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Jul. 29, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Physical Activity — Who Cares?!?

The Lancet (an independent medical journal) has produced a series (“Physical Activity 2016“) to update their 2012 findings. It seems the…

Jul. 27, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Urban Landscape

On Smithe, looking roughly south, just east of Homer. This tree-lined passageway gets you on the way to Yaletown Park…

Jul. 26, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Keeping People Safe On Bikes

Light rail and train tracks are street hazards for people riding bikes. And problems happen more often than we think.…

Jul. 20, 2016 / Gordon Price

Right-wing Mash-up: Bike lanes, Bikeshare and the Price of Parking

Just to add a sour note to an otherwise sunny day with the soft launch of Mobi, here’s a tired, snarky column…

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Jul. 16, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Mr. Carney, In Touch With the Times

Andrew Willis writes in the Globe and Mail’s Report On Business Executive Insight on Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s part…

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Jul. 16, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Opposing or Embracing Opportunity

Inside this story is a larger one. And right on time, as the Commercial Drive bike lane debate plods on,…

Jul. 15, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

What We Have Here Is A Method To Communicate

Seen tonight in the West End, two Mobi bike-share stations with a “relay box” in place. This box communicates to…

Jul. 15, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Go Greenway!! Go Arbutus!!

From the City of Vancouver: July 15 2016 Temporary pathway installation gets under way next week The removal of train…

Jul. 15, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Urban Landscape

Powell St overpass mid-span observation point. More about the overpass HERE. …

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Jul. 11, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Mobility Thinking In Toronto

I like following changes in opinion and shifts in the conversation. Here’s a sign of such a shift in the…

Jul. 05, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Mobi?? What the Heck Is Mobi??

You can find out tomorrow, as Mobi bikes and people will be available: Demo Stations: Tomorrow July 6th, we will…

Jul. 05, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway Progress

Tracks disappearing, temporary surfaces appearing. Like other Greenways in the City, this one will be a treasure when completed.…

Jul. 02, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

The Bridge, the Tunnel, the Project

More opinion on the Massey Tunnel replacement project, involving a really expensive, really big bridge. Dermod Travis writes in the…

Jun. 29, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Metro Vancouver Opposes Big Massey Bridge

Jeff Nagle brings us this news from the Metro Vancouver regional board via the Peace Arch News. Metro Vancouver’s regional board…

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