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Jan. 04, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Behind the Royal Hudson

Photographer Angus McIntyre has graciously sent along a high-res version of his photo that we recently published. Plus the fun…
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Jan. 04, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Britain Talks Street Priority~Bologna Gives You Beer for Walking, Cycling

Britain’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (with the wonderful initials of NICE) have drafted guidelines for planners and…
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Jan. 04, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File: Drivers Complain Raised Crosswalk Slows Vehicles

Vancouver has been creating raised crosswalks for  twenty years. These are generally located near schools and are walkable speed humps…
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Jan. 03, 2019 / Gordon Price

Parks Board on Cycling: A Priority of No Priorities

“The truth about a city’s aspirations isn’t found in its vision,” says Brent Toderian. “It’s found in its budget.” “Budgets,”…
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Jan. 02, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Arizona Residents Repeatedly Attack Autonomous Vehicles

A few years ago autonomous vehicles (AV’s)  were being hailed as a technology that was transformative and coming very soon.…
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Jan. 01, 2019 / Gordon Price

‘Share-turation’ in the West End

I’ve been waiting for this day, when the number of carshare vehicles outnumber the ‘domestic’ cars on a block.  How…
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Jan. 01, 2019 / Gordon Price

Daily Durning: The Royal Hudson crosses Arbutus in 1975

PT doesn’t know where Tom Durning finds this stuff, but we’re glad he does: That’s the historic steamtrain, the Royal…
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Dec. 31, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Winter Walkability A Big Apple Success Story

If you have ever stayed in New York City around the  Christmas and New Year’s  holidays you will know how…
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Dec. 28, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Bruce Springsteen Gets His NYC Subway Station~Temporarily

Some times ingenuity and imagination sparks reinvention as this temporary renaming of New  York City’s Spring Street Station attests. As…
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Dec. 27, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Parks Board Standard for Cycling

It’s going to be a banner year for new and upgraded parks in Vancouver, according to this Courier article: Except…
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Dec. 27, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

On the Arbutus Greenway, December 25, 2018

The ancient CP railway track continues to change into one of Vancouver’s treasures. While there a few days ago, I…
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Dec. 26, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Seattle’s Alaska Viaduct Has Its Final New Year’s Song

One of the most hulking infrastructure pieces in Seattle is finally being taken down. Love it or hate it, the…
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Dec. 25, 2018 / Gordon Price

Merry Vancouver Christmas, PT Readers

This Christmas card from the 50s via the Museum of Vancouver is just the thing for PT.  It looks west…
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Dec. 20, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Autonomous Vehicle Drives Across USA, Has to Avoid Cities

Sometimes it is not so much what people boast about but what they do not say that gives you a…

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