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Sep. 03, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto’s Reboots Vision Zero to Stop All Vulnerable Road User Deaths

Toronto Star reporter Ben Spurr has continued the conversation about road violence against vulnerable road users in that city. It’s…
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Aug. 22, 2019 / Barry Rueger

China: Bike Share, Electric Motorbikes and Pedestrians

In previous posts, I talked about subways and automobiles in China, but what really stood out in my recent visit…
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Aug. 21, 2019 / Barry Rueger

How China Reduces Automobile Usage

Prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it was generally acknowledged that both the traffic and the pollution in the city…
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Aug. 19, 2019 / Gordon Price

How do you cycle to Stanley Park Brewing?

A new brewpub in the old Fish House has opened in Stanley Park, next to the main tennis courts: Isn’t…
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Aug. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

City Diary: Note to everyone on the seawall

From Dianna. who’s a Seaside Regular: This is an especially scary time of the year to ride on the seawall.…
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Aug. 12, 2019 / Gordon Price

E-bikes (possibly) won’t make you fat

Another counter-intuitive study that offsets a reasonable expectation that more electric bikes and scooters will mean less fit users – kind…
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Aug. 09, 2019 / Gordon Price

How the Park Board Tolerates an Unsafe Space – 3

. Jeff Leigh, as always, provides some helpful background and perspective: That path through Kits Beach park has been on…
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Aug. 07, 2019 / Gordon Price

How the Park Board Tolerates an Unsafe Space – 2

Peter got a response from the Park Board with respect to his complaint on the Kits Park bike route, which…
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Aug. 02, 2019 / Gordon Price

How the Park Board Tolerates an Unsafe Space

If a work environment is reported to tolerate inappropriate and hostile interactions, in tone or vocabulary, it can be considered…
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Aug. 02, 2019 / Gordon Price

Twiggy Little Devices with Silly Names

They’re on their way, Vancouver is behind, it’s going to be messy, but it’s inevitable: electric scooters and, no doubt,…
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Jul. 23, 2019 / Gordon Price

Where are the electric bikes (and scooters)?

During this time of good weather, late nights and less clothing, I search for an agreeable public space along a…
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Jul. 19, 2019 / Gordon Price

Cycling: Perils from the Past

Via Durning:…
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Jul. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

First Impressions and Park Board Priorities

Quick, when you think of the entrance to Stanley Park, is this what comes to mind? For many, this is…
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Jul. 15, 2019 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bike Lanes at 10: Why did the media miss the big story?

Kevin Quinlan, who was working in the mayor’s office at the time of the Burrard-bike-lane blow-up, apparently saved files of…

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