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May. 26, 2021 / Gordon Price

Little Batteries, Little Boxes – Classifying the Micromobility Revolution

We love our little boxes.  Everything classified and in its place: cars/drivers bikes/cyclists rollerblades/skaters scooters … um, scootists? Then we…
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May. 24, 2021 / Gordon Price

Two-wheelers versus Two-footers in Amsterdam

 As micromobility and electrification literally pick up speed, this bikes-versus-pedestrian scenario will get played out here too. From The Guardian:…
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May. 20, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

No More “Accidents”-New Media Guide Avoids Pedestrian Victim Shaming/Blaming

Last Fall I wrote about the death of a woman in Vancouver’s Point Grey commercial area who was mowed down…
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May. 17, 2021 / Gordon Price

Numbers

Good news in numbers. From Burnaby Now, a poll and article by Mario Canseco: Vancouverites of all age groups support…
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May. 17, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Has Speed & Efficiency Always Trumped Pedestrian Safety & Convenience? Vancouver 1937 & Today

  I have been writing about Vancouver’s ominous placing as the first city in Canada to use the term “jaywalker”.…
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May. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

Small Changes – The Richards Bikeway

The separated bikeway on Richards – still under construction at its southern end, open on the north, applying finishing touches…
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May. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

Recommended Read: E-Scooters in New York

A must-read article (from, not surprisingly, The New Yorker) recommended by Peter Ladner, and seconded by me.  It’s about more…
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May. 12, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Last Natural Salmon Creek & First Sustainable Street

Did you know that there is still one natural salmon bearing stream left in the City of Vancouver? That is…
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May. 11, 2021 / Gordon Price

How Micromobility Might Save the World

From Peter Ladner: My son Brendan put me on to Horace Dediu.  He’s a cycling advocate who has done pioneering…
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May. 11, 2021 / Gordon Price

Sandy James walks us through ‘JayWalking’

Here’s the Sandy James interview with Margaret Gallagher on CBC Radio – on the history of jaywalking.  More than I…
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May. 10, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Senakw’s Federal Environmental Impact Approval Process Begins

The Federal Government through Indigenous Services has just closed a request for written comments regarding environmental impacts of the proposed…
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May. 07, 2021 / Gordon Price

Downtown Waterfront Visionaries – Lance Berelowitz

  This is a version of a presentation that planner, urban designer and writer Lance Berelowitz made during SFU’s Lunch…
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May. 06, 2021 / Gordon Price

BIKEnnale/WALKennale 2021 is Open Now

From the Vancouver Biennale: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN |  BIKEnnale/WALKennale 2021 What’s the BIKEnnale/WALKennale? It’s the quintessential COVID-safe way to combine…
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May. 04, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Why Pedestrian Midblock Crosswalks & Leading Pedestrian Intervals Are the Right Thing to Do

The insistence that pedestrians cross at intersections  treats pedestrians and other vulnerable road users just like vehicular traffic and force…

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