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Sep. 24, 2021 / Gordon Price

North Shore Cargobike Festival – Sep 26

From Tony Valente: The first annual North Shore Cargo Bike Festival is coming up on September 26 2021. The event…
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Sep. 13, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Richards Street: First Large-Scale “Blue-Green” System Implemented

  The City of Vancouver has been working on “Blue-Green” systems innovations, building upon the work previously done under the…
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Sep. 07, 2021 / Gordon Price

Report from Calgary: E-scooters, Helmets and Accidents

Orchid Chong, now living in Calgary, sends in this report on one of the issues that will shape the adoption…
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Aug. 23, 2021 / Gordon Price

Bikelanes: Another Annoying Study

When it comes to NIMBYism, both Right and Left have their strategies.  For the Right, change brings ‘loss of character’…
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Aug. 16, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Study Says: Ride A Bike, Be Happier, Smarter & Live Longer

  Even though bicycle advocates have been saying this for decades, Danish researchers have just published  a study  on what…
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Jul. 26, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Stanley Park: That Temporary Bike Lane Finally Arriving on Park Drive

After what seems like one of the longest waits in the planet in a world that is still slowly stepping…
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Jul. 23, 2021 / Gordon Price

Beach Avenue Comes to Hornby Street

Construction work on Hornby Street has required that vehicle traffic be limited to one lane – notably the 700-block between…
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Jul. 16, 2021 / Gordon Price

Department of the Obvious: Cyclists as ‘Hazards’

Abstract ‘Hazard perception’ has become an integral part of novice driver education and training. Cyclists are often identified as one of…
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Jun. 29, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Here’s the Best Climate Investment for California. Is it the Best Here Too?

No matter what you personally think about electric bikes, they are the next darling of micromobility and can be ridden…
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Jun. 23, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Welcome to SPABs : Self Propelled Autonomous Bikes

Former editor, photographer  and great bike guy Ken Ohrn sends this missive in. In the “if you can build it,…
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Jun. 16, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Danish Road Safety Council Commercial on Vikings, Safety & Helmets

  The term “Vikings” is the name given to sailing pirates from southern Scandinavia who travelled, traded and plundered throughout…
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Jun. 15, 2021 / Gordon Price

“Stanley Park for Everyone” – The Video

That title – “Stanley Park for Everyone” – could easily be used by all sides of the debate, and it…
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May. 26, 2021 / Gordon Price

Little Batteries, Little Boxes – Classifying the Micromobility Revolution

We love our little boxes.  Everything classified and in its place: cars/drivers bikes/cyclists rollerblades/skaters scooters … um, scootists? Then we…
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May. 24, 2021 / Gordon Price

Two-wheelers versus Two-footers in Amsterdam

 As micromobility and electrification literally pick up speed, this bikes-versus-pedestrian scenario will get played out here too. From The Guardian:…

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