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Dec. 07, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Tesla’s New Long Haul Truck Maybe Not That Long Haul

In a very splashy ceremony Tesla owner Elon Musk brought in the new Tesla electric semi truck into a conference…
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Aug. 24, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

New York City Installing 30,000 Window Sized Heat Pumps in City Owned Apartments

In Vancouver sixty percent of carbon pollution is due to the use of natural gas to heat buildings and hot…
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Jul. 22, 2022 / Gordon Price

How the Traditional Bikeway has Become Obsolete

I wrote about the transformation of the Rue de Rivoli in Paris here – a pandemic response that is now,…
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Jun. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Folsom City Fireworks Go Full Scale Modern: Why Can’t “Green” Vancouver?

Folsom California is a town of 80,454 people in Sacramento County, California. Intel moved here in 1992 and employs 6,100…
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Apr. 04, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

There’s an App for That! New Technology Turns Phone into Portable Vehicular Speed Camera

Here’s a novel twist: now you can turn your smartphone or ipad into a portable speed camera, proving how fast…
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Feb. 09, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The Electric Grid, Heat Pumps & Electric Vehicles: What This Means to Vancouver

Under B.C.’s  Clean Energy Act, at least 93 per cent of grid electricity must come from renewable resources such as…
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May. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Proxy War

It’s not that we didn’t know that China was pulling ahead on new transportation technologies; we just didn’t realize how…
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May. 11, 2021 / Gordon Price

How Micromobility Might Save the World

From Peter Ladner: My son Brendan put me on to Horace Dediu.  He’s a cycling advocate who has done pioneering…
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Apr. 14, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

How Three Simple Words Will Transform Wayfinding in Cities and Spaces

  Veronica Reynolds is the sustainable travel advisor for Milton Park which is a one square kilometre office and industrial…
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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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Feb. 24, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Spending $14 Million for Parking Stations~Westminster London Ditches Them with Vancouver Technology

Did you know the City of Vancouver is swapping out old parking meters and installing a new system at a…
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Feb. 18, 2021 / Gordon Price

SkyTrain for LA?

When SkyTrain opened for Expo in 1985, it was hoped it could become a popular alternative for rapid transit.   Other…
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Feb. 18, 2021 / Gordon Price

Why America is no longer in the driver’s seat of the global automobile industry

Broadcaster Sonari Glinton and podcaster Mike Pesca discuss GM’s recent proclamation to go electric by 2035.  (Full podcast here.) Pesca:…

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