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Mar. 05, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Sidewalk Labs’ “Raincoats for Sidewalks” gets Sloshed Aside

  It all started as someone’s very good idea, dealing with the cold and wet conditions that seem to dominate…
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Mar. 04, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Unpacking a New North Shore Rapid Transit Crossing~Where Will It Land?

Since Gordon has still not called on his Price Tags satellite phone from the remote Australian outback, let’s go ahead…
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Mar. 03, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Province Ponies Up with Proposed New North Shore Crossing Alternatives

We half expected Gordon Price to drop everything and rush back to Vancouver to comment on the exciting announcement from…
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Mar. 02, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

30 Km/h Zones and a Tale of Two Governments

It’s a tale of two different governments. Despite the unanimous motion of the UBCM (Union of British Columbia Municipalities)  asking…
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Mar. 02, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Automobile “Explosion Whistles” & Sounds of New York City in 1920’s

  I was researching the evolution of vehicular traffic in New York City and stumbled across a series of letters…
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Feb. 27, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

All 140 Countries Agree to the Stockholm Accord for Slower City Speeds~Except the USA. And British Columbia? Meh.

In the “You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up” department, Forbes.com writer Carleton Reid reports that out of 140 countries attending…
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Feb. 27, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Delta Police Officers Use Media to Slow Drivers

  The Delta Police Department  with its motto “No Call Too Small” is famous in Metro Vancouver for their witty…
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Feb. 27, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Sidewalk Access Hazards~Take Your Pick

Our man in Mexico photographer Ken Ohrn  sends another image of how pedestrian unfriendly some infrastructure can be in Puerto…
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Feb. 26, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

London Throat & Why Brake Dust is BAD for You

If you have stayed in London for any amount of time or lived there, you may have experienced what Londoners…
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Feb. 24, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

What to do with Blocked Vancouver Sidewalks & What They Do in London

Writer and blogger Stanley Woodvine @sqwabb  has posted this photo of  a construction site in the 1400 block of Broadway…
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Feb. 24, 2020 / Gordon Price

Australia: Emergency? What Climate Emergency?

Gord Price will be in Australia for the next month.  Follow his coverage here and on Instagram (gordonpriceyvr). More evidence…
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Feb. 20, 2020 / Gordon Price

The Sounds of Transit

This is fun. (Click title for video.) You can tell it’s good times for TransLink when they come up with…
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Feb. 20, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Speaker List Released for South of Fraser Public Geo-Forums on Transit, Pedestrian and Mobility Issues

Students, staff, faculty and the general public are invited to join us at KPU Civic Plaza in February and March…
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Feb. 17, 2020 / Gordon Price

What to do with underground parking – 2

Another example from Ian Robertson.  From Commercial Real Estate: As public transport usage among Sydney’s CBD workforce surges, and the…

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