#BDGT16 Transit TeaserThere was much anticipation before the federal budget was unlocked yesterday. Many of us were particularly interested in how much…
Say YES to Transit in Tomorrow's Federal BudgetRemember the under-appreciated miracle that was The Mayors’ Plan? That plan that almost all of the Mayors, 1 Chief, and 1…
Why don't provincial politicians care about Metro?It’s clear the Liberal government doesn’t really care much about Metro Vancouver, the City in particular. Even as their policies…
Post-Referendum: How we screwed ourselves – and how we might move onFrom Business in Vancouver: Harper’s Surrey LRT pledge hinges on regional funding $700 million federal election campaign promise only part…
Transit: "Surrey should go first"Yup, that’s what I said at a Surrey Board of Trade Forum last week. Here’s the coverage from Novae Res…
Indictment of a Referendum: What was learnedIn December 2012, the SFU Centre for Dialogue – well before the referendum – brought together between 25 to 50…
Ohrn Words: Some Talk about This TopicMuch talk about this topic, and so much to say. It is my opinion that in this world, massive forces…
Why can’t senior-government politicians shove transit money down Surrey’s throat?Here’s the head from today’s Sun: . Here’s the actual wording: “Surrey is well placed to secure B.C.’s first funding…
Freeways for Vancouver 2.0We are in a new era: (1) Metro Vancouver voters have rejected transit (whether they meant to or not) as…
The end of the Region as we know it – Round 2Don’t overlook this op-ed in the Vancouver Sun on August 10: the annual attack by Wendell Cox of Demographia on one…
Lists, Livability and Losing Our WayMetropolis magazine rates the world’s cities. No. 1? Why? In part, because … Transit remains a huge issue. Toronto has…
Auckland Perspective: Darren Davis on the chicken-and-eggs of road tollingVia Architect This City Guest Post: For whom the road tolls? . For those of who were following Architect This City…
Op-ed: Why the referendum defeat was a good thingAs Gabriel Metcalf notes in the post below, “San Francisco does not have a massive network of regional public transit…
“The single most important positive thing that could happen to TransLink”From the Vancouver Sun (July 17, 2015): VICTORIA — Metro Vancouver’s mayors have been quietly meeting with Transportation Minister Todd…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner