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Jan. 04, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Brussels Adopts 30 km/h in City~While Province of British Columbia Dithers

A new year and time to remind the Province that some initiatives are simple to make movement around places more…
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Dec. 23, 2020 / Gordon Price

A Concrete Transformation of Beach Avenue

Curbs are being poured along Beach Avenue from Stanley Park to Hornby Street. The City approved this permanent change from…
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Dec. 21, 2020 / Gordon Price

The West End The Way it Was

A shot posted by West End Journal, I presume from the Vancouver Archives: At a glance you’d think – San…
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Dec. 21, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Six Year Old Successful In Crosswalk Campaign in Ladner

Last month I wrote about Arianne, the six year old Ladner girl that had difficulty crossing Central Avenue with her…
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Dec. 18, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

A Coroner’s Report in London, Asthma, Zoning & Road Pricing

Asthma is a lung disease where the airways of the lungs are swollen and inflamed, making it harder to breathe.…
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Dec. 15, 2020 / Gordon Price

Alex Botta on The Icepick (Updated)

Regular commenter Alex Botta responded extensively to the Return of the Icepick in a post below.  But his remarks deserve…
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Dec. 14, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

New Massey Crossing~The Tunnel Vision Decision this Week!

For people northbound in the Massey Tunnel last month, there was a leak spraying in the tunnel which most motorists…
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Dec. 08, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Moving to Electric Vehicles Will Not Save Our Cities

  Jon Burke, the London Councillor for Hackney responded to Britain’s plan to ban all gas and diesel vehicle sales…
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Dec. 08, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Particulate Emissions from Tires Worse than From Tailpipes?

This week I wrote about the chemical in tires that has been killing the Coho salmon in Puget Sound streams.…
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Dec. 08, 2020 / Gordon Price

The Precarious State of Bowinn Ma

Bowinn Ma is the provincial Minister of State for Infrastructure.  A Minister of State, not an actual Minister (as many…
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Dec. 06, 2020 / Gordon Price

Ice Pickings from Frank Ducote

From Frank Ducote:   The so-called Ice Pick proposed for the parking lot at 555 West Cordova Street next to…
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Dec. 04, 2020 / Gordon Price

The New (Interim) Design for Beach Avenue

It’s all out in public now: Updated Interim Design: Room to Move- Beach Avenue Work starts soon on new features…
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Dec. 03, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Did Child Safety Car Seat Requirements Lower Birth Rate?

For everyone that has three kids, you know how hard  it can be to put those three kids in a…
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Nov. 27, 2020 / Gordon Price

Congestion Charging is so last century. Welcome to the new age of Transport Pricing

When I first heard about the proposal for ‘Transport Pricing’ in the City of Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Action Plan that…

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