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Mar. 08, 2018 / Gordon Price

An Uber-Charge for City Streets?

This proposal for New York City isn’t likely to be passed, but it raises the question: What should be the…
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Mar. 07, 2018 / Gordon Price

It's rush hour. Where's the traffic?

Thursday, March 1 – 5:30 pm.  Robson at Homer looking west:   Looking east:   Robson may not be a…
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Mar. 07, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Great Los Angeles Parking Experiment

From Bloomberg: In Los Angeles, it’s perfectly legal to build a new apartment without a refrigerator, a balcony, or air…
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Mar. 02, 2018 / Gordon Price

Friday Funny: Why Motordom Mostly Works

From XKCD:…
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Mar. 02, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Friday File: Carwalking in Germany, Peatonito in Mexico City

Yes, carwalking is a  thing, and surprisingly became popular with Michael Hartmann in Munich Germany back in the 1980’s. He…
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Feb. 28, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

How We Pay For Urban Transportation~ New Westminster's Innovation Thursday

From City Councillor and Urbanist Patrick Johnstone, on the City of New Westminster’s Transportation Forums at Innovation Week: Thursday March…
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Feb. 28, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Legacy of Autonomous Vehicles? Congesting Cities!

Allison Arieff in her New York Times signature style  nails the conversation down on why Autonomous Vehicles can certainly drive themselves,…
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Feb. 27, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Autonomous Shuttle Vehicles First on Public Streets in Britain

What do you do when you are the active transportation manager for one of the largest industrial parks in Great…
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Feb. 27, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

A Tale of Road Pricing in Three Cities

What can London, Stockholm and Singapore teach New York City and other places considering  congestion pricing? The New York Times explores how…
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Feb. 26, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Modernist Vancouver Fire Halls Going Going Gone…

There is a lot of history in Vancouver Fire Halls and retired fireman Alex Matches has documented and written about much…
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Feb. 26, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Metro Conversation~The Future of Transportation~February 27

  From Councillor and Urbanist Patrick Johnstone, on the City of New Westminster’s Metro Conversation at Innovation Week: The theme…
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Feb. 22, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Innovation Week with the City of New Westminster!

Innovation Week FEBRUARY 23 – MARCH 3, 2018 Innovation isn’t just about technology, it’s about creativity, problem solving, collaboration, and…
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Feb. 22, 2018 / Gordon Price

Lecture and Webcast: Shaping the New Mobility – Feb 28

​Disruption All Around! How People, Platforms and Planning are Shaping the New Mobility Speaker: Robin Chase, former CEO of Zipcar…
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Feb. 21, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Googletown, the Next Silicon Valley?

. City Council in San Jose California is voting on giving Google “exclusive negotiating rights for parcels of city-owned land…

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