Call and ResponseSome great responses coming in to replace‘s request for unique and quirky examples of Vancouver’s urbanism, especially from those out…
A rising tideThere’s going to be a flood of articles profiling Vancouver as the Olympics focus international attention on us. Please send…
NopenhagenNo targets, no deadlines, no deal. Copenhagen was at best a disappointment, at worse a disaster. The fingers are now…
Light in MadridGood friend Brian Williamson sends some images of how they do festive lighting in Madrid: What, I wonder, will we…
Greening Gaining TractionMy latest Business in Vancouver column: Nothing better illustrates how narrow the ideological differences are along the Vancouver political spectrum…
The Thousand Dollar HouseWhat can you build for $1K? That’s what 13 architecture students at MIT have been challenged to find out. You…
A Fun Fix for Political JunkiesCredit due: Michael Geller came up with the idea. And though there are a lot of those with NPA ties…
Quote: Al GoreLast night on the Charlie Rose show, Gore speaking on the challenge of climate change: Never before have we faced…
Dept. of ClarificationThe indispensable Jeff Nagel, who covers transportation issues for the Surrey Leader (and should be doing it for a larger…
IPhone RhapsodyJust got an IPhone. And quickly realized that it is not in fact a phone. It is a computer that…
Funding Showdown – Part 1My latest Business in Vancouver column: Is TransLink going to be put on life support? According to insiders, that may…
Vancouver’s bus service tops in the worldI missed this piece in Business in Vancouver. Thanks to Glen Korstrom for passing it along. Staff at TransLink subsidiary…
Bridge to a Cool Planet – Oct 24Bridge to a Cool Planet, Vancouver’s contribution to the International Day of Climate Action, is happening on Saturday October 24th…
Olympic Bike Lane?In all the coverage of the Olympic transportation plan, there was an interesting omission: no mention of the removal of…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner