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Feb. 11, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Push to Globally Mandate 30 Km/h Speed for Cities

There’s been a lot of buzz on social media about the societal and cultural shifts  to make streets safer, more…
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Jan. 23, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

The E Scooters are Coming

Following up on the Province of British Columbia’s “Move Commute Connect’ strategy which intends to double the percentage of active…
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Dec. 19, 2019 / Gordon Price

Car2Go Gone: I’ll miss my SmartCar

Sad news: Car2Go (ShareNow) is shutting down its North American operations (and pulling out of a few European cities like…
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Dec. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

‘Scootergeddon’ – or Passing Fad?

Vancouver, get ready. Via Dianna From the San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco will allow 750 more electric rental scooters onto…
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Nov. 06, 2019 / Gordon Price

Starting at A: New Mobility in Germany

Ian Robertson notes: “Sounds exactly like the Transit Service Provider you’ve written about.” Augsburg has the first German city to…

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