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Mar. 24, 2021 / Gordon Price

North Shore Tour 3 – The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Whee

When Tony Valente invited me over for a tour of recent cycling developments in the City of North Vancouver, he…
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Mar. 18, 2021 / Gordon Price

North Shore Tour 2 – Complete Streets and Lolo Lanes

Councillor Tony Valente has been advocating for ‘complete streets’ even before he ran for council in the City of North…
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Mar. 11, 2021 / Gordon Price

Don’t let NPA Park Commissioners hear about this

From Canadian Cycling Magazine: Marcel Steeman, a regional councillor in the Netherlands, is the voice behind hundreds of people advocating…
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Mar. 09, 2021 / Gordon Price

Another Traffic High for Vancouver

We don’t have many Traffic Highs in this city, so those we do feel extra special. Like the downhill slope…
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Mar. 02, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Study Shows Why Cities Need to Encourage Cycling to Drastically Lower Emissions

While everyone knows that active transportation is good for you, there has been little data on exactly how much carbon…
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Feb. 24, 2021 / Gordon Price

How wide should a bike lane be?

We date contemporary ‘bike lane’ design back to the 1970s, when a cycling wave hit Europe and North America.  Here’s…
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Feb. 15, 2021 / Gordon Price

How a Bikeway is Transforming Richards Street

As we’ve noted for the last few weeks on Instagram @gordonpriceyvr, the transformation of Richards Street is remarkable.  Once a…
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Feb. 08, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Planning a Bike Lane? Just Say No to Cyclist Dismount Signage

  A colleague, Dr. Bridget Burdett who is a Chartered Engineer with MR Cagney in New Zealand sends along a…
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Jan. 21, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Latest from Pucher and Buehler: “Cycling for Sustainable Cities”

For those who want to keep up with the latest in cycling around the world, here’s the latest from John…
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Jan. 06, 2021 / Gordon Price

Bad News, Bonnes Nouvelles

It’s not looking good in New York: In Manhattan alone, new car registrations rose 76% and in Brooklyn, registrations climbed…
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Dec. 04, 2020 / Gordon Price

The New (Interim) Design for Beach Avenue

It’s all out in public now: Updated Interim Design: Room to Move- Beach Avenue Work starts soon on new features…
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Nov. 03, 2020 / Gordon Price

A Brilliant Strategy: Disabling Our Priorities in the Name of the Disabled

Do you see what NPA Park Commissioner Tricia Barker is doing here? From a Province op-ed: In Vancouver, the civic…
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Oct. 13, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Fines increased for Dooring Cyclists~Where’s the Drivers’ Education on the “Dutch Reach”?

Everyone knows someone who has been “doored”. That’s the awful mishap that happens when you are riding a bike along…
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Oct. 08, 2020 / Gordon Price

English Bay: Another Transformative Moment

This is a big deal: Kevin Griffin at The Sun reports on the Parks Board approval of a $2.56 million…

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