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Sep. 07, 2021 / Gordon Price

Report from Calgary: E-scooters, Helmets and Accidents

Orchid Chong, now living in Calgary, sends in this report on one of the issues that will shape the adoption…
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Jul. 23, 2021 / Gordon Price

Beach Avenue Comes to Hornby Street

Construction work on Hornby Street has required that vehicle traffic be limited to one lane – notably the 700-block between…
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Jun. 21, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

E-Scooters: Fast, Fun, & Injurious?

Have you ridden an E-scooter? The electric stand up scooters are surprisingly nimble and you can wear a dress, carry…
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May. 26, 2021 / Gordon Price

Little Batteries, Little Boxes – Classifying the Micromobility Revolution

We love our little boxes.  Everything classified and in its place: cars/drivers bikes/cyclists rollerblades/skaters scooters … um, scootists? Then we…
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May. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

Recommended Read: E-Scooters in New York

A must-read article (from, not surprisingly, The New Yorker) recommended by Peter Ladner, and seconded by me.  It’s about more…
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Apr. 13, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Battery Revolution in Our Times

When technology and economy come together, that’s usually called a revolution. You can get one of these electric scooters for…
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Mar. 24, 2021 / Gordon Price

North Shore Tour 3 – The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Whee

When Tony Valente invited me over for a tour of recent cycling developments in the City of North Vancouver, he…
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Dec. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

‘Scootergeddon’ – or Passing Fad?

Vancouver, get ready. Via Dianna From the San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco will allow 750 more electric rental scooters onto…
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Oct. 29, 2019 / Gordon Price

No Windshield: Don Bell’s New World

I served with Don Bell on the regional district board when he was Mayor of the District of North Vancouver. …
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Oct. 20, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

Scooting Towards Progress? A look at the new Shared Micromobility Guidelines for Metro Vancouver

  As you’ve probably noticed, residents all over Metro Vancouver are e-scooting on the streets despite the presence of prohibitory…
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Oct. 07, 2019 / Gordon Price

The e-bike is taking over the world …

  … or at least Italy, from where John Graham reports: In the south of Italy – here in Sorrento…
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Sep. 24, 2019 / Gordon Price

Scooter World: Vienna

From John Graham: We’re in Vienna and electric scooters are everywhere, and you only have to look at this Google…

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