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Aug. 07, 2022 / Gordon Price

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Aug. 04, 2022 / Gordon Price

Nominations for Worst Urban Infrastructure

John Graham’s nomination in Saanich. Send in yours.…
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Aug. 01, 2022 / David Sadoway

Fighting the Affordability and Climate Crises – with Free Transit!

By David Sadoway Viewpoint Vancouver Writer in Residence The Russian invasion of Ukraine has radically altered human, energy, capital, and…
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Jul. 25, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Portland Loo Finally Flushes in CRAB Park, Rest of Vancouver ‘Underserved’

After over a year saying they were going to do this,  Vancouver Park Board is finally doing what the City…
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Jul. 22, 2022 / Gordon Price

How the Traditional Bikeway has Become Obsolete

I wrote about the transformation of the Rue de Rivoli in Paris here – a pandemic response that is now,…
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Jul. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

New Seasonal Bike Bus Going to Bridgeport Station/Tsawwassen Ferry

For cyclists that want to go farther afield, there’s a new summer bus service for bikes that are going ot…
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Jul. 20, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Park Board Meeting on Mobility Feasibility Study Swerves into American Style Politics

The biggest show in town this week was at the Park Board office in Stanley Park where a few Park…
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Jul. 19, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Christina DeMarco on Road Diets as a Walkability & Community Revitalization Tool

Christina DeMarco is one of those engaged people that truly cares about place and cities. She listened to Dan Burden’s…
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Jul. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Bicycles Sharing the Road? Stanley Park Mobility Study at Park Board this week

At Viewpoint Vancouver we have followed some of the  Park Board Commissioners’ continual hand wringing about the changing use of…
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Jul. 01, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Summer Solstice Sidewalks on Charles Street, Vancouver

We asked Viewpoint Vancouver readers to send in photos of their  favourite summer sidewalk  in our summer solstice post. Artist…
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Jun. 30, 2022 / Gordon Price

Paris: A Quieter City

The clicks of wheeled luggage, a conversation behind louvred windows, music in the distance, a plane overhead – and yes,…
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Jun. 22, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Michael Geller, The Broadway Plan & The Great Myth: Density Does Not Make for Affordability

This week the Broadway Plan will be back at Council committee. Everyone has an opinion on this plan which impacts…
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Jun. 21, 2022 / Gordon Price

The Transformation of Rue de Rivoli

The first in a series on contemporary urbanism in European cities.   The Rue de Rivoli is one of the…
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Jun. 17, 2022 / Gordon Price

“Cycling through the COVID-19 Pandemic “

The latest from John Pucher and Ralph Buehler: “Cycling through the COVID-19 Pandemic to a More Sustainable Transport Future: Evidence…

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