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…
Surrey RisesLet’s see if this gets a rise: “Surrey should rightfully bypass Vancouver. It can learn from Vancouver and do things…
Box ArtFrom Gladys We: “My vote for the best piece of public art is this piece … an inukshuk made out of…
Let the Debate BeginYesterday, prompted by a release from Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson’s office, the media went after the transportation story. It’s the…
O13 – LeadOne of the legacies of the Games will be the public art that has animated our public spaces – and our skies. In…
O12 – GoldThe Games are still on, but it’s not too early to pass out some honours in a few categories. Like…
011 – SnapshotsVancouver moments while cycling around the peninsula: Like, street hockey among the daffodils. __________________________ But where are the cyclists? Biking…
Robson and Bute, Saturday afternoonCherry trees flowering in mid-February, half way through the Olympics. Okay, Nature, this is getting a bit much.…
010 – SurpriseThere will be at least one iconic image that will come out of Vancouver’s Olympics. It’s a nice touch that this image…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner