COPE member of the Park Board. …
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Apr. 23, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Birds, Butterflies & Bees in Metro Vancouver

The Duke of Data and Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University took to twitter on the ultimate…
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Apr. 22, 2020 / Gordon Price

Recommendations for Reallocation: MoTI makes the leap

Guess who has come out with a quick response on how to design for our changing street uses in the…
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Apr. 22, 2020 / Gordon Price

Faster Progress on Slower Streets

Cllr Lisa Dominato was interviewed on ‘NW’s Simi Sara show this morning, touching all the points on why slow streets…
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Apr. 21, 2020 / Gordon Price

Cllr Lisa Dominato on slow streets: “A little bit more”

From News1130: She’s the first to say anything.  Testing the waters.  And “a little bit more” is one step up…
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Apr. 21, 2020 / Gordon Price

Taking Possession of the Pinkways

Neighbourhoods are taking possession of their greenways. Or, rather, pinkways. It’s that time of year in Vancouver East.  From the…
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Apr. 21, 2020 / Gordon Price

HUB Cycling Petition: Go for the Flow

In the face of civic reluctance or intransigence to move on making the move to flow streets, good for HUB…
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Apr. 21, 2020 / Gordon Price

Flow / Slow Streets: Vancouver Fails

Some of the biggest names in mobility are supporting the momentum for re-purposing streets. Jeff Tumlin, Director of Transportation in…
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Apr. 20, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Where is the Workplace in the Post-Covid World?

There are a few people  thinking of what the post-Covid world will be like and how it will impact the…
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Apr. 20, 2020 / Gordon Price

The Impromptu Gym: Grouse Grind in a Garage

From Ian Robertson: I’ll add one to the list … my parkade parking spot + a $30 craigslist treadmill, hacked…
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Apr. 19, 2020 / Gordon Price

Dianna’s Covidiary – The Park Drive Chicane

This week the Park Board placed big red jersey barriers to create S-curves on Park Drive on the steep downhill…
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Apr. 19, 2020 / Gordon Price

Translink’s No. 1 Need: Safety and Public Confidence

Translink’s No. 1 job: Safety and cleanliness, so the public has confidence that taking transit is, if not entirely risk-free,…
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Apr. 17, 2020 / Gordon Price

The Impromptu Gym

  All the gyms are closed.  And, given their particularly efficient way of spreading a virus, they’re likely to be…
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Apr. 17, 2020 / Gordon Price

How to make a street safe for hopscotch

From Ian Robertson: My neighbours have done their part to making walking fun again. Fun to see grownups doing hopscotch…

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