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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. 17, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Global Growth of SUVs Means the ICE Age is Not Over

You can forget about reducing vehicular emissions, a major source of climate change, if we can’t change our habits. As…
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Oct. 15, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Why Are Police Officers Still Vulnerable Highway Users in the 21st Century?

Drivers – you are required to SLOW down and MOVE over when there are flashing blue, red or yellow lights…
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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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Oct. 03, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Metro Mayors Task Force have Tunnel Vision for the Nixed Massey Bridge

Price Tag readers will know we’ve been writing and following up on the Massey Crossing saga, where the previous Liberal…
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Sep. 05, 2019 / Gordon Price

Rebuilding West Davie

As a consequence of the West End Community Plan of 2013, there is a massive rebuilding of the blocks on…
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Sep. 05, 2019 / Gordon Price

Minding the Scooters in San Diego

Has anyone at City Hall (hello, Transportation Advisory Committee) said anything about the wave of electric scooters that are starting…
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Aug. 12, 2019 / Gordon Price

E-bikes (possibly) won’t make you fat

Another counter-intuitive study that offsets a reasonable expectation that more electric bikes and scooters will mean less fit users – kind…
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Aug. 08, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The Iconic VW Van Returns – Electrified!

One of the world’s most iconic vans is making a comeback… But this time, it’s electric. Slated for production by…
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Aug. 07, 2019 / Gordon Price

Tracking the Future in China’s Subways

Translink has launched Transport 2050 – “a shared regional strategy that will help navigate the next 30 years of transportation.” …
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Aug. 05, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Economist, Ride-Hailing & Who is Kater Catering to?

Image: FT.com Even The Economist is weighing in  on the fact that Vancouver is the special child, the one big…
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Aug. 02, 2019 / Gordon Price

Twiggy Little Devices with Silly Names

They’re on their way, Vancouver is behind, it’s going to be messy, but it’s inevitable: electric scooters and, no doubt,…
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Aug. 01, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The New Mobility Part 2: Planning Opportunities for Electric Micro Mobility

In response to part 1 of this series, of which focused on the challenges in planning for electric micro mobility,…
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Jul. 26, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The New Mobility Part 1: Exploring the Challenges in Planning for Electric Micro Mobility

The wave of electric micro mobility: it’s happening fast here in Canada. From e-bikes, to e-scooters, to e-boards and segways,…

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