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Jun. 22, 2021 / Gordon Price

Guilt Trip

The subhead says it all: But the author lives in Baltimore, and transit isn’t ‘robust,’ nor does she have carshare,…
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Jun. 22, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Does Vancouver’s Proposed Climate Emergency Parking Plan Need Clarity on Purpose, Use?

  The Vancouver Sun ran an editorial written by  Dr. Melissa Lem stating that pollution is a problem, the City…
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Jun. 21, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

E-Scooters: Fast, Fun, & Injurious?

Have you ridden an E-scooter? The electric stand up scooters are surprisingly nimble and you can wear a dress, carry…
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Jun. 16, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

British Columbia Residents Want Slower Streets but Provincial Government Doesn’t Respond

  I feel like I have been writing forever about the impact that 30 km/h road speeds make in neighourhoods.…
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Jun. 16, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Future in Lanes and Everyday Life

We used to rely on the front covers of cheap sci-fi paperbacks for images of the future. The cities were…
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Jun. 16, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Danish Road Safety Council Commercial on Vikings, Safety & Helmets

  The term “Vikings” is the name given to sailing pirates from southern Scandinavia who travelled, traded and plundered throughout…
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Jun. 15, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Should You Pay to Park In Front of Your House? City of Vancouver Says Yes.

    As part of the Climate Emergency Action Plan presented November 2020, the City of Vancouver released an ambitious”Climate…
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Jun. 15, 2021 / Gordon Price

“Stanley Park for Everyone” – The Video

That title – “Stanley Park for Everyone” – could easily be used by all sides of the debate, and it…
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Jun. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

Poll: Will City Council approve residential parking fees?

I’m posting this at 12:30 on Monday.  Half an hour ago The Daily Hive just posted this: The City of…
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Jun. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Benefits of a Changing Rush Hour – Who, What and How

I’ve been waiting for the reports to start on what’s happening with rush hour.  First a few isolated ones, and…
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Jun. 09, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Developer Disses Pedestrian Friendly Street in New Zealand

  In the “you just can’t make this stuff up” department, here’s one to stick in the time machine and…
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Jun. 02, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Easements, Right of Ways, Delta & Vancouver’s Puget Drive

Do you know the difference between an easement and a right-of-way? Easements are the right to use someone else’s property…
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May. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Proxy War

It’s not that we didn’t know that China was pulling ahead on new transportation technologies; we just didn’t realize how…
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May. 26, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Coffee, Cars, Congestion and Why This Matters

  With climate change industries invested in making, brewing and selling coffee are realizing that the old coffee workhorse, Coffee…

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