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Jan. 21, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Civic Politicos’ New Year’s Messages

Cambie Report has something new for you, which gives a sense of where some of Metro Vancouver’s leaders wish to…
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Jan. 21, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Tokyo Motivates Transit Use, Encourages Off~Peak Commuter Travel

I have been writing about the importance of making public transit fun and accessible and the dearth of publicly accessible…
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Jan. 20, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver City Council: Climate Stuff

Vancouver City Council has declared there is a “global state of climate emergency“.  Staff are to return in 90 days…
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Jan. 16, 2019 / Colin Stein

South of Fraser Rail Proposal Includes Salvo Fired at Surrey’s McCallum

Former Township of Langley Mayor Rick Green is advocating for 99km of passenger rail to connect Surrey to Chilliwack. In…
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Jan. 15, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Success of the Public Portland Loo

I have been writing about the fact that Vancouver has a dearth of public washrooms in downtown areas and also…
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Jan. 14, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Supersizing Automobile Dashboards with Screens

There are some pretty troublesome trends that are in a parallel universe to the direction that cities are heading. While…
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Jan. 14, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Walkability and Getting ahead of Next Generation “Bird Droppings”

When talking about pedestrian environments I am referring to walkable, inviting places that include the most vulnerable in our communities~the…
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Jan. 11, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File: Arbutus Greenway As Car Storage Facility

Take a walk on the Arbutus Greenway in this unusually warm January weather. Stop at 11th Avenue and look north…
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Jan. 09, 2019 / Colin Stein

Delft: The Whiff of Possibility (video)

Our friends at small places have produced another multi-sensory feast of city cycling splendour, this time featuring Delft, Netherlands —…
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Jan. 09, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

City of Delta’s Residential Street Design for Vehicles Only

The City of Delta’s management continues their 20th century fascination with car culture. Last month I wrote about the extraordinary…
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Jan. 09, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

New York City’s High Line and Why It Matters

The January winter is always a time where people evaluate effectiveness and success, and looking at New York City’s High…
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Jan. 08, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

City of Delta Demands Pedestrian Overpass to Tsawwassen Mills Mall

In the City of Delta there has been a council switcheroo, with the old city manager coming back as the…
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Jan. 08, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Emergency Services~911 Calls Across the Globe and Beyond

We’ve all heard the story of tourists from Europe buying air tickets to Sydney Australia, not reading the fine print,…
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Jan. 07, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Paradigm Shift In Transportation

That good old new transportation paradigm is getting an elevation in profile. TransLink, Modo, Evo and Mobi have formed a…

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