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Feb. 12, 2021 / Gordon Price

No Rush Hour, No Transit? The Pandemic Ultimatum

An insightful survey from Slate: The prevailing sense of doom comes from a dawning awareness that the old workday travel…
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Feb. 12, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver City Council Votes Unanimously for Electric Vehicle Cord Conduits on Sidewalks

Responding to criticism that they are not nimble, Vancouver City Council fast tracked an incomplete report with  missing input from…
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Feb. 11, 2021 / Gordon Price

Joe Sulmona: Why Tolling is Not Going to Happen in BC

There’s been an active comment section to this post on mobility pricing (some of it even on topic) – but…
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Feb. 08, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Who Has The Right to Clear Access on Sidewalks~Pedestrians or Electric Vehicle Cords?

The City of Vancouver has a stated transportation hierarchy.  The hierarchy states that  people using the sidewalks and streets have…
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Feb. 08, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Planning a Bike Lane? Just Say No to Cyclist Dismount Signage

  A colleague, Dr. Bridget Burdett who is a Chartered Engineer with MR Cagney in New Zealand sends along a…
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Feb. 06, 2021 / Gordon Price

Les Enfants Radar

A public service ad from Quebec, brilliant in any language: Thanks to Karole Sutherland.  …
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Feb. 01, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Scottish Data Says~ Lowering Road Speeds Reduce Crashes

Rod King holds  an MBE awarded by the Queen (Member of the British Empire) in Great Britain for his work…
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Jan. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

Why Mobility Pricing is So Immobile

The mobility-pricing conversation has been mostly about technology and social engineering.  Mostly speculation, not specifics. No matter how much sense…
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Jan. 26, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Wallflower Diner’s Winning Strategy & Why Public Washrooms are Not Band-Aids

During the start of the Covid pandemic, bus drivers had a particularly hard time finding places to use washrooms. When…
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Jan. 21, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Latest from Pucher and Buehler: “Cycling for Sustainable Cities”

For those who want to keep up with the latest in cycling around the world, here’s the latest from John…
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Jan. 20, 2021 / Gordon Price

Waterfront Station: A Cautionary Tale – Part 1

From Friend of PT, Michael Alexander: Earlier this month, New York City opened its new train station. The Moynihan Train…
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Jan. 18, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Point Grey Elephant in the Yard~Seaside Greenway Public Realm

In 2016 when a report  on  Point Grey Road becoming the Seaside Greenway went to Council, there was much discussion…
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Jan. 06, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Slip & Slide on the Seaside Greenway~The Moss Edition

If you have been walking on the Seaside Greenway on the southside of False Creek, you may have noticed that…
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Jan. 06, 2021 / Gordon Price

Bad News, Bonnes Nouvelles

It’s not looking good in New York: In Manhattan alone, new car registrations rose 76% and in Brooklyn, registrations climbed…

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Sandy James Planner

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