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Dec. 19, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their Time

Years ago I was doing an event with Lord Selkirk Elementary (at 1750 East 22nd Avenue) students and parents, and…

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Dec. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

New Book: “Public Realm The New Makers Handbook” by Michael Von Hausen

Books on how to create and support good urban design and public space are hard to find. There is a…

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Dec. 15, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Arduous Driver Tests Make Safer Roads: Lessons From the Dutch

While media in British Columbia are chatting up the high cost of vehicle insurance for drivers that are eighteen years…

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Dec. 13, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Dutch Slow Lane Grocery Checkouts & Coffee Corners Combat Loneliness

You have been there: You are standing in a line holding huge packages going to the post office, and there’s…

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Dec. 09, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: The Key to Building Great Communities: Listening for Understanding

When Lynn Peterson began working as a transportation engineer, she was taught to evaluate roadway projects based only on metrics…

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Dec. 07, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Tesla’s New Long Haul Truck Maybe Not That Long Haul

In a very splashy ceremony Tesla owner Elon Musk brought in the new Tesla electric semi truck into a conference…

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Dec. 05, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

ABC Majority Park Board Rolling Red Carpet For Two Lanes of Drivers on Stanley Park Drive

One of the first rules of engagement in any municipal party coming into City Hall with a majority is…

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Nov. 30, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Metro Vancouver: Why Can’t We Just Have Public Washrooms?

Viewpoint Vancouver has continually written about the need for public washrooms as a basic need for everyone. It is also…

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Nov. 29, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Stop! Changing Driver Behaviour At Schools As If Every Life Matters

Prairie Paul on twitter is King’s Counsel lawyer Paul Doroshenko. He has posted a series of images on twitter as…

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Nov. 28, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Want to Slow Traffic & Make Your Streets Safer? BC Vision Zero Grants Now Available

Nathan Davidowicz has been an active travel advocate for over three decade. He sends out to interested parties “BC Canada…

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Nov. 22, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Rethinking Driverless Technology: Autonomous Vehicles Are Not As Smart as Promised

Over the past few years Viewpoint Vancouver has been gently reminding that autonomous vehicles with their self-driving features are not…

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Nov. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

30 Km/h: Going Slow in Spain & Going Buggy in Britain

Even though the Province of British Columbia has refused to give the authority to create 30 km/h areas to the…

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Nov. 03, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Why is Pedestrian/Cyclist Safety Not as Important as Driver Vehicular Speed?

The 20th century was all about ensuring vehicles and their drivers, seen as efficient models of the emerging world…

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Nov. 01, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Sewer-That Infrastructure We Take For Granted, with Jessica Leigh Hester

It is one of the most important pieces of infrastructure but we never think of it working below the feet…

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