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Sep. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

Why traffic congestion is like the housing market

Traffic congestion on Georgia and Pender last night.  What could we possibly do about it?  Scott de Lange Boom provided…
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Sep. 24, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Triple Tweets — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

On the emerging election issue of a subway to UBC, we have a few diverging opinions — within the same…
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Aug. 24, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Cojones with Major Chutzpah

Due to finding unprecedented new levels of audacity and shameless behaviour, AP News’ Will Weissert reports this: Big Oil asks…
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Aug. 23, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Scuffling For Mind-Share . . .

. . .  oh yes, and votes too.  Eventually.  Hopefully. It’s a slow, churning time in the 2018 Vancouver civic…
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Aug. 14, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Be Like The Swiss~Time for Camera Speed Enforcement

  I  have just returned from a week in Switzerland driving across the country. There is a major difference in…
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Aug. 13, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver Development – the Really Big and Spiffy New Oakridge

A bold-looking mixed-use Oakridge Centre is rising in the city, on 28 acres, at the site of a Canada Line…
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Jul. 31, 2018 / Colin Stein

Bikes, Marketing Innovation, and the Big Three Automaker

PT contributor Scot Bathgate forwarded us this video from Ford from a few months ago that takes the “kids on…
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Jul. 28, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

City of Surrey — Congestion Relief Strategy

The City of Surrey is ready to “speed up traffic”, reports the Surrey Now-Leader, in transportation news from the second-most…
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Jul. 18, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

With Crashes Up 25% in Four Years, Time for ICBC to Get Serious

Some important statistics from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), the provincial Crown Corporation responsible for driver licensing, registration…
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Jul. 16, 2018 / Gordon Price

How Vancouverites Cope

When there’s a three-hour delay on the Lions Gate Bridge.…
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Jul. 16, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

A Can of Paint = Instant Traffic Circles, Traffic Calming

We’re seeing more and more examples of cities and neighbourhood groups just getting it done on streets with cans of…
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Jul. 13, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Fourth Mistake: More Parking

Daily Durning found another Great Mistake to add to the list, from Streetsblog:  Parking spaces are everywhere, but for some…
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Jul. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

Why the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Targets Transit

They’re back, attacking a favourite target.  In an op-ed in the Sun, director Canadian Taxpayers Federation director Kris Sims says:…
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Jul. 04, 2018 / Gordon Price

Pick-Up: Motordom and Americana

Seems perfect for the Fourth of July. From the Smithsonian Magazine:…

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