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Feb. 10, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge a Dumb Deal

In the “give your head a shake” department The CBC reports that  that the Massey Bridge is a done deal. Imagine-the…
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Feb. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Less Car Congestion, Less Asthma in Children

Nala Rogers writing in In Science notes that Stockholm Sweden was one of the cities that instituted “congestion pricing” by scanning…
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Feb. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Transit Fare Zones and Unintended Consequences

Anthony Perl of Simon Fraser University was interviewed in the Georgia Straight regarding “transit road pricing” or the practice of charging…
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Jan. 31, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Car share? I'll take the Mercedes.

Metro News reports on a new entry when you go to rent a car share from Car2go-instead of those  blue and…
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Jan. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Slow Speeds, Toughen up Laws to Deter Road Violence

  Patrick Brown is a Toronto based criminal injury lawyer-and he was recently on CBC Radio’s Ontario Today discussing something we at Price…
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Jan. 23, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

#2. Doug Massey responds to Todd Stone Letter-Massey Bridge/Tunnel "Conspiracy"

On his Metro Vancouver transportation blog, Stephen Rees has a letter from guest editor Doug Massey in response to Minister of…
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Jan. 23, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

#1. Back to the Massey Bridge-Todd Stone on Why It’s Good For You

In that story that just won’t go away, the Delta Optimist has printed on January 20th a letter from the Minister…
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Jan. 13, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Counting People, Not Vehicle Movement

Michael Alexander, the chair of Simon Fraser University’s City Conversations sends this link which promises to change how the U.S. Department of Transportation analyzes…
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Jan. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Senior Safety Zones? Toronto's Innovation to stop Road Violence

Ben Spurr of the Toronto Star reports on the City of Toronto’s response to the fact that 37 of the 43…
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Jan. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Splash and Sleep at Tsawwassen Mills Mega Mall

  The Vancouver Sun reports that the waterpark located to the west of the 1.2 million square foot  Tsawwassen Mills Mall…
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Jan. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Just Toll the Tunnel!

Langley Councillor and Price Tag contributor Nathan Pachal has outlined a sensible alternative to the billion dollar proposed Massey Bridge-just toll…
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Jan. 09, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

More People, Less Cars in Vancouver

From the Business in Vancouver’s Glen Korstrom is preliminary evidence showing decreased use of private vehicles  in Vancouver. “Insurance Corp. of…
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Jan. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

No Traffic Calming? City responsible for Road Violence Injuries in Landmark Decision

As reported in Streetsblog the State of New York’s Court of Appeals has made a landmark ruling that may have implications…
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Jan. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Do Busy Roads Cause Dementia?

The BBC has reported on a Canadian study published in the Lancet that suggests that people living within fifty meters of…

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