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Feb. 26, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Metro Conversation~The Future of Transportation~February 27

  From Councillor and Urbanist Patrick Johnstone, on the City of New Westminster’s Metro Conversation at Innovation Week: The theme…
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Feb. 22, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Innovation Week with the City of New Westminster!

Innovation Week FEBRUARY 23 – MARCH 3, 2018 Innovation isn’t just about technology, it’s about creativity, problem solving, collaboration, and…
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Feb. 22, 2018 / michaelkluckner

Citymapper launches bus-taxi hybrid Smart Ride in London

Further to the February 20 post about Transportation Service Providers, there is this from The Guardian: London-based transit app Citymapper…
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Feb. 21, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Googletown, the Next Silicon Valley?

. City Council in San Jose California is voting on giving Google “exclusive negotiating rights for parcels of city-owned land…
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Feb. 19, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Surprise! Spending still up on Toronto's King Street with the Streetcar Line Project!

The City of Toronto is deep in the throes of motordom even when the King Street Streetcar demonstration project is…
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Feb. 15, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Why Can't We Have Washrooms at Vancouver's Public Transit Stations?

There are two things that users of TransLink services would appreciate~across the board free internet that is not just at…
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Feb. 14, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Quebec Figures Out the True Cost of Driving

Via former City of Vancouver Councillor  and founder of Business in Vancouver magazine Peter Ladner is this CTV news article that researched…
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Feb. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Are Sidewalks a Remnant of Old School Cities?

Sidewalks are the mark of universal accessibility for walkers, people in wheelchairs, and people with babies in strollers. There is…
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Feb. 08, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Rail to Where? Abbotsford!

  When Henry Braun, the Mayor of Abbotsford was 14 years old the Highway 1 freeway was built.  As he…
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Feb. 06, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Give up Avocado on Toast, Gain a Deposit for Housing? A 26 year old's View of Buying in London

  From the always affable Daily Scot, Scot Bathgate sends this rather cheeky article from The Guardian where 26-year-old Elle Hunt who…
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Jan. 31, 2018 / Gordon Price

Regional Funding for Transit: Where's the Enthusiasm?

Gord Price: Peter Ladner, on behalf of the Better Transit and Transportation Coalition, makes a plea for a a regional agreement on…
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Jan. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

Streetfilm: Unsustainable – Traffic 2018

It’s New York day here at PT, apparently.  Including the latest Streetfilm – Unsustainable: Traffic 2018.  There’s a special relevance…
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Jan. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

Capturing Value with the NY Subway

From the New York Times: Today, with the subway in precipitous decline and the city enjoying an economic boom, some…
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Jan. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

"The Daily Miracle" and the Decline of the New York Subway

Stephen Wilkinson sends along “this snazzy little piece on the NYC subway” from the New York Times.  For a documentary…

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