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Feb. 23, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Image: Counter – 100,000 plus

People just keep on crossing the Burrard Bridge on their bikes. Whatever will the doomsayers do if this keeps up?…
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Jan. 30, 2015 / Gordon Price

Chris Bruntlett: Count

From Modacity:  An impressive 59,042 trips over the Burrard Bridge so far in January. Infrastructure – not weather – shapes…
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Jan. 23, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Images: Count

Out today on a drippy, refreshing Thursday, January 22.  Came home with a smile and a cinnamon bun.   The Burrard…
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Jan. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Images: Grow, Baby, Grow

Checked out the bike counter now operational on the northwest bike lane at Burrard and Cornwall. Great to see it!…
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Dec. 09, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Images: Burrard Bridge Bike Counter

Out for a spin yesterday when I saw this City of Vancouver crew working on the mysteriously shrouded bike counter.…
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Dec. 01, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Failure and Success on Burrard Bridge

Tom was the first to pick up this piece from CityLab: After a Series of Failures, This Is How Vancouver Finally…
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Nov. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

COPE would scrap Burrard Bridge bike lane because of congestion

How else to interpret this?  From an interview with COPE mayoral candidate Meena Wong, in Business in Vancouver: BIV: Do…
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Sep. 26, 2014 / Gordon Price

World Premiere: "Seacycles"

A stunning visual portrait of the new bike route from Burrard Bridge to Point Grey Road, by Kathleen Corey and…
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Aug. 21, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Image: Counter Top

Someday soon, this counter will go into operation at the south end of the Burrard Street Bridge.   This year’s…
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Jul. 31, 2014 / Gordon Price

Changing Times on Jock Radio: Trevor Linden speaks out on bike lanes

Trevor Linden delivers a shock on jock radio: . Vancouver Canucks President Trevor Linden joined Matt Sekeres live in studio…
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May. 23, 2014 / Gordon Price

Credit Where It’s Due: The Design and Rebuilding of Burrard Bridge South

Let’s look at another infrastructure project, one that cost millions, not billions* – about $6 million in this case to design and re-construct the…
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May. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

Wonk Challenge – 2: What are the cycling trends in Vancouver? – The Charts

Here’s something to do while I’m away at the Land Summit and over the long weekend (there won’t be much blogging):…
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May. 13, 2014 / Gordon Price

Wonk Challenge: What are the cycling trends in Vancouver?

Trust PT readers to come to the aid of an editor: I asked whether there were any up-to-date cycling statistics…
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Jul. 19, 2013 / Gordon Price

Spinning statistics: How The Province gets the story it wants

First, take a look at this chart – and, for ridership from January to April, note in particular the blue bars:…

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