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Aug. 29, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

What Can You Do When That Sidewalk Trips You Up?

Have you fallen or tripped on City of Vancouver sidewalk? What are your rights and what can you do to…
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Aug. 25, 2019 / Barry Rueger

Gender Bias in Snowplowing?

Every once in a while you read an article that really challenges long-held assumptions.  This one at the 99% Invisible…
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Aug. 22, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Granville Island Again~Is it for People or Is it for Cars?

There’s new management in town for that place that attracts lots of passionate reaction, Granville Island. Owned and governed by…
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Aug. 22, 2019 / Barry Rueger

China: Bike Share, Electric Motorbikes and Pedestrians

In previous posts, I talked about subways and automobiles in China, but what really stood out in my recent visit…
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Aug. 21, 2019 / Barry Rueger

How China Reduces Automobile Usage

Prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it was generally acknowledged that both the traffic and the pollution in the city…
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Aug. 20, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Consumer Convenience & How It Relates to our Cities

Just as there is growing interest in slow cooking with meals made from scratch, is there a return to thinking…
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Aug. 19, 2019 / Gordon Price

How do you cycle to Stanley Park Brewing?

A new brewpub in the old Fish House has opened in Stanley Park, next to the main tennis courts: Isn’t…
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Aug. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

City Diary: Note to everyone on the seawall

From Dianna. who’s a Seaside Regular: This is an especially scary time of the year to ride on the seawall.…
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Aug. 14, 2019 / Barry Rueger

Why We Should Look More Closely at Beijing Subways

When Gordon recently posted a short item about plans to use facial recognition to speed Chinese subway users through ticket…
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Aug. 12, 2019 / Gordon Price

E-bikes (possibly) won’t make you fat

Another counter-intuitive study that offsets a reasonable expectation that more electric bikes and scooters will mean less fit users – kind…
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Aug. 09, 2019 / Gordon Price

How the Park Board Tolerates an Unsafe Space – 3

. Jeff Leigh, as always, provides some helpful background and perspective: That path through Kits Beach park has been on…
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Aug. 08, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The Iconic VW Van Returns – Electrified!

One of the world’s most iconic vans is making a comeback… But this time, it’s electric. Slated for production by…
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Aug. 07, 2019 / Gordon Price

How the Park Board Tolerates an Unsafe Space – 2

Peter got a response from the Park Board with respect to his complaint on the Kits Park bike route, which…
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Aug. 07, 2019 / Gordon Price

Tracking the Future in China’s Subways

Translink has launched Transport 2050 – “a shared regional strategy that will help navigate the next 30 years of transportation.” …

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