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May. 17, 2021 / Gordon Price

Numbers

Good news in numbers. From Burnaby Now, a poll and article by Mario Canseco: Vancouverites of all age groups support…
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May. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

Small Changes – The Richards Bikeway

The separated bikeway on Richards – still under construction at its southern end, open on the north, applying finishing touches…
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May. 06, 2021 / Gordon Price

BIKEnnale/WALKennale 2021 is Open Now

From the Vancouver Biennale: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN |  BIKEnnale/WALKennale 2021 What’s the BIKEnnale/WALKennale? It’s the quintessential COVID-safe way to combine…
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May. 03, 2021 / Gordon Price

Least Surprising Headline of the Month

And it was only April 1: From the New York Times: The research, published online Monday in the Proceedings of the…
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May. 02, 2021 / Gordon Price

In Memoriam: Jack Becker

Jack (Hans-Jurgen) Becker 1943-2021 Jack Becker was one of the generation that with vision and determination laid the foundations for…
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Apr. 29, 2021 / Gordon Price

Bike Lanes: Kits Point and the Coupar Strategy of Endless Delay

A few weeks ago, BC Cycling Coalition board member Peter Ladner got an op-ed in The Sun on that perennial…
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Apr. 27, 2021 / Gordon Price

Pucher and Buehler: “COVID Impacts on Cycling, 2019-2020”

Ralph Buehler and John Pucher, two friends of PT, just published an article in the international journal ‘”Transport Reviews” about…
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Apr. 23, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Futility of Free Parking

  This one is for the textbooks. From The Hive: … temporary free parking that began last year as a…
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Apr. 09, 2021 / Gordon Price

The E-Bike Wave in Unexpected Places

PT: Bob Ransford, who has been working on the Southlands project in Tsawwassen for years, brings another observation on change…
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Apr. 02, 2021 / Gordon Price

Jobs Jar: General Manager for the BC Cycling Coalition

General Manager (6-month contract) The BC Cycling Coalition is seeking someone with advocacy, leadership, organizational management, and fundraising experience as…
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Mar. 31, 2021 / Gordon Price

My First Minute in the 800-Block Robson

It’s open!  The block in Robson Square from Hornby to Howe has been closed for about a year and a…
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Mar. 31, 2021 / Gordon Price

What a difference (the kind of) trip makes

PT: Some new research from the University of Oxford that won’t surprise you – “people who walk or cycle have…
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Mar. 29, 2021 / Gordon Price

Make Space Campaign: Safe passing distance for cyclists

Peter Ladner, a board member of the B.C. Cycling Coalition, writes: We need your support for our Safe Passing Distance…
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Mar. 26, 2021 / Gordon Price

Recommended Reading: The Fairness Finesse in London and San Francisco

Here’s a report on the changes being levered by the pandemic to accelerate the move to active-transportation infrastructure and design…

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