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Jun. 17, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Images: Make-up

Ohrn: At mid-month, the bike trip count at the Burrard Bridge just keeps rising, and the bike traffic is never-ending.  …
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Jun. 08, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Carmageddon Cycle – 3: Point Grey Road

“Every time we go through this, it seems to be the same pattern. There’s predictions there’s going to be ‘Carmageddon,’”…
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Jun. 08, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Sun Also Rises

This editorial has been widely circulated – but since it marks such a significant shift, it’s worth copying here.  In…
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Jun. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

“Three minutes that rule the world” – What happens when traffic capacity is reduced

PT hasn’t covered the debate over Toronto’s Gardiner East Expressway, given the amount published elsewhere. But this piece by Auckland’s…
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Jun. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Next Stage: Burrard and Pacific Intersection Upgrade – 2

Coverage from the widely read Streetsblog USA: . . In 2009, Vancouver converted a southbound car lane on the west side…
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Jun. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Carmageddon Cycle – 2

Sigh.  Has the NPA learned nothing? This just arrived: . . Yeah, according to the City’s engineers, traffic flow may…
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Jun. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Carmageddon Cycle

It’s from The Province: “Every time we go through this, it seems to be the same pattern. There’s predictions there’s…
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Jun. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: Surprising Facts

Here are some captures taken from the display boards that will be used at the Burrard Bridge open houses by…
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Jun. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn: The Countdown

Ken Ohrn is doing the Burrard Bridge Countdown to one million: Rides counted in May 2015: 162,209  (growth of 46.1% compared…
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Jun. 01, 2015 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: Have we learned anything from experience?

“Cue the howling,” notes Ohrn, anticipating the media coverage and accompanying comments to the Burrard Bridge announcement, below. Do we…
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Jun. 01, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Next Stage: Burrard and Pacific Intersection Upgrade

The City of Vancouver just posted an announcement of the proposed changes to the north end of the Burrard Bridge (including…
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May. 06, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Images: The April Count

Another month of significant growth in people riding bikes across the Burrard Bridge. Total trips counted in April                      110,155   (29.6%…
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Apr. 09, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Images: Fun with Totems

Combining two totemic icons . . . . .…
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Mar. 01, 2015 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: Celebrating a Million Cycling Trips in …

Sometime in July or August?  So thinks Ohrn: . 0955 March 1, 2015 . This counter registered 70,402 people on…

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