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Aug. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Dockless Bikes Making a Big Comeback in China

Bloomberg Image The Economist reports on a new trend  that is getting attention in China-the return of the bicycle. Unlike…
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Aug. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

No Place for Office Space in Downtown Vancouver

Canadian Business Image With some of the recent events and policies south of the Canadian border it’s no surprise that  there…
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Aug. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Make Your Mark in Mount Pleasant

                       Sandy James Image The Daily Hive notes that the City of…
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Aug. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Big Bridge Changes, Big Bridge Rethink?

  Vancouver Sun Image From CBC via Price Tags Editor Ken Ohrn is the notification that “four of the five members of…
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Aug. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Anish Kapoor's Descension

Sandy James Image For the fortieth anniversary of the City of New York’s public art fund, Anish Kapoor’s “Descension” public…
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Aug. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Noises Off at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Sandy James Images Via NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver is this Fast Company article on the Secret Life of Parks. Diana Budd…
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Aug. 10, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Walking, Schmocking: Who Cares!

You should, and for several reasons, one of which is your bank account. Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy…
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Aug. 10, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Daily Durning:Can Cities Influence Walkability?

Sandy James Photos From the Daily Durning comes an interesting article from governing.com  on the importance of sidewalks to the liveliness…
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Aug. 09, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge, Rapid Transit and "Fake News"

Back to the south side  of the Fraser River where positional information on the Massey Tunnel and Bridge appears daily.…
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Aug. 09, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Daily Durning

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Aug. 07, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

The High (the Low); the Big (the Little)

Sort of a twinned tweet thing, as two views of the world of active transportation bounce around in my ever-dimming…
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Aug. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Cars Crashing into our Most Vulnerable~Wheelchair Users

Universal accessibility means that everyone, no matter what your ambulatory capability, can safely use city streets and public spaces.  It…
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Aug. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Daily Durning~Pedestrians Die from Car Based Infrastructure, not Texting

  From the Daily Durning, Tom Durning sends Angie Schmidtt’s article on StreetsBlog takes a chunk out of that argument that pedestrians…
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Aug. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Job Jar-Work with the Rick Hansen Foundation

The Rick Hansen Foundation  develop programs and initiatives that raise awareness, change attitudes and remove barriers for people with disabilities in…

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