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Jul. 06, 2018 / Gordon Price

Memories on a Transit Pass

Forget your passport: here’s a better way to retain memories of cities visited around the world. Keep the transit card…
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Jul. 04, 2018 / Colin Stein

LRT vs Skytrain: Candidate Responses 1

Our most recent question, sent to mayor and council candidates in the City of Surrey, Township of Langley, and City…
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Jul. 02, 2018 / Gordon Price

TransLink Funding: Where the Waste Was

Another sign (literally underfoot) of improved responsiveness and service from TransLink. With approved plans and assured funding, TransLink has been…
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Jun. 25, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

New Rental in Vancouver: Transportation Re-thought

When deciding to build this attractive rental property, Strand Developments latched onto a site adjoining the good old Arbutus Greenway. As…
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Jun. 25, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

City of Richmond Doubling Down on Transit

Richmond’s vintage Lansdowne Centre Mall, age 41, is getting a facelift, but maybe not the type you’d assume for its…
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May. 12, 2018 / Gordon Price

Bus Power in Seattle

How did a transit-backward town become a national poster child for ridership success? So asks CityLab; since 2007, the fastest-growing…
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Apr. 23, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Public Washrooms, Walking to Work and Transit Stations

Kudos to Pat Doherty and her blog The Walking Commuter, in which she describes her walking route to work, and her commuting…
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Apr. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

Transit in Two Cities: A Comparison of Seattle and Vancouver

Last month the Seattle Times sent reporter David Gutman up to Vancouver for a story on the similarities and differences…
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Apr. 17, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

A Road Trip through New York City~1911

There is a remarkable restored film that was made in 1911 in New York City by the Swedish company Svenska…
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Apr. 06, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

TransLink Says Double~Deckers are a "Go"

There has been a four-month demonstration project with double-decker buses being used by TransLink in Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley…
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Apr. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Driving Vehicles When You Are Over Eighty (Years Not Speed)

In March the Province of British Columbia enacted new rules for drivers of eighty years of age or more. Those…
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Feb. 28, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

How We Pay For Urban Transportation~ New Westminster's Innovation Thursday

From City Councillor and Urbanist Patrick Johnstone, on the City of New Westminster’s Transportation Forums at Innovation Week: Thursday March…
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Feb. 27, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Autonomous Shuttle Vehicles First on Public Streets in Britain

What do you do when you are the active transportation manager for one of the largest industrial parks in Great…
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Feb. 27, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

A Tale of Road Pricing in Three Cities

What can London, Stockholm and Singapore teach New York City and other places considering  congestion pricing? The New York Times explores how…

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