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Dec. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto's King Street Demo Project Becomes Streetcar Friendly

If you build it they will come, and if you reach capacity you need to add more capacity. That mantra…
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Dec. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Rebooting NYC's "Boulevard of Death"

With thanks to Stan Hohnholz~From New York City comes this transformational story about Queens Boulevard,  a street where an appalling…
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Nov. 29, 2017 / Gordon Price

Census on Commuting – a 20-year Perspective

From Andy Coupland: I thought you might like the 20 year comparisons. City of Vancouver is seeing a decline in…
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Nov. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Learning Transit Etiquette in Geneva from the Queen

The Swiss are getting serious about modelling good transit etiquette and ensuring that passengers are safely off trains and buses…
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Nov. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Double Decker Buses Trial Suburban Routes

From south of the Fraser River  TransLink  CEO  Kevin Desmond is acknowledging a growing “suburban demand in communities” and he’s looking…
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Nov. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Case for SkyTrain and Longer Weekend Hours

There are two things that make a great city public transit system exceptional-having an accessible, clean transit system (preferably with…
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Nov. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Public Transit & Washrooms~Why Can't We Have Both?

People in Canada have become used to the fact that a lot of our public realm often does not include…
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Oct. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

HandyDart Operations~Better In-House or Contracted Out?

A not well-known fact is that HandyDart, the TransLink service that is provided for people with physical and cognitive disabilities…
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Oct. 18, 2017 / Gordon Price

North Shore Dreams

 From North Shore News:  North Vancouver-Seymour Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite (has) drawn up a proposal including hypothetical transit map featuring a…
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Sep. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The "Last Mile" Problem in Transit trips

  Somehow we have leapfrogged from talking about active transportation and transit, but we’ve not really included the most important…
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Sep. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A New Relationship with Metro Mayors and Province~Transportation and the Region

Get a little bit of rain and everyone gets back to business in Vancouver where the The CBC reports on the…
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Sep. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

When Someone Else Decides Your Kids Are Too Young to Ride A City Bus~Part Two

Adrian Crook photo Adrian Crook’s story of being investigated by the Ministry of  Children and Family Development  for allowing his…
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Sep. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A Tale of Two Cities~Should Kids Use Transit to Get to School?

The Daily Scot Bathgate reminds us that it is September and parents are wrangling their children back to school. At…
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Sep. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Nathan Pachal's Transportation Report Card Released

Nathan Pachal, urbanist, Langley City councillor and transit researcher took a look at 23 transit authorities across Canada and developed…

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