Trends in DownsizingBig boxs aren’t so big (and they’re renting out space to even smaller businesses). In America, houses are getting smaller…
PT FilmFest (4) – Downtown Beaverton“Nobody walks there. And nobody is going to walk there until the physical environment changes.” So says teacher Jon Gottshall…
Pedestrians like Hornby Street too… so much so that they started a movement! To address the concerns of downtown business groups leading up to…
“Street Smart” Walkscore now liveThe original Walkscore came out in 2007: Three Seattle uber-hackers, Jesse Kocher, Matt Lerner, and Mike Mathieu, built this addicting…
Seawall SerenadesMark Hume penned a paen to Vancouver’s waterfront in the Globe last week: The stunning waterfront walkway clearly is one…
Passerelle of the Month – Gibbs Street, PortlandHaven’t had one of these for awhile: Construction of the Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge is set to begin this month …
Tools and GroupsOnce again, Jarrett Walker nails it: I think that the potential for organized activism and fellow-feeling is easier among a…
NYC bike lanes: “If they can make it there …”The bike debate rages in New York. This debater in the opinion pages of the New York Times urges patience:…
Happy FeetThis report in New Urban News may be more proof of the self-evident, but it certainly reinforces the work Larry…
Hiking is not walkingPhilip Langdon, of New Urban News, reviews Frommer’s list of the most walkable cities, noted below, and makes this intriguing…
Walking in StyleAccording to Michael Alexander, who snapped the pic below, everybody walks in Vancouver. Seymour and Pender, 2008.…
Walking Cities – The Top TenYup, Vancouver is one of the Top Ten Walking Cities in the world. Who says so? Frommer’s, apparently – the…
New York Way of LifeIn a conversation about the Hornby cycle track with a distraught Vancouverite, who just couldn’t grasp that the urban world she thought…
Bikes and Business – 5Smart kids are good for the economy. Any disagreement there? Didn’t think so. So what makes kids smarter? Aerobic exercise, apparently.…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner