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Sep. 03, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto’s Reboots Vision Zero to Stop All Vulnerable Road User Deaths

Toronto Star reporter Ben Spurr has continued the conversation about road violence against vulnerable road users in that city. It’s…
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Aug. 22, 2019 / Barry Rueger

China: Bike Share, Electric Motorbikes and Pedestrians

In previous posts, I talked about subways and automobiles in China, but what really stood out in my recent visit…
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Aug. 21, 2019 / Barry Rueger

How China Reduces Automobile Usage

Prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it was generally acknowledged that both the traffic and the pollution in the city…
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Aug. 20, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Consumer Convenience & How It Relates to our Cities

Just as there is growing interest in slow cooking with meals made from scratch, is there a return to thinking…
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Aug. 09, 2019 / Gordon Price

How the Park Board Tolerates an Unsafe Space – 3

. Jeff Leigh, as always, provides some helpful background and perspective: That path through Kits Beach park has been on…
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Aug. 07, 2019 / Gordon Price

How the Park Board Tolerates an Unsafe Space – 2

Peter got a response from the Park Board with respect to his complaint on the Kits Park bike route, which…
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Aug. 05, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Economist, Ride-Hailing & Who is Kater Catering to?

Image: FT.com Even The Economist is weighing in  on the fact that Vancouver is the special child, the one big…
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Aug. 02, 2019 / Gordon Price

How the Park Board Tolerates an Unsafe Space

If a work environment is reported to tolerate inappropriate and hostile interactions, in tone or vocabulary, it can be considered…
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Jul. 23, 2019 / Gordon Price

Where are the electric bikes (and scooters)?

During this time of good weather, late nights and less clothing, I search for an agreeable public space along a…
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Jul. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

First Impressions and Park Board Priorities

Quick, when you think of the entrance to Stanley Park, is this what comes to mind? For many, this is…
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Jul. 15, 2019 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bike Lanes at 10: Why did the media miss the big story?

Kevin Quinlan, who was working in the mayor’s office at the time of the Burrard-bike-lane blow-up, apparently saved files of…
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Jul. 02, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Dumpster Diving Writer Scoops Info on New Skytrain Station on Granville Street

I have written before about the work of Stanley Woodvine who writes for the Georgia Straight. Mr.  Woodvine is a…
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Jun. 25, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Good News and More Good News~British Columbia’s New Active Transportation Guide

This week the Province of British Columbia released their new Active Transportation Design Guide with the intent of creating consistent…
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Jun. 25, 2019 / Gordon Price

Bad Signs

Providing straightforward information to the public about small changes should be, well, straightforward.  It’s not. Example: a temporary parking change…

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