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Jan. 30, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Council to World — We Like Transit

Vancouver’s new City Council showed it’s stripes today, in a long discussion around extending rapid transit to UBC.  …
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Jan. 30, 2019 / Gordon Price

Seattle: No Viaduct, No Viadoom … No Highway?

The short-term closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle a few weeks ago was predicted to result in massive…
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Jan. 25, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Overbuilt and Underused — Granville Bridge

Changes are in the wind for Vancouver’s Granville Bridge, planned in the 1950’s as a downtown freeway component (like the…
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Jan. 23, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Daffodil Hill

Out today on a small errand, which took me through Vancouver’s Sunset Beach Park.  Daffodils bloom there, and their peak…
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Jan. 22, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Those Mid Block Crossings~Did “Jaywalkers” Have it Right?

Let’s take a fresh look at that old fish tale about pedestrians not crossing a street midblock. Think about it~why…
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Jan. 21, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

UBC Skytrain Campaign

UBC has launched a campaign aimed at getting Canada’s Federal Gov’t and the Provincial Gov’t of BC to throw in…
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Jan. 20, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver City Council: Climate Stuff

Vancouver City Council has declared there is a “global state of climate emergency“.  Staff are to return in 90 days…
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Jan. 15, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Success of the Public Portland Loo

I have been writing about the fact that Vancouver has a dearth of public washrooms in downtown areas and also…
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Jan. 11, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File: Arbutus Greenway As Car Storage Facility

Take a walk on the Arbutus Greenway in this unusually warm January weather. Stop at 11th Avenue and look north…
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Jan. 09, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

City of Delta’s Residential Street Design for Vehicles Only

The City of Delta’s management continues their 20th century fascination with car culture. Last month I wrote about the extraordinary…
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Jan. 09, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

New York City’s High Line and Why It Matters

The January winter is always a time where people evaluate effectiveness and success, and looking at New York City’s High…
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Jan. 04, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Behind the Royal Hudson

Photographer Angus McIntyre has graciously sent along a high-res version of his photo that we recently published. Plus the fun…
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Jan. 04, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Britain Talks Street Priority~Bologna Gives You Beer for Walking, Cycling

Britain’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (with the wonderful initials of NICE) have drafted guidelines for planners and…
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Jan. 03, 2019 / Gordon Price

Parks Board on Cycling: A Priority of No Priorities

“The truth about a city’s aspirations isn’t found in its vision,” says Brent Toderian. “It’s found in its budget.” “Budgets,”…

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