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Feb. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Want to Save Lives? Then Champion "Leading Pedestrian Intervals" in Metro Vancouver.

Like most things, when you look at pedestrian crashes and fatalities, these tragedies can be averted in a very simple…
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Feb. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Is NYC's Times Square the Future Placemaking Blueprint for other Cities?

What used to be a very seedy, dirty and crowded area of New York City has undertaken a dramatic renewal…
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Feb. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Northeast False Creek Plan and View Corridors~The View From Larry Beasley & Neal LaMontagne

  The Northeast False Creek Plan is currently before City Council and city staff are recommending three tall towers that…
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Feb. 05, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Street Scene With Utility Box

. . . and graffiti.    This badly-placed box blocks a chunk of sidewalk. Plus a replay of the message.…
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Feb. 02, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Duke of Data Andy Yan and Who is Renting Where~City of Vancouver

The Duke of Data Andy Yan, Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University has been reviewing the 2016…
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Feb. 01, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Road Violence, Speed Enforcement and The City of Delta's Vision Zero Approach

There are four main elements to protecting the lives of vulnerable users of the street system. Vulnerable users are defined…
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Feb. 01, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

With Autonomous Vehicle Testing, Waymo is Way Ahead

The California Department of Motor Vehicles have just released some new statistics on test autonomous vehicles (AV’s)  operating in that…
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Jan. 31, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Northeast False Creek Plan, Coalition of Neighbourhoods, and Three Too Tall Towers

  The Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods has written the following statement on their website regarding the Northeast False Creek Plan. Several of…
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Jan. 31, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Health & Planning Innovators~ Dr. John Blatherwick & Dr. Perry Kendall

    In the 1980’s health and planning were never discussed in the same sentence, seemingly separate silos with no…
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Jan. 31, 2018 / michaelkluckner

Another "worst-placed utility box"

Further to this post, a box with the beginnings of a Jackson Pollock reproduction on Victoria Drive between Parker and…
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Jan. 31, 2018 / Gordon Price

Northeast False Creek and the Viaducts: Send an email

A request from Michael Alexander: If you support removal of the viaducts and approval of the North East False Creek plan,…
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Jan. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

Capturing Value with the NY Subway

From the New York Times: Today, with the subway in precipitous decline and the city enjoying an economic boom, some…
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Jan. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

"The Daily Miracle" and the Decline of the New York Subway

Stephen Wilkinson sends along “this snazzy little piece on the NYC subway” from the New York Times.  For a documentary…
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Jan. 30, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Bike Lanes, Vancouver and the 21st Century

No one will argue with advocating for better walking facilities~wider sidewalks, brushed concrete with non-glare finishes, benches and amenities to…

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