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May. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

Peak Car: They just keep piling up

Peter Birnie, in a comment on the CTF release below, added this: “Perhaps our premier should have a look at…
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May. 08, 2014 / Gordon Price

Extraordinary Stats: Driver’s Licences among Young Adults in Metro

Thanks to Jeff Nagel for picking up on this item at the very end of a Metro Vancouver Transportation Committee agenda…
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May. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

“Will a World of Driverless Cars Be Heaven or Hell?”

Robin Chase asks the question in this Atlantic Cities piece, further to the post below.  In that piece on the…
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May. 06, 2014 / Gordon Price

Why the Millennials are Moving to Cities (and what the suburbs should do)

I’m looking for someone – anyone – who predicted the decline in vehicle-miles-travelled (VMT) or the drop in applications for…
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Apr. 24, 2014 / Gordon Price

A Survey, a Referendum and an Agenda: Links

From USA Today: More than half the adults between ages 18 and 34 questioned about transportation said they would consider…
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Apr. 23, 2014 / Gordon Price

What I Learned: World-Class Roads for B.C.

Just back from a panel on “Innovative Design and Development for World-Class Roadways for B.C.”  (One of several cross-Canada events…
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Mar. 18, 2014 / Gordon Price

Peak Car: Reasons for the decline in driving

One explanation for the phenomenon noted below. From Yahoo Autos: The average median-income household can no longer afford to purchase…
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Mar. 18, 2014 / Gordon Price

Even in Los Angeles … a decline in driving

Another day, another study.  Yesterday from New Jersey, today from California: The Los Angeles Times (March 13): Californians aren’t depending…
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Mar. 13, 2014 / Gordon Price

Peak Car: The best arguments are on the business pages

In this case, in the Washington Post: Nobody Wanting to Drive in Megacities Signals Vehicle Peak .  Feb. 24 (Bloomberg)…
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Mar. 10, 2014 / Gordon Price

Collapse on Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct

Collapsing traffic, that is.   Sightline’s Clark Williams-Derry documents: Taffic volumes on the Alaskan Way Viaduct have collapsed since the state started…
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Feb. 14, 2014 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: “Carsick” and “Cars for Condos”

Two readings linked from tweets that came in on the same day, one from Toronto, the other from Vancouver – with the same…
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Jan. 28, 2014 / Gordon Price

Forecast Follies: The always-upward slope

Clark Williams-Derry from the Sightline Institute adds to his collection of Motordom charts with upward slopes for the future and…
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Jan. 23, 2014 / Gordon Price

Annals of Motordom – 71

An occasional update on items from Motordom – the world of auto dominance ______________________________________________________________  .   FIXING A STROAD .…
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Jan. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

Annals of Motordom – 71: Tolling the Present … Predicting the Future … Measuring the Moment

An occasional update on items from Motordom – the world of auto dominance ______________________________________________________________   TAKING A TALLY OF TOLLING…

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