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Jan. 15, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Back to the Bridge~ Liberals Suppressed Report on Twinning the Massey Tunnel

The Delta Optimist  has published a  letter that really should have  been their big headline. But never mind~Price Tags Vancouver…
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Jan. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Canadian Shopping Mall Report Card Released~Urban Malls are "In"

The Retail Council of Canada has released its   annual  report  on how Canada’s shopping malls are doing. Canada’s top…
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Jan. 04, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

China Enforces Standards for Auto Emissions

In a pretty dramatic move to halt air pollution, The New York Times reports on China boldly ceasing the production of car…
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Dec. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Journalist Driving in Ottawa~0 Police and Cyclists~1

Riding a bike that is not in a dedicated bike lane means you are accepting some element of risk but…
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Dec. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Navigation Apps Turning Quiet Streets into New Arterials

You may relate to this. In a Delta neighbourhood there is a  residential street that  is the shortest distance between…
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Dec. 22, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Why Truck Side Guards Save Lives and Why We Need Them On Trucks NOW

  Lloyd Alter in Tree Hugger has written about two completely avoidable accidents~one in Brooklyn and one in Toronto where bicyclists…
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Dec. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Save 13,000 Lives, Save Billions of Dollars Just by Walking and Biking

The British  non-profit Sustrans has been examining governmental plans to increase walking and cycling and have figured out that if the…
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Dec. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto Gets Lyft RideShare

Anyone downtown late in the evening knows how challenging it is to get taxi service. Price Tags Vancouver has previously written about…
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Dec. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Smile! You are on Camera in Richmond.

Anyone that is walking, biking or driving in the City of Richmond knows that the intersection is not a very…
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Dec. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Rebooting NYC's "Boulevard of Death"

With thanks to Stan Hohnholz~From New York City comes this transformational story about Queens Boulevard,  a street where an appalling…
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Nov. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

What Happens to Those Shuttered Large Floorplate Malls? Lessons From the Sears Warehouses

There is no doubt that the heaving  change in retail malls and major store closings will leave structural buildings demanding…
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Nov. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Province Announces Massey Bridge Reviewer

It was one of the most prudent decisions of the new Provincial government.  Instead of implicitly accepting the proposed ten…
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Oct. 24, 2017 / Gordon Price

Jeff Specks "Ten rules for automated vehicles"

Excerpts from CNU Public Square Ten rules for cities about automated vehicles The adoption of AVs should not be allowed…
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Oct. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

George Massey Bridge Boondoggle-"A Large Expensive Napkin"

You can learn a lot about the previous Provincial government’s Massey Bridge process by looking at how other observers view…

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