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Jan. 18, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

General Motors Cars Go to "Level Four" with No Manual Controls

The NPR.org reports that General Motors  (GM) will be mass-producing a “self-driving car that has no steering wheel, pedals or any other…
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Jan. 18, 2018 / Gordon Price

Something people don't believe

From The Sun: Vancouver city council approves new bike lane for Cambie Bridge. Staff said fewer vehicles use the bridge today…
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Jan. 17, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Tactics In Need of Revision

Despite the recent efforts by NPA Councilors DeGenova and Affleck on twitter to rile up opposition to the proposed Cambie…
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Jan. 17, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Tweets In Search of a Base

As we have all become aware, the blunt tweet has emerged as a tactic in political circles. Right here in…
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Jan. 17, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Back to the Bridge~Presentation to Previous Provincial Government on Twinning the Massey Tunnel Options

Doug Massey the son of George Massey (for whom the Massey Tunnel is named) spoke on radio regarding the memo and…
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Jan. 17, 2018 / Gordon Price

Google likes my idea of the TSP

I’ve been predicting for some time that we will see the rise of the Transportation Service Provider: a single company…
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Jan. 17, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Previous Provincial Gov't. Meeting with Engineers for a Submersive Twinned Massey Tunnel Building~An "Eye-Opener"

Price Tags Vancouver has reported on the fact that the previous Provincial Liberal Government did not release documentation that they had…
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Jan. 16, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Frankencar Planning

As the age of fully-autonomous vehicles rumbles our way (seemingly unstoppable), you might feel the nag of a few questions…
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Jan. 15, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

When Cities Say No to Fossil Fuel Investment

Imagine if a city like New York City decided to get rid of  five billion US dollars of fossil fuel…
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Jan. 15, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Back to the Bridge~ Liberals Suppressed Report on Twinning the Massey Tunnel

The Delta Optimist  has published a  letter that really should have  been their big headline. But never mind~Price Tags Vancouver…
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Jan. 12, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Bike Lane Sanity, and Nonsense

As Vancouver city council prepares to vote on Wednesday on a separated bike lane southbound on the Cambie Bridge, opinions…
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Jan. 12, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Best Place to Be a Driver Is Where?

Where in the world are the most satisfied motor vehicle drivers?  What!!  The Netherlands?  For 3 years in a row?…
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Jan. 10, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Modernize the Motor Vehicle Act

For a start, change the Motor Vehicle Act’s name, so that all road users are considered in its contents.  After…
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Jan. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Canadian Shopping Mall Report Card Released~Urban Malls are "In"

The Retail Council of Canada has released its   annual  report  on how Canada’s shopping malls are doing. Canada’s top…

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