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Mar. 24, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Want to Get Women Walking & On Public Transit? Address Safety

There’s a new research study from the Technical University of Dublin that shows that TransLink is going in the right…
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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. 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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Dec. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

LA Revelations 4 -Vancouverism in Los Angeles

This I did not expect.  Driving down La Cienega Boulevard at night, a block of lights in the distance rose…
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Dec. 06, 2021 / Gordon Price

LA Revelations 2: Wilshire Stories

To understand Los Angeles, it helps to understand Wilshire Boulevard.   The boulevard is a 25-km east-west arterial that transects…
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Nov. 03, 2021 / Gordon Price

Streetcar City: Rethinking the Route for False Creek South

Streetcars and the Development of South False Creek by Rob Grant, a retired member of the Architectural Institute of British…
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Aug. 24, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The New Massey Tunnel: Jevon, Marchetti & Induced Demand

Something I have been discussing with Duke of Data Andy Yan, who is Director of the City Program at Simon…
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Aug. 12, 2021 / Gordon Price

Burnabyism

Here’s a fun way for an urbanist to spend an afternoon: choose a destination somewhere out in the region along…
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Jun. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Benefits of a Changing Rush Hour – Who, What and How

I’ve been waiting for the reports to start on what’s happening with rush hour.  First a few isolated ones, and…
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May. 17, 2021 / Gordon Price

Numbers

Good news in numbers. From Burnaby Now, a poll and article by Mario Canseco: Vancouverites of all age groups support…
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Apr. 30, 2021 / Gordon Price

Design Theme for the Broadway SkyTrain Stations: Ultra-Bland

The Daily Hive has posted renderings of the proposed SkyTrain stations along the Broadway line.  What a disappointment for such…
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Apr. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

 UDI Fraser Valley Webinar: The Foreseeable Future – May 6

I have the pleasure of moderating what is, for me, an unusual panel.  It focuses on the fast-growing suburban municipalities…
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Apr. 07, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Downtown Waterfront: Visionaries and Implementers – Apr 15

Thursday, April 15 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT Free REGISTER NOW The SFU Vancouver Lunch ‘n’ Learn series hosts a two-part virtual…
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Mar. 24, 2021 / Gordon Price

Estonia free transit didn’t reduce auto travel (but did walking)

Defying hope and common sense, it appears (at least in Tallinn, Estonia) that providing free transit to local users, while…

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