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Jan. 09, 2018 / Gordon Price

Freeways Without a Future

From The Guardian: Of all the mistakes made by city planners in the postwar era, the passion for highway construction…
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Jan. 08, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Agricultural Land Reserve, Vicki Huntington, and the Future of the Region

Vicki Huntington needs no introduction to the people living in Delta. Ms. Huntington was the former MLA for Delta South…
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Jan. 08, 2018 / Gordon Price

Now is the time for congestion charging

From the NY Times: The average vehicle speed in Midtown today is just 4.7 miles an hour. That’s 28 percent…
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Jan. 04, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

China Enforces Standards for Auto Emissions

In a pretty dramatic move to halt air pollution, The New York Times reports on China boldly ceasing the production of car…
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Jan. 04, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto's Doug Ford, King Street and Fake News

What was  The Toronto Sun  thinking in running  a piece written by Doug Ford? Kudos to Ben Spurr who took to Twitter…
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Jan. 02, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Gordie Award for Biggest Transportation Event in 2017~The Burrard Bridge!

Today’s award  is in the Biggest Transportation Event Category.  And that award goes to the Burrard Bridge Rehabilitation Project which…
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Jan. 01, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Time Again for the 2017 Gordie Awards

  In our time-honoured tradition, the Editors of Price Tags Vancouver, the blog for the planning perspective of Vancouver have…
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Dec. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto's Bike Riding Parking Enforcement Officer Still Not Back to Work

As extraordinary as it seems, the City of Toronto do not have Kyle Ashley, the parking enforcement officer who was…
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Dec. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Journalist Driving in Ottawa~0 Police and Cyclists~1

Riding a bike that is not in a dedicated bike lane means you are accepting some element of risk but…
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Dec. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Navigation Apps Turning Quiet Streets into New Arterials

You may relate to this. In a Delta neighbourhood there is a  residential street that  is the shortest distance between…
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Dec. 22, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Why Truck Side Guards Save Lives and Why We Need Them On Trucks NOW

  Lloyd Alter in Tree Hugger has written about two completely avoidable accidents~one in Brooklyn and one in Toronto where bicyclists…
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Dec. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Save 13,000 Lives, Save Billions of Dollars Just by Walking and Biking

The British  non-profit Sustrans has been examining governmental plans to increase walking and cycling and have figured out that if the…
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Dec. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Speeding is the New Drunk Driving Says National Transportation Safety Board

When Dr. Perry Kendall, the Chief Medical Health Officer of British Columbia wrote “Where the Rubber Hits the Road” he aimed…
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Dec. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto Gets Lyft RideShare

Anyone downtown late in the evening knows how challenging it is to get taxi service. Price Tags Vancouver has previously written about…

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