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Jul. 02, 2019 / Gordon Price

The Coming Disruption of the Electric Scooter

When it comes to the inevitable disruption that will be caused by the proliferation of electric bikes, scooters and every…
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Jun. 25, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Good News and More Good News~British Columbia’s New Active Transportation Guide

This week the Province of British Columbia released their new Active Transportation Design Guide with the intent of creating consistent…
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Jun. 19, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

E-Bikes Are Coming & Research Shows Users are Happier

Everyone has an opinion on them and in Asia there are over two hundred million in use. Although the technology…
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Jun. 17, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Saskatoon Rips Out Downtown Bike Lane because of “Unsafe Situation for Drivers”

  City of Saskatoon begins removing downtown bike lanes citing in part that they pose an “unsafe situation for drivers”.…
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Jun. 13, 2019 / Colin Stein

Downtown Vancouver Bike Network Expansion: Drake Street Options

The ‘golden age’ of active transportation development in Vancouver continues, with ongoing expansion of the downtown bike network now reaching…
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May. 27, 2019 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Diary: Cycling Citizens

It’s Bike to School Day, so this seems appropriate – from Dianna. Somebody is training these kids right. Today while…
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May. 22, 2019 / Gordon Price

Park Board Cycling Policy: To, Not Through – and not even that

Let’s just say it (because the Park Board doesn’t want to have to): Its de facto policy towards cycling is…
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May. 07, 2019 / Gordon Price

Always-Better Bikeways

While the focus on cycling infrastructure is, as it should be, on expanding the network (#ungapthemap) or on the latest…
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May. 01, 2019 / Gordon Price

How New York City Lowered Stress

Surprise: it built bike lanes.  This video shows how, from 2007, the Big Apple did it, and the results it…
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Apr. 29, 2019 / Gordon Price

The New Mobility – and Scooter Virgins

TransLink is hosting regional conversations on Transport 2050, the latest version of its strategic plan.  Last week at a packed…
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Apr. 22, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Councillor Pete Fry, Slower Speeds in the ‘Hood, and Why This All Makes Sense

My motion for 30k/h speed limit on residential streets comes before City Council Tuesday. It's work based on advocacy of…
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Apr. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

HUB Cycling’s #UnGapTheMap Awards

105 Avenue Connector Road, Surrey  At the 6th Annual Bike Awards on February 28th, HUB Cycling awarded five municipalities for…
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Apr. 16, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Oregon Looks at Adopting “Idaho Stops”

A few years back I wrote about the magic of the Idaho Stop.  In Idaho traffic laws were revised in 1982…
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Apr. 04, 2019 / Colin Stein

Whither Vancouver Parks? Open House April 7

If you’ve ever wanted to see changes in how City of Vancouver parks — the public spaces themselves, as well…

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