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Mar. 26, 2021 / Gordon Price

Recommended Reading: The Fairness Finesse in London and San Francisco

Here’s a report on the changes being levered by the pandemic to accelerate the move to active-transportation infrastructure and design…
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Jul. 30, 2020 / Gordon Price

The Steepest Street in San Francisco

From sfgate via Dianna: San Francisco is defined by its hills. But which is the steepest? It’s not Lombard Street.…
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Dec. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

‘Scootergeddon’ – or Passing Fad?

Vancouver, get ready. Via Dianna From the San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco will allow 750 more electric rental scooters onto…
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Nov. 21, 2019 / Gordon Price

Podcast Notes: Mike Klassen and Jeff Tumlin

Yes, another podcast on Vancouver, its times and its issues – this one from Courier columnist Mike Klassen.  He calls…
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Apr. 28, 2019 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: I’ll Have What San Francisco’s Having

During a recent trip to central California — bookended by a weekend in Yosemite National Park, and Passover/Easter break with…
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Jul. 03, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Housing Crisis in the Bay Area: Where $117,000 is Low Income

The New York Times reports that in three counties in California’s Bay Area, a family of four with a household income…
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Apr. 27, 2018 / Gordon Price

Greenest City Update. Why the Yawn?

Councillor Andrea Reimer has Facebooked this: Nine years ago today, the Greenest City Action Team made its first recommendations to…
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Apr. 13, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File~Road Trip Golden Gate to Lions Gate in Two Images

  Thanks to former City of Vancouver staff Jacquie O’Keeffe Nowlan that sent two excellent illustrative images of her trip…
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Apr. 10, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Electric Scooters Inundate San Francisco

If you have been in San Francisco  California in the last few weeks  you have probably seen them-electric scooters are…
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Feb. 21, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Googletown, the Next Silicon Valley?

. City Council in San Jose California is voting on giving Google “exclusive negotiating rights for parcels of city-owned land…
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Feb. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

Nailing It: NYC vs SF

From 7×7: Comedian, author, blogger, and 2017 Hot 20 honoree Sarah Cooper has just released a new installment of her…
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Feb. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Are Sidewalks a Remnant of Old School Cities?

Sidewalks are the mark of universal accessibility for walkers, people in wheelchairs, and people with babies in strollers. There is…
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Feb. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Want to Save Lives? Then Champion "Leading Pedestrian Intervals" in Metro Vancouver.

Like most things, when you look at pedestrian crashes and fatalities, these tragedies can be averted in a very simple…
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Feb. 01, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

With Autonomous Vehicle Testing, Waymo is Way Ahead

The California Department of Motor Vehicles have just released some new statistics on test autonomous vehicles (AV’s)  operating in that…

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