Freeway BuzzOver at TransLink, Jhenifer Pabillano edits the terrific Buzzer Blog, both informative and entertaining, and another example of TL’s embrace of new…
Looking back into the futureHere’s a column I wrote for Business in Vancouver, published in July 2001. It’s my forecast for the built legacy…
Going Green for CNN and ExpoCNN did a nice piece on “Cities blazing a green trail.” Nothing new for those up on the latest developments;…
‘Just’ sustainabilityToward a ‘just’ sustainability Sustainability is often thought of as ‘science’. In this lecture, Julian Agyeman argues we have the…
Vancouver’s Green GoldULI’s Urban Land magazine has just published a piece on Vancouver’s Olympic transportation experience. Martin Zimmerman’s piece provides a remarkable…
Mind the GapMr. Human Transit, Jarrett Walker, is fast off the mark in commenting on TransLink’s options for the Broadway corridor, just…
Post-Game AnalysisEven before the Olympics were over, we at the SFU City Program knew it would be fascinating to get some…
Auto trips in decline … and more good news from TransLinkSome important news here on this just-released travel survey by TransLink: Metro Vancouver’s Travel Profile: Getting Greener Two key travel…
Family FriendlyThe best summary I’ve read so far on the success of the Olympic Transportation Plan is here in re:place, by John…
Security TheatreA post-Olympics conundrum. What is the difference between this: And this: The first is the LiveCity site downtown; the second…
Vancouver on radio on the webAmong the interviews about Vancouver that I did during the Olympics, one was with Ian and Tonya Fitzpatrick, hosts of a…
O14 – BlurSometimes those shaky shots at low light levels produce some nice effects. Here are two taken at the Surrey Celebration…
Box ArtFrom Gladys We: “My vote for the best piece of public art is this piece … an inukshuk made out of…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner