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Apr. 16, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

European Cars Take Ship to Nanaimo

What happens when Port facilities in Metro Vancouver and their associated auto processing centres are filled to capacity with automobiles?…
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Apr. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Selling Motordom: Safe and Sexy & Get Out of the Way

If you picked up Friday’s Vancouver Sun, you were treated to a front page advertisement from Hyundai in bold letters…
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Apr. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Washington State Road Pricing Project Seeks Canadian Drivers

As reported in the Province by Jen Saltman the City of Surrey is looking for two hundred Canadian drivers to participate in…
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Mar. 21, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Autonomous Vehicle Kills Pedestrian Walking with a Bike

With a death of a pedestrian the seemingly relentless march forward of autonomous vehicles has taken a pause as reported by…
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Mar. 13, 2018 / Gordon Price

Live: Jarrett Walker on "The Future of Mobility" – Mar 13 @ 10:30 PT

Something worth tapping into today at 10:30 am: The Shared Use Mobility Summit in Chicago:  At 10:30 am PDT we’ll…
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Mar. 11, 2018 / Gordon Price

First Day of Spring

Captured by Michael Alexander…
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Mar. 01, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Yaletown Street

Late afternoon, March 1…
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Mar. 01, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

New Taxes on Three Million Dollar Metro Vancouver Houses

  The NDP Provincial government introduced two initiatives that will impact housing in the three million dollar and up price…
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Feb. 28, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Legacy of Autonomous Vehicles? Congesting Cities!

Allison Arieff in her New York Times signature style  nails the conversation down on why Autonomous Vehicles can certainly drive themselves,…
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Feb. 27, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Autonomous Shuttle Vehicles First on Public Streets in Britain

What do you do when you are the active transportation manager for one of the largest industrial parks in Great…
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Feb. 26, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Snow on City Maintained Public Walkways ~Asking for a Friend

  Urbanist, designer and artist Frank Ducote took these photos of the Vancouver pedestrian pathways along the sea wall during…
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Feb. 22, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Innovation Week with the City of New Westminster!

Innovation Week FEBRUARY 23 – MARCH 3, 2018 Innovation isn’t just about technology, it’s about creativity, problem solving, collaboration, and…
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Feb. 21, 2018 / Gordon Price

Proportional Representation

British Columbia split into three areas of equal population: By way of Michael Mortensen…
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Feb. 20, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Why There are No Roads In London, But Lots of Streets

There are no roads in London. Take a look~there are Streets, Squares and Alleys, but “traditionally” not one single road.…

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