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Mar. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Update: Reconciliation, The Last Link of the Fraser River Trail Greenway & Marine Drive Golf Club Saying No

Earlier this week Viewpoint Vancouver reminded residents why you cannot traverse the entire Fraser River Trail Greenway despite the fact…
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Mar. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

BC’s Roadmap Hopes to Reduce Vehicle Use by 25% by 2030

The Provincial Government introduced a Climate Change Plan in October 2021 that has a “Clean BC Roadmap” for 2030. The…
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Mar. 04, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Victoria’s Government Street Redesign: No Public Washrooms, But Milano Coffee Shop Saves the Day

Victoria British Columbia is a tourist town and has a lot of businesses on Government Street. So it made sense…
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Feb. 28, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Regional Transportation Strategy is Updated & Addresses the “Last Mile”

Every five  years the Regional Transportation Strategy for TransLink is reviewed, looking at the long-term plans for public transit in…
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Feb. 22, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Remote Work, Hot Desking & Why Everyone Wants to Live in Squamish

Some big pandemic news this week, including the fact that the Covid crisis is no longer a reason to work…
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Feb. 17, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Downtown Congestion Charges Out: London Moving to Citywide Road Pricing

It worked for a while and then it did not. We all watched as  London in Great Britain did admirable…
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Feb. 14, 2022 / Gordon Price

Colin Stein on “Vanbikes” – Feb 24

Join Colin Stein online as he explores the factors, individuals and movements that made Vancouver one of the best places…
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Feb. 12, 2022 / Gordon Price

Population and Priorities: who should get the next SkyTrain?

CBC’s McElroy reports on the positioning that has already started for the next SkyTrain line. … the main goals of…
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Feb. 09, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The Electric Grid, Heat Pumps & Electric Vehicles: What This Means to Vancouver

Under B.C.’s  Clean Energy Act, at least 93 per cent of grid electricity must come from renewable resources such as…
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Feb. 03, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Jack Webster Looks At Granville Street Mall in 1978-Has Very Much Changed?

A blast from the past that has some relevancy today-from February 1987 here is Jack Webster a journalist who was…
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Jan. 31, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Learn from the Dutch: Cycling for All Ages & Abilities

Chris and Melissa Bruntlett are international treasures who are sharing their lives in the Netherlands through their work in active…
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Jan. 24, 2022 / Gordon Price

Things will happen in the future

Don’t know any details about this, other than it’s a TikTok complication from a Chinese site called @VFXHD that does…
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Jan. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Can You Sue The City Over Snow? Supreme Court and BC Court of Appeals Plow Through

Two recent court decisions inform how cities will be handling snow removal on sidewalks. In a ruling that came down…
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Jan. 18, 2022 / Gordon Price

The Debate over E-Bikes: Where do they belong?

From Wired: … ebikes are having a moment. Market research company NPD says ebike sales grew 240 percent in the…

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Goodbye and Thanks!

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