Articles

Featured image for “Head’s Up: “A horrible idea” soon to arrive in a vehicle near you”
May. 29, 2015 / Gordon Price

Head’s Up: “A horrible idea” soon to arrive in a vehicle near you

Imagine for a moment if this was proposed for anything other than the motor vehicle – a high-risk, possibly deadly…
Featured image for “Quote: “Something interesting is happening””
May. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

Quote: “Something interesting is happening”

Tom Goodwin, an executive at Havas Media: Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most…
Featured image for “The Direction of Change: Disruption from the Sharing Economy”
May. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Direction of Change: Disruption from the Sharing Economy

From Ohrn: Change, change and more change . . . . From shareable: New Report Highlights Disruptive Potential of Sharing Movement .…
Featured image for “Friday Funny: Contemporary Texting”
May. 15, 2015 / Gordon Price

Friday Funny: Contemporary Texting

From Durning: .…
Featured image for ““Could driverless cars own themselves?””
Feb. 25, 2015 / Gordon Price

“Could driverless cars own themselves?”

A thought experiment that intrigued Clive Rock – from the BBC: . Mike Hearn … a Zurich-based software developer is both…
Featured image for “Intelligence in Copenhagen”
Feb. 13, 2015 / Gordon Price

Intelligence in Copenhagen

From The Local.dk: . Copenhagen to roll out new smart traffic system  In the not-too-distant future, cyclists who are struggling…
Featured image for “The Clouded Issue: Will technology usher in the End of Motordom?”
Feb. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Clouded Issue: Will technology usher in the End of Motordom?

From CityLab: . Urbanization and Smartphones Are Killing Car Culture . The Western world’s century-old love affair with the automobile…
Featured image for “The world’s original (and only) bike escalator”
Jan. 27, 2015 / Gordon Price

The world’s original (and only) bike escalator

Matt Rubin passed along an update of this fabled cycling technology from Slate: . The residents of Brubakken Hill, in…
Featured image for “A Tricycle for Our Times”
Jan. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

A Tricycle for Our Times

Seen in Yaletown: . . It’s electric.  …
Featured image for “Ohrn Words: Uber Pro and Con”
Jan. 14, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Words: Uber Pro and Con

Ohrn: We’d like to help you plan a better city, just as soon as the lawsuits are over.  From the Uber…
Featured image for “Future Cities: The View from Aus”
Jan. 13, 2015 / Gordon Price

Future Cities: The View from Aus

Cole Hendrigan passes on “the link below is to a well-presented documentary on the discussion – not be confused with…
Featured image for “Oh, human ingenuity, is there no end to your cleverness?”
Jan. 13, 2015 / Gordon Price

Oh, human ingenuity, is there no end to your cleverness?

Tanya Paz sent me one of those attachments with pics of “Clever Inventions” – specifically those related to active transportation.…
Featured image for “Street furniture: Brilliant ideas for an urban facelift”
Jan. 12, 2015 / Gordon Price

Street furniture: Brilliant ideas for an urban facelift

From The Washington Post: New York City announced this month to transform the city’s outdated pay phone booths into a…
Featured image for “City Conversation: Taxi Disruption!”
Jan. 08, 2015 / Gordon Price

City Conversation: Taxi Disruption!

From City Conversations: Taxi Disruption! . The taxi industry in Vancouver (and cities around the world) have operated under similar…

Articles

See All

Featured image for “Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?”
Dec. 22, 2022

Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?

David Sadoway

Featured image for “Goodbye and Thanks!”
Dec. 21, 2022

Goodbye and Thanks!

Sandy James Planner

Featured image for “Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership”
Dec. 20, 2022

Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership

Sandy James Planner

Featured image for “Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their Time”
Dec. 19, 2022

Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their Time

Sandy James Planner

Subscribe to Viewpoint Vancouver

Get breaking news and fresh views, direct to your inbox.

Join 2,279 other subscribers

Show your Support

Check our Patreon page for stylish coffee mugs, private city tours, and more – or, make a one-time or recurring donation. Thank you for helping shape this place we love.

Donate to VWPT
Patreon Perks

Popular Articles

See All

All Articles

Featured image for “50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission Act”

50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

Apr. 17, 2023
Featured image for “Viewpoint: end of an era”

Viewpoint: end of an era

Mar. 17, 2023
Featured image for “Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?”

Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?

Dec. 22, 2022
Featured image for “Goodbye and Thanks!”

Goodbye and Thanks!

Dec. 21, 2022
Featured image for “Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership”

Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership

Dec. 20, 2022