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Apr. 01, 2021 / Gordon Price

Post-Covid Public Spaces: Will Repurposing be Permanent?

Will Covid permanently change how cities use open space? Will they keep the changes – like patios, slow streets and…
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Mar. 31, 2021 / Gordon Price

What a difference (the kind of) trip makes

PT: Some new research from the University of Oxford that won’t surprise you – “people who walk or cycle have…
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Mar. 26, 2021 / Gordon Price

2020 in 3 Words

The City in Colour Coop is a team of interdisciplinary urban scholars, community organizers, visual artists and designers comprised of…
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Mar. 24, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Pandemic, Parks, Politics & Public Washrooms

Once again despite the fact that citizens are being encouraged to get outside and exercise during the pandemic, we have…
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Mar. 23, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Pandemic Walking, Mood & Fake (Faux) Commuting

The coronavirus pandemic has made walking an easy and attainable way to continue exercising, and figures from Transport for London…
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Mar. 23, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Flu Rate on Public Transit. (Not what you might think)

Take a guess: Between a low-density mostly suburban metropolis in the US, or New York City, in which do you…
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Mar. 10, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Pandemic -Why Did Fewer Cars on the Roads Not Result in Fewer Fatalities?

Here’s a test that it is not fewer vehicle drivers on the road but lower speed that is the determining…
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Mar. 10, 2021 / Gordon Price

SFU Panel: Taking It to the Streets – Mar 24

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 5:00 PM REGISTER   What has become of our streets and the lives we lead in…
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Mar. 09, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Stanley Park & “Automobile Bubble Privilege”-David Sadoway

David Sadoway is on faculty and is an instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. He sent the following in response to…
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Mar. 08, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Stanley Park-Park Board Commissioners Pit Cars Against Bikes

The history of Stanley Park has been one of changing uses and adaptation throughout the 20th century. There used to…
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Mar. 03, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Sidewalk Physical Distancing Just A Dream at Cambie & Broadway

Last year the City of Vancouver developed several programs to adapt the public streets and spaces of the city to…
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Mar. 03, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Lady Walking Her Dog & The Lady Walking Her Dog

Covid times have made us see our streets differently, and also arguably who is there. The usual task of walking…
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Mar. 01, 2021 / Gordon Price

SFU Panel: Reimagining City Streets and the Public Realm – Mar 4

Thursday, March 4, 2021 6:30 pm Register now Join us at the fifth event of The Future We Want: The Change…
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Feb. 27, 2021 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Diary: This Moment in Time

A swimming pool empty, a towel, a mask. Captured by Dianna.…

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