Vélib’ PlusGood feedback on the Vélib’ Price Tags. Eric Britton passes along this interesting chart of what people use Vélib’ instead of:…
Being GreenHere’s the unedited version of last week’s Business in Vancouver column: Sometime in the last year – while the…
Release your inner eagleThe B.C. Cycling Coalition has a great idea: a province-wide network of cycling routes, similar to La Route Verte in…
Dress CodesWendy Waters – whose “All About Cities” blog I just added to my list – responds to a post I…
Bill the BillboardsAccording to this article in The Tyee, Councillor Peter Ladner would like to introduce bike-sharing a la Velib to Vancouver.…
Bike sharing? Blog aboard.Bike-sharing systems are gaining momentum: at least 75 cities have implemented similar systems, with many more cities in various stages of…
Tip, tip, tipAnother mayor is calling for a bike sharing scheme a la Lyon and Paris. Brisbane to get free bikes Sophie…
Another Bridge for BurnabyIanWasson, the urban-design planner in Burnaby, sent along a rendering of the Busby-designed bike bridge for one of their urban…
AuspiciousPeter Berkeley, the bike guy from Brisbane, is in a good mood these days. Here’s why: “Kevin Rudd (the newly…
News that Fits: Flyovers in India, Bikes in PortlandTwo good pieces in yesterday’s New York Times. Tom Friedman writes from India, where last week … I was driving…
Viva La VelorutionIt’s a cliche, I know, but sometimes you can tell a Tipping Point has been reached. It seems to be…
Bits and PiecesI’m working on a couple of presentations in the Bay Area this week – so blogging will be spotty. I’ll…
Ladner Learns from LyonsFrom Councillor Peter Ladner’s newsletter: U-Bike everywhere: The Lyon/Paris model of thousands of rental bikes placed in electronically-linked racks around…
Street of the Future – at least in New YorkA street design that has been used in cities in Europe but never in New York City: The city is…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner