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Feb. 21, 2018 / Gordon Price

A Mobility Decongestion Charge That Might Work: Taxing Uber

It’s likely a visible Mobility Decongestion Charge or Tax – call it what you will – isn’t going anywhere any…
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Feb. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Emergence of the TSP: Uber makes it evident

Gordon: I’ve been predicting the emergence of the ‘Transportation Service Provider’ – an agent that will endeavour to acquire as…
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Feb. 20, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Why There are No Roads In London, But Lots of Streets

There are no roads in London. Take a look~there are Streets, Squares and Alleys, but “traditionally” not one single road.…
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Feb. 19, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Surprise! Spending still up on Toronto's King Street with the Streetcar Line Project!

The City of Toronto is deep in the throes of motordom even when the King Street Streetcar demonstration project is…
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Feb. 19, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Autonomous Vehicle Research & the use of Pedestrian Wrist Buzzers

It is really hard to believe that a group of researchers would be examining this issue, and even harder to…
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Feb. 19, 2018 / Gordon Price

Paris: Close highways, reduce congestion

Seems to be the lesson, over time, from this experiment, as noted by Yonah Freemark: After fears that the closing…
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Feb. 17, 2018 / Gordon Price

Pattullo: A question for Andrew Wilkinson

From the CBC: B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson questioned why the provincial government couldn’t get federal funding for the Pattullo Bridge…
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Feb. 16, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Ride Share On its Way in British Columbia?

It has been a bumpy road for ride hailing  which was originally promised by the Provincial government for the end…
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Feb. 14, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Quebec Figures Out the True Cost of Driving

Via former City of Vancouver Councillor  and founder of Business in Vancouver magazine Peter Ladner is this CTV news article that researched…
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Feb. 09, 2018 / Gordon Price

Lecture and Webcast: Disruption All Around – Feb 28

Public Lecture and Webcast ​Disruption All Around! How People, Platforms and Planning are Shaping the New Mobility   Today, more…
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Feb. 09, 2018 / Gordon Price

Observation from Alex: On Automation and Trucking

Alex Botta is one of the reasons why the Comment sections on Price Tags are consistently worth reading: thoughtful, researched…
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Feb. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Are Sidewalks a Remnant of Old School Cities?

Sidewalks are the mark of universal accessibility for walkers, people in wheelchairs, and people with babies in strollers. There is…
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Feb. 08, 2018 / Gordon Price

Counterintuition: Automation, cars and jobs

Two items that add nuance to some of the current perceptions about the impact of automation on vehicles, and hence…
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Feb. 08, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Running Red Lights in Richmond!

Since September 23, four pedestrians have died on Richmond Streets. The Richmond News has now posted a very troubling YouTube video of drivers…

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