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Jul. 29, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Physical Activity — Who Cares?!?

The Lancet (an independent medical journal) has produced a series (“Physical Activity 2016“) to update their 2012 findings. It seems the…
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May. 24, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

Transit Funding and Health

Today comes this plea from three of the province’s top medical people for the region to work together and fund more…
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Mar. 27, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Public Art is the @VanRealDeal

Vancouver Deputy Mayor Heather Deal has a number of portfolios – usually all the ways to make sure our City…
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Mar. 27, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Save the dates to plan a fabu Jane's Walk @janeswalk #janeswalkvan

Jane Jacobs, urbanist and author, believed in walkable neighbourhoods, urban literacy, and cities planned by and for everybody. We celebrate Jane’s…
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Mar. 27, 2016 / tanyapazzy

How are you supporting local shopping districts through fear to data and bicycle parking?

How many times have you thought: I’d love to sit outside but it’s kinda noisy and stinky with the cars…
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Mar. 26, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Gastown Rehab: Try it Before We Dig it Up?

The Gastown area in downtown Vancouver – especially the 3 blocks of Water Street – will need major street rehabilitation…
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Mar. 05, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Walking that Dog

The Surgeon General of the US  has issued a call to action encouraging people to walk 150 minutes a week, or 20…
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Aug. 25, 2015 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: Blind spots and enlightenment on health care, helmets and bike lanes

Ken Ohrn writes: . Health-care dollars are in the news – this time, with twinning of one sickening and one…
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Jul. 29, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Power of Information: Obesity and the Blue Map

Here, from the New York Times, is the latest of several recent articles that report how obesity is leveling off…
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May. 22, 2015 / Gordon Price

ULI: How Building Healthy Places is Good for Business – Jun 11

Click to enlarge. . Registration here.…
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May. 22, 2015 / Gordon Price

A Livability Index: Canada needs this too

Another index that measures livability, but only in the States.  Pity. From Better Cities & Towns: . AARP has launched…
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May. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

Cyclists are 40 per cent less stressed than other commuters

Only 40 percent?   . From the Telegraph: Researchers at the Stanford Calming Technology Lab analysed the data produced by…
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May. 19, 2015 / Gordon Price

Video: How Transportation Affects Quality of Life In Metro Vancouver – Jat Sandhu

This SFU lecture focused primarily on the findings from the My Health My Community project that surveyed 28,000 Metro Vancouver residents…
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Apr. 29, 2015 / Gordon Price

Active Transportation and healthy habits – or just a coincidence

From The Province: . Study finds transportation preferences correlated with healthy habits . A survey of 28,000 Metro Vancouver residents…

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