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Aug. 05, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Economist, Ride-Hailing & Who is Kater Catering to?

Image: FT.com Even The Economist is weighing in  on the fact that Vancouver is the special child, the one big…
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Aug. 02, 2019 / Gordon Price

How the Park Board Tolerates an Unsafe Space

If a work environment is reported to tolerate inappropriate and hostile interactions, in tone or vocabulary, it can be considered…
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Aug. 02, 2019 / Gordon Price

Twiggy Little Devices with Silly Names

They’re on their way, Vancouver is behind, it’s going to be messy, but it’s inevitable: electric scooters and, no doubt,…
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Aug. 01, 2019 / Gordon Price

Squeezing Limes in Israel

While in Tel Aviv, I signed up for ‘Lime’ – one of the scooter-share services in Israel.  Within about ten…
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Aug. 01, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The New Mobility Part 2: Planning Opportunities for Electric Micro Mobility

In response to part 1 of this series, of which focused on the challenges in planning for electric micro mobility,…
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Jul. 26, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The New Mobility Part 1: Exploring the Challenges in Planning for Electric Micro Mobility

The wave of electric micro mobility: it’s happening fast here in Canada. From e-bikes, to e-scooters, to e-boards and segways,…
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Jul. 23, 2019 / Gordon Price

Greenest City: Two Charts You Need to See

From today’s staff report on the 2019 Greenest City Action Plan Implementation Update: The chart says that by 2018 people in…
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Jul. 23, 2019 / Gordon Price

Where are the electric bikes (and scooters)?

During this time of good weather, late nights and less clothing, I search for an agreeable public space along a…
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Jul. 22, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

London’s Underground Getting 4G Service Everywhere~Where’s Vancouver’s on TransLink??

It seems reasonable to jump on a 21st century transit link like Canada Line and expect that there will be…
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Jul. 19, 2019 / Gordon Price

Cycling: Perils from the Past

Via Durning:…
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Jul. 17, 2019 / Gordon Price

Imagine being able to use a single app to plan, book and pay for all your transport services, across different…
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Jul. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

First Impressions and Park Board Priorities

Quick, when you think of the entrance to Stanley Park, is this what comes to mind? For many, this is…
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Jul. 15, 2019 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bike Lanes at 10: Why did the media miss the big story?

Kevin Quinlan, who was working in the mayor’s office at the time of the Burrard-bike-lane blow-up, apparently saved files of…
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Jul. 10, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Crash Intersections Finally Get a 21st Century Makeover with “Speed-On-Green” Cameras

  While we rely on police forces to ensure the security and safety of citizens, we don’t think about what…

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