The Daily Durning: A tour along the Broadway line to ArbutusDurning recommends this illustrated tour by Fraseropolis: .…
MacArthurGlen: Over expectations. Business in Vancouver reports on the success of the outdoor mall near YVR: McArthurGlen Group’s outlet mall near…
A Mesmerizing Day on the UndergroundA visualisation of 562,145 journeys on the London Underground network, from a 5% sample of Oyster-card journeys during a week…
Do-It-Yourself Fantasy Bus RoutesPut up or shut up. CityLab and Transitmix shows you how. . The Incredibly Simple Fantasy Bus Route Tool Even…
Calgary’s Transit SuccessDoug Clarke picked this up from the Transport Politic: Calgary’s soaring transit use suggests high ridership is possible even in…
Ohrn Words: An Uncomfortable ThingOne of the principles of propaganda is to steadily beat the drum on topics carefully chosen to distract and influence…
Annals of Transit 16: Searches … Priorities … and a SignAn occasional update on items from the Transit City. ______________________________________________________________ . AN APP FOR THAT: BUSTRIPPING From the New York…
Annals of Transit – 15: Lessons from London … TL service review … B’way CorridorAn occasional update on items from the Transit City. ______________________________________________________________ . LESSONS FROM LONDON From CityLab: Public transportation in London…
DejaVu All Over Again: A Reality Check on SkyTrainHere’s a VanCity Buzz piece by Kenneth Chan, dated July 2013. Yup, a year ago: REALITY CHECK: Why is…
Let Us Count the Ways: Local options for funding transitOr at least let Todd Litman count the ways – which he does in this issue of the Journal of…
Breaking Bread: The Politics of Transit FundingEven those leaders committed to funding transit find it tough when they have to get specific about the recipe. Kathleen…
Vancouver Scores! – 2: Background to the “Case for Rapid Transit”Further to the post below, here are some background facts used by the City of Vancouver to make the case…
Vancouver Scores! How we rate on transitI often say that Vancouver has one of the best transit systems in the world – to the sound of…
The Opera Train“Opera” and “transit” don’t typically do a duet. One doesn’t associate high culture with low-floor buses, Rigoletto with rapid transit,…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner