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May. 31, 2020 / Gordon Price

That New Bike Lane Smell

The striping is on the asphalt like a new suit of well-cut clothes: It makes the Richards Bike Lane look…
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May. 29, 2020 / Gordon Price

Richards Street Bike Lane: Decades in the Making

From Jeff Leigh of HUB, with photos by Clark. Construction continues on Richards Street, with the new protected bi-directional bike…
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May. 28, 2020 / Gordon Price

Queue Space is New Space

As part of its covid response, the City is providing “Room to Queue” – the reallocation of curb lanes next…
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May. 28, 2020 / Gordon Price

Discoveries, Memories and Sounds on the Slow Streets

At the very moment when Vancouver Council was discussing and approving Lisa Dominato’s motion to move forward on a network…
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May. 27, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Drivers Prepared to Take A Walk in Post Pandemic Great Britain

Everyone has been enjoying bluer skies, better views, great sunsets and better air quality with the reduction of vehicular and…
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May. 26, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver~Let’s Talk Public Washrooms First, Drinking Alcohol in Public After

At the City of Vancouver where Council meetings  are turning out to be more of a cave spelunking expedition through…
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May. 26, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Debuts “Slow Streets” Plan

There’s finally more information about Vancouver’s Slow Streets in a press release that came out Monday, but still no overall…
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May. 21, 2020 / Gordon Price

Seaside Redesigned: Why Seaside won’t go back to the way it was

Seaside Greenway: all the paths along the waterfront, from Coal Harbour to Spanish Banks. One of the best continual waterfront…
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May. 21, 2020 / Gordon Price

A World Rebranded: “Go By Bike”

It used to be ‘Bike to Work Week’ – typically the end of May. Well, a lot of us will…
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May. 20, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar ~The Neuroscience of Walkability with America Walks

America Walks is hosting a new webinar,  In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific Exploration – a conversation with author…
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May. 19, 2020 / Gordon Price

Street Conversions: Notable by Our Absence

CNU – the Congress for the New Urbanism – has just provided an extensive list of cities that have transformed…
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May. 19, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~How are Municipalities Addressing the Need for Safe Public Space?

  America Walks is offering a free webinar entitled :Research in Action: Trends in How Municipalities Are Addressing Increased Demand…
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May. 19, 2020 / Gordon Price

Is this the biggest challenge TransLink faces?

We’re well-trained: Keep six feet of separation – or two meters, the length of a bicycle, two extended arms, three…
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May. 17, 2020 / Gordon Price

Slow and Muddled at 12th and Cambie

Sandy James and I were both struck by Daphne Bramham’s recent column in The Sun.  She asked the question many…

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