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Apr. 16, 2015 / Gordon Price

Castro widens its sidewalks – 7

We’ve been following the progress on San Francisco’s Castro Street as they widen the sidewalks – the last time here in October…
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Mar. 19, 2015 / Gordon Price

Fun Fact: Poodle vs Port Mann

From Ian: The Main Street Poodle (partly paid for by TransLink as a public-art requirement) cost $62,000. The Port Mann Bridge…
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Mar. 17, 2015 / Gordon Price

Photo Essay: A Seattle Family’s Vancouver Bicycle Cruise

Sightline author Alyse Nelson reports back, in a well-researched and beautifully illustrated piece, on what she discovered in Vancouver: When…
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Mar. 17, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Image: Second wave

Took advantage of a lovely day to ride here and there and admire the second wave of cherry blossoms. These…
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Mar. 16, 2015 / Gordon Price

Viewpoint: Bridges

The Golden Ears and Port Mann Bridges, as seen from the top of Surrey City Centre last week.  Great infrastructure…
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Mar. 12, 2015 / Gordon Price

PGR: Stumped

I either missed this, or it’s new. In the triangle where Point Grey Road meets 1st and Macdonald, there’s an…
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Mar. 11, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn, The Daily Scot and Others: Bateman, the Port Mann and the CTF

A number of items and articles, connected with a common theme. The Daily Scot linked to this video, with a…
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Mar. 09, 2015 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: The Costs (and Savings) of Charging for Congestion

Two items that came in together.  First, how London, by costing vehicle congestion, has made an even bigger saving than…
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Mar. 06, 2015 / Gordon Price

Our Very Own Motordom Fail: “The Comedy and Tragedy of the Port Mann Bridge”

From Clark Williams-Derry at Sightline:  . The comedians in the Port Mann Bridge forecasting department are at it again: despite…
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Mar. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

Better Biking to and from the North Shore

Further to the post on the increase in North Shore bike commuting, Antje Wahl reminds PT of this: .  …
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Mar. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

Puzzle Pic: What is this about?

  . It’s about the stuff you never see that makes it possible to live here without dying in unpleasant…
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Feb. 12, 2015 / Gordon Price

Comments worth commenting on: A Freeway Fight for the 21st Century

PT: With the Province building bridges and widening freeways from every possible direction to the borders of Vancouver, I figured…
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Jan. 28, 2015 / Gordon Price

Incentive to increase Port Mann traffic ‘completely backwards’

From CTV Vancouver News: . The idea of enticing drivers to use the new Port Mann Bridge is being panned…
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Jan. 26, 2015 / Gordon Price

Is the Pattullo taking the Port Mann traffic?

While traffic counts are below expectations on the Port Mann Bridge, is this a result of ‘peak car,’ changing demographics,…

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