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Apr. 11, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Lowering Road Speed in Portland – Part of Creating A Safer, More Equitable City

Speed kills in cities, and in Great Britain many cities are considering lowering speed limits within their jurisdictions to save…
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Apr. 08, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

London’s New Ultra Low Emission Zone Reduces Pollution, Sickness, Deaths

London leads in the intersection of  health and transportation planning for safer, healthier cities.  Asthma is a lung disease where…
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Mar. 25, 2019 / Gordon Price

Dreams of Motordom – and Nightmares that Never Happened

Over the years, I thought I had seen all the renderings and sketches for the various freeway proposals that had…
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Mar. 11, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Speed Cameras Destroyed, Road Deaths Rise in France

Last month I wrote about the prudent initiative in France where the speed on secondary roads has now been cut…
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Mar. 04, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

European Parliament says Yes to Vehicular Speed Regulation

Kudos to the European Parliament who are not messing around about saving lives and reducing injury on European roads. Realizing…
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Mar. 01, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

SUVs & Trucks Exponentially Killing, Maiming Pedestrians

While many cities have undertaken initiatives to make it safer and more convenient for walking and biking, the motor industry…
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Feb. 22, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Jericho Lands Update

Vancouver’s Jericho Lands are essentially 90 acres of greenfield, located amid some of Canada’s most expensive and most desirable real…
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Feb. 21, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Singing Road in Netherlands Drives Residents Batty

It developed as a novel method to regulate speed on local roads, and ended up being more disturbing than helpful.…
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Feb. 20, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

France Cuts Speed Limits on Secondary Roads to Lower Crash Fatalities & Injuries

I have been writing that there is one simple and inexpensive way to make roads safer for everyone and that…
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Feb. 19, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Crossing~Three Options, One Business Case

While everyone waits to hear what the Provincial government is recommending for the new Massey Bridge/Tunnel/Fraser River crossing, it appears…
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Feb. 13, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Nationalism, Carbon Emissions & the Autobahn

Germany’s autobahn which began in the 1930’s is the highway built for vehicular traffic only. Germany has a rather complicated history…
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Feb. 08, 2019 / Gordon Price

Daily Durning: Enlightenment in the Valley

Tom Durning picked up on news from the Valley: I didn’t see this important meeting covered in the Vancouver-centric MSM…
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Feb. 08, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Friday File~Pedestrians Need Laser Vision or a Darn Good Glare

As only The Onion can report, they have narrowed down how pedestrians can stay safe crossing roads. While it is…
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Jan. 30, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Council to World — Let’s Change Granville Bridge

Council has unanimously supported directing staff to report on how to change the Granville Bridge, with design recommendations and costs.…

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