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Mar. 04, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

European Parliament says Yes to Vehicular Speed Regulation

Kudos to the European Parliament who are not messing around about saving lives and reducing injury on European roads. Realizing…
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Mar. 01, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

SUVs & Trucks Exponentially Killing, Maiming Pedestrians

While many cities have undertaken initiatives to make it safer and more convenient for walking and biking, the motor industry…
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Mar. 01, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File Feline: Japan’s Traffic Safety Video Catapulting in Popularity

In the “you just can’t make this stuff up” department an auto parts service company in Japan has created a…
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Feb. 27, 2019 / Colin Stein

60 Days of Engagement Begin March 1 to Help Shape BC’s Active Transportation Strategy

On Friday, March 1, the Province of BC’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will launch the public engagement portion of…
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Feb. 26, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Thousands of pies spill on an Auckland Street, feeding Kiwi Frenzy

Who ate all the pies? Public health warning over 'irresistible' pie spill https://t.co/6CH7Z0ptKi pic.twitter.com/zu7L8o8vtz — Newshub (@NewshubNZ) February 26, 2019…
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Feb. 25, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Edinburgh Enhances Walkability, Trial Bans Vehicles from Downtown

    The City of Edinburgh has been led  the way on projects  giving vulnerable road users street priority. The…
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Feb. 23, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Planning the New Broadway

Vancouver is getting a major Skytrain extension, a rapid transit line through the second-largest employment corridor in the Province of…
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Feb. 22, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Jericho Lands Update

Vancouver’s Jericho Lands are essentially 90 acres of greenfield, located amid some of Canada’s most expensive and most desirable real…
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Feb. 21, 2019 / Colin Stein

Community Meeting Tonight: West Vancouver B-Line

Should be an interesting evening in West Vancouver tonight, as the district holds its long-anticipated community meeting on the matter…
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Feb. 21, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Singing Road in Netherlands Drives Residents Batty

It developed as a novel method to regulate speed on local roads, and ended up being more disturbing than helpful.…
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Feb. 20, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Winter City Walkable Bingo for Kids

  From the Saskatchewan in Motion program coaching children to walk to school and be more active in their communities…
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Feb. 20, 2019 / Gordon Price

Daily Scot: Is mandatory parking in the West End just a big expensive hole?

By Scot Bathgate: Vancouver has gone to great lengths to develop a vibrant pedestrian and bicycle friendly downtown core with…
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Feb. 20, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

France Cuts Speed Limits on Secondary Roads to Lower Crash Fatalities & Injuries

I have been writing that there is one simple and inexpensive way to make roads safer for everyone and that…
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Feb. 19, 2019 / Gordon Price

Uber Update: Increasing ridehailing … Reducing mobility

The drumbeat is getting louder. From The New Yorker: Uber’s most significant contribution to mobility in cities may be our…

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