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Nov. 21, 2019 / Gordon Price

Podcast Notes: Mike Klassen and Jeff Tumlin

Yes, another podcast on Vancouver, its times and its issues – this one from Courier columnist Mike Klassen.  He calls…
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Nov. 13, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Netherlands Slowing Highway Speeds to Limit Nitrogen Oxide Emissions

Last week I attended the International Road Safety Symposium that was hosted by UBC’s Integrated Safety and Advanced Mobility Bureau…
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Nov. 06, 2019 / Gordon Price

Starting at A: New Mobility in Germany

Ian Robertson notes: “Sounds exactly like the Transit Service Provider you’ve written about.” Augsburg has the first German city to…
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Nov. 04, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Eight Lane Tunnel Approved for Massey Crossing by Metro Vancouver Board

Last week the Metro Vancouver Board met and approved the recommendation of their task force for an eight lane immersive…
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Oct. 31, 2019 / VWPT Vancouver

Vancouver Impressions: Cascadian Guest Post

In September, Michael Anderson, senior researcher with Sightline Institute (Cascadia’s sustainability think tank), and Kiel Johnson, founder and operator of…
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Oct. 31, 2019 / Gordon Price

Mobility Lanes in North Van City

Councillor Tony Vallente sends in this post from the City of North Vancouver, in anticipation of the new RapidBus service…
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Oct. 30, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Halloween International Day of Danger and Death for Pedestrians

Last year I wrote about  the  University of British Columbia study that identified Halloween night as having a 43 per…
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Oct. 30, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Driving Carefully in Quebec~The Viral Videos

Via the British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects Tara Culham comes this gem from SAAQ, the Societe de l’Assurance Automobile…
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Oct. 29, 2019 / Gordon Price

No Windshield: Don Bell’s New World

I served with Don Bell on the regional district board when he was Mayor of the District of North Vancouver. …
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Oct. 29, 2019 / Gordon Price

Motordom 4.0: Curb Wars

  Motordom 1.0 is the impact on cities of rail and streetcar technology – the DNA of Vancouver.  Motordom 2.0…
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Oct. 28, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Seasonal October Pedestrian Signals

  Sorry, not giving away the location of these temporarily altered pedestrian crossing signals in case a municipal pundit decides…
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Oct. 27, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The 1960’s When the Dutch Imported American Planners

  Imagine the Netherlands in the 1960’s. It is a place where traffic and automobiles have become ubiquitous in the…
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Oct. 24, 2019 / Gordon Price

From SFU: Urban Studies Podcast, 5G Lecture

From SFU: Urban Studies launches a new podcast, Temporarily Urbane. First up: “Sticking Your Neck Out” – a discussion among…
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Oct. 22, 2019 / Gordon Price

Broadway: Awaiting Transformation

As noted below, the Expo Line, which opened in 1985, has transformed the corridor along which it runs, especially at…

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