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Dec. 08, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Building Great Streets in this Century

There is a shift in the conversation about the rights of pedestrians and cyclists to travel comfortably, conveniently and safely…
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Dec. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

What Vancouver's Affordable Housing Costs

The City of Vancouver under Mayor Gregor Robertson has adopted “Rental 100″as part of the Vision platform to provide rental…
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Dec. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Tunnel~Congestion 1, Bad Guys Zero

In the “you just can’t make this stuff up” department the Richmond News reports on three hapless thieves that tried to get…
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Dec. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto's King Street Demo Project Becomes Streetcar Friendly

If you build it they will come, and if you reach capacity you need to add more capacity. That mantra…
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Dec. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Rebooting NYC's "Boulevard of Death"

With thanks to Stan Hohnholz~From New York City comes this transformational story about Queens Boulevard,  a street where an appalling…
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Dec. 05, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Viaduct Land

Near Union and Quebec…
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Dec. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Seoul's Sky Garden~Reuse of an Urban Overpass

This year I visited two of the great urban reuses of existing transportation infrastructure with local designers and creators~the High…
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Dec. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Is Vancouver a "Sponge City?"

Internationally water management is the purview of the Dutch, who consulted in the rebuilding of New Orleans after the horrific…
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Dec. 04, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

City Streetcars — Keeping Options Open

The City of Vancouver is planning ahead to ensure that the option of a streetcar line remains open.   The…
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Dec. 04, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Big Decisions

It was 50 years ago that people made a big decision — no freeways in Vancouver.  It fundamentally altered the…
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Nov. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Crossing the Street Can Kill You in Vancouver's Winter Months

We have just entered the dark cold rainy months of winter, and Vancouver is in an unusual situation. Unlike most…
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Nov. 29, 2017 / Gordon Price

Census 2016 – Commuting in Metro Vancouver

Andy Yan provides some graphs that illustrate data from the 2016 census on how we in Metro Vancouver get to…
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Nov. 29, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Cambie Bridge Changes — Open House

Check out this 9-page PDF, this website, and get in front of city staff to talk and learn. November 30,…
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Nov. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"Someone Shrunk the Fire Truck" – San Francisco's Response to Curving Streets and Vision Zero

In designing streets for all users and throating down vehicular traffic people often ask if emergency vehicles and fire trucks…

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