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May. 13, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Happiness, Longer Commutes, and Mental Health

https://twitter.com/DrBridgetB/status/1126666848001347584 Dr. Bridget Burdett in New Zealand sent along this link to a new article in Science Direct published in  the…
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May. 09, 2019 / Gordon Price

Has The Jetsons Finally Arrived?

Seattle’s Crosscut columnist Knute Berger thinks it might be – in this piece: Is Seattle freeing itself from the automobile…
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Apr. 29, 2019 / Gordon Price

The New Mobility – and Scooter Virgins

TransLink is hosting regional conversations on Transport 2050, the latest version of its strategic plan.  Last week at a packed…
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Apr. 19, 2019 / Colin Stein

Still Time to Give Feedback on Surrey-Langley Skytrain

TransLink sums it all up in two conveniently tweet-able sentences: Public engagement is a key component of rapid transit planning.…
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Apr. 18, 2019 / Gordon Price

The Unhappy Story of the Sydney Monorail

Who doesn’t like an unhappy monorail story – even with unhappy miking by a guy who does urban archeology ……
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Apr. 09, 2019 / Colin Stein

The Sea Captain, at Surrey Central Station

Kudos to TransLink, for making some space for Indigenous art that doesn’t shy away from engaging people on social and…
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Mar. 18, 2019 / Gordon Price

For West Van buses, ‘Park Royal’ isn’t

It’s not a park, and, at least for buses, not very royal.  Nor for their riders, waiting in the rain:…
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Mar. 08, 2019 / Gordon Price

Why does West Van ignore its own West End?

In much of the commentary over the West Van B-line, there’s an oft-repeated assumption, articulated by our very own Thomas:…
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Mar. 06, 2019 / Gordon Price

What the West Van B-line debate is really about

To appreciate West Vancouver, it helps to understand this map: This is the region’s streetcar and interurban system at its…
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Feb. 23, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Planning the New Broadway

Vancouver is getting a major Skytrain extension, a rapid transit line through the second-largest employment corridor in the Province of…
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Feb. 22, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Jericho Lands Update

Vancouver’s Jericho Lands are essentially 90 acres of greenfield, located amid some of Canada’s most expensive and most desirable real…
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Feb. 21, 2019 / Colin Stein

Community Meeting Tonight: West Vancouver B-Line

Should be an interesting evening in West Vancouver tonight, as the district holds its long-anticipated community meeting on the matter…
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Feb. 12, 2019 / Gordon Price

Comparing the New York Subway to … Us and Others

The New York Times asked its widespread readers to compare their experiences with the NYT MTA (the subway) to other…
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Feb. 06, 2019 / Gordon Price

Can Vancouver survive without Uber – or with it?

From Slate: Unlike every other major North American metro area, the Vancouver region doesn’t allow ride-hailing. That makes Vancouver a…

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