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Dec. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

New Book: “Public Realm The New Makers Handbook” by Michael Von Hausen

Books on how to create and support good urban design and public space are hard to find. There is a…

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Dec. 15, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Arduous Driver Tests Make Safer Roads: Lessons From the Dutch

While media in British Columbia are chatting up the high cost of vehicle insurance for drivers that are eighteen years…

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Dec. 13, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Dutch Slow Lane Grocery Checkouts & Coffee Corners Combat Loneliness

You have been there: You are standing in a line holding huge packages going to the post office, and there’s…

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Nov. 29, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Stop! Changing Driver Behaviour At Schools As If Every Life Matters

Prairie Paul on twitter is King’s Counsel lawyer Paul Doroshenko. He has posted a series of images on twitter as…

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Nov. 28, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Want to Slow Traffic & Make Your Streets Safer? BC Vision Zero Grants Now Available

Nathan Davidowicz has been an active travel advocate for over three decade. He sends out to interested parties “BC Canada…

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Nov. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

30 Km/h: Going Slow in Spain & Going Buggy in Britain

Even though the Province of British Columbia has refused to give the authority to create 30 km/h areas to the…

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Nov. 03, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Why is Pedestrian/Cyclist Safety Not as Important as Driver Vehicular Speed?

The 20th century was all about ensuring vehicles and their drivers, seen as efficient models of the emerging world…

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Oct. 31, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Halloween International Day of Danger: Witches, Goblins & Vehicle Drivers

Today the sun sets at 5:52 p.m. and children will be out to trick or treat. Viewpoint Vancouver has written…

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Oct. 26, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Welcome to Metro Vancouver Pedestrian Danger Months: Featuring Halloween, International Day of Death

Here we go into another rainy dark, damp Metro Vancouver winter, which is also when the majority of pedestrian fatalities…

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Oct. 25, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Left Hand Turn Drivers Kill, Maim Pedestrians-Here’s NYC’s Solution

Last month Viewpoint Vancouver covered how the right hand driver turn on red lights at intersections came about. That movement …

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Oct. 20, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Letting Vehicles Drive Themselves & The Safety Case for Googly Eyes

One Viewpoint Vancouver commenter made a telling remark on the shift to autonomous driving trucks on highways to keep shipping…

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Oct. 19, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Emphasizing Walkability on Commercial Streets Increase Revenue for Merchants

Businesses often base their hopes for future revenue on what has worked well in the past, and that used to…

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Sep. 26, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

One More City Looks At Restricting Driver Right Turn on Red

Last month Viewpoint Vancouver covered the peculiar story of how vehicle drivers were able to legally turn right on a…

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Sep. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Where is the Equity for Sidewalk Users in Metro Vancouver?

It’s time to take a look at what is happening for walkers and rollers in Metro Vancouver and the news…

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