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Dec. 27, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Walt Disney, A Florida Swamp & An “Experimental” Community

Andy Yan, our  very own Duke of Data and Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University shared his…
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Dec. 27, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Leading Pedestrian Intervals~If Surrey Can Do It, Why Can’t Vancouver?

I have been writing about Leading Pedestrian Intervals  (LPIs) and spoke on CBC Radio this month about why this innovation…
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Dec. 19, 2019 / Gordon Price

Car2Go Gone: I’ll miss my SmartCar

Sad news: Car2Go (ShareNow) is shutting down its North American operations (and pulling out of a few European cities like…
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Dec. 17, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Contractor for Pedestrian Crossing Construction Goes His Own Way

In this Strange But True tale from Tsawwassen, this image was sent in of a brand new crosswalk installation on…
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Dec. 10, 2019 / Gordon Price

An Infrastructure Strategy for Climate Change

That head has to be a contender for a ‘most boring headline’ contest, right up there with the previous winner:…
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Dec. 05, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Three Metro Vancouver Pedestrians Die in 30 Hours-This is Not Okay

Last week three people within 30 hours in Metro Vancouver lost their lives doing a very simple act-walking on the…
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Dec. 02, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Back to the Massey Crossing, Trucking and Future “Congestion”.

It’s no surprise now that the Mayors of Metro Vancouver have approved of an eight lane immersive tunnel as their…
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Nov. 25, 2019 / Gordon Price

Burnaby Builds A City – 1

Burnaby at Brentwood has gone full urban. This is the Lougheed Highway at Willingdon – one the signature crossroads of…
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Nov. 04, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Eight Lane Tunnel Approved for Massey Crossing by Metro Vancouver Board

Last week the Metro Vancouver Board met and approved the recommendation of their task force for an eight lane immersive…
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Oct. 31, 2019 / VWPT Vancouver

Vancouver Impressions: Cascadian Guest Post

In September, Michael Anderson, senior researcher with Sightline Institute (Cascadia’s sustainability think tank), and Kiel Johnson, founder and operator of…
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Oct. 31, 2019 / Gordon Price

Mobility Lanes in North Van City

Councillor Tony Vallente sends in this post from the City of North Vancouver, in anticipation of the new RapidBus service…
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Oct. 29, 2019 / Gordon Price

No Windshield: Don Bell’s New World

I served with Don Bell on the regional district board when he was Mayor of the District of North Vancouver. …
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Oct. 29, 2019 / Gordon Price

Motordom 4.0: Curb Wars

  Motordom 1.0 is the impact on cities of rail and streetcar technology – the DNA of Vancouver.  Motordom 2.0…
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Oct. 27, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The 1960’s When the Dutch Imported American Planners

  Imagine the Netherlands in the 1960’s. It is a place where traffic and automobiles have become ubiquitous in the…

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