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Jun. 27, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Loving Bike Lanes

Cailynn Klingbeil in the Globe writes about changing attitudes within the world of transportation and local street-front retail businesses. There’s…
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Jun. 23, 2016 / Dan Ross

Paying For It – Lessons from New York

In 2008, the single most publicized element of NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s PlaNYC – an $8 Congestion Pricing cordon around…
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Jun. 21, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

What's the Background, St. Paul?

Two items in one place  —  a questionnaire on the proposed new St. Paul’s; and a good backgrounder on the…
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Jun. 20, 2016 / Gordon Price

How the Canadians build tunnels

Metro Chair Greg Moore, after seeing the post on “How the Dutch build tunnels,” sent this reminder of how we…
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Jun. 20, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Another Choice For Lugging It

Thanks to our friends at Modacity (Chris & Melissa Bruntlett) for the Cargo Bike Championship event and this video of it.…
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Jun. 16, 2016 / Gordon Price

Item from Ian: How the Dutch build tunnels

They do it in a weekend – at least in this case. What distinguishes the Dutch is their ability at logistics.…
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Jun. 16, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Why Do You Bike to Work?

Check out this series of delightful clips recorded at various BtWW celebration stations.  Many thanks to Two Wheel Gear, a local business…
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Jun. 14, 2016 / Gordon Price

Challenging Architecture: The Point Grey Road house

A few weeks ago, an email discussion among some high-profile urbanists appeared in the PT inbox about this:   It’s a new…
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Jun. 13, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Hogans Alley and the Loss of a Community

Before Vancouver’s  Georgia Viaduct was implemented, there was an active community that existed between Union and Prior Streets in Vancouver.…
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Jun. 10, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Go Arbutus, Go Greenway

We may have the chance to use the Arbutus Greenway sooner than I had thought.  Watch out, though, for crews…
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Jun. 08, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Rollin’ In London

Co-editor Gordon Price and occasional author Michael Mortensen send this from London.  It looks like “the gap” is a concern…
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Jun. 02, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Water Water Everywhere…

The Vancouver Sun has written an article on the future of flooding in Metro Vancouver, and it is not a pretty picture.…
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Jun. 02, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Flood Of Numbers

BC Business’ Felicity Stone covers a two-year Phase 1 study by the Fraser Basin Council that projects the costs of major flood vulnerabilities…
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May. 31, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

The Big Toll Paid by Vulnerable Road Users

There has been press about the important ramifications of reducing vehicular speed in cities and places to 30 kilometers per…

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