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Mar. 17, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Totally Pointless — Totally Hilarious

A video making the rounds — now here on PT.  Runs 1:39.…
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Mar. 15, 2017 / Gordon Price

World's Best Bus Stop – 2

The post on the World’s Best Bus Stop in Singapore got a lot of interest.  You can actually see it…
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Mar. 09, 2017 / Gordon Price

Donations, Decision-making and Deals

Three items from local media last month that explain a lot about how decisions are made with respect to transportation…
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Mar. 07, 2017 / Gordon Price

Ignoring the Cash Cow: Provincial commitments to Metro

The provincial government is able to generate budget surpluses thanks to the economic engine that is known as Metro Vancouver…
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Mar. 07, 2017 / Gordon Price

Harcourt and Robertson: Then and Now – Mar 16

Two Mayors Reflect on Vancouver Past, Present and Future  . Join SFU Centre for Dialogue for a special conversation between Mayor…
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Mar. 06, 2017 / Gordon Price

Mobility Pricing and the Province: (Complete this thought)

From The Sun: A much-debated idea – mobility-pricing – is moving forward for consideration in this region: Mobility pricing, which…
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Mar. 03, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Update — Arbutus Greenway

The Arbutus Greenway is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create something big, wonderful and enduring for active transportation in Vancouver. Thankfully, citizens…
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Mar. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Rowhouses, Townhouses without Land Assembly Future Vision of Mayor

Jen St. Denis in Metro News reports on the Mayor of Vancouver’s speech to the Urban Land Institute. Unlike  real estate…
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Mar. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Rogers Sugar Building Losing its View

Carlito Pablo in the Georgia Straight reports on the expansion of the Vancouver waterfront container terminal owned by Port Vancouver.…
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Mar. 01, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Twinning Tweets — Transit

Transit Success:   The Evergreen Line extension.  Lots of people riding; and lots of development along it should mean even more…
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Mar. 01, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Brewery Touring

A special-interest way to romp through Vancouver, with the route based on where beer gets brewed.  Geography meets travel, thanks…
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Feb. 28, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Attention Button Zombies: This Man Wants You

While some journalists fret foolishly about truth and facts, there is another war being waged, using big data, artificial intelligence…
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Feb. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Bad Congestion? It's Good For You!

  Remember the Tom Tom Annual Survey of  Traffic Congestion suggesting that Vancouver is a parking lot of traffic?  …
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Feb. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Friday File-Sofa through the Drive Through

  In one of those stories that just has to come from the Maritimes someone thought it might be a good…

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