Brian Gould is a transportation planner, urbanist, advocate, and recent graduate of the Master of City Planning program at UC Berkeley.

Robertson Returns with 7 Vision, 2 NPA, and a Green

Honestly I’m a little too wired to know what to say about these unofficial results – except that Vision are the clear... Read More

It’s Election Day – Here’s How Your Ballots Count Tonight

[If you're reading this before 8pm, polls are open. Still lost or caught by surprise? Check out Spacing Vancouver's recommendation... Read More

Thoughts on a Manufactured Mayoral Debate

When I found out that CBC was opening their audience for Wednesday night’s mayoral debate between Robertson and Anton, I... Read More

On Transportation: Affleck Seems to be Best NPA Bet, Viaducts Drive Carr, Cycling Survey Results Released

Transportation, always a major topic during a civic election, has spiked somewhat in the last few days with prompting from public... Read More

Occupying the Election

The City has just posted notices asking Occupy Vancouver campers to pack up and leave, but if last night’s Last Candidate... Read More

The Online Campaign: Video Roundup

Twitter may be downright dirty (see Friday’s piece), but it’s not the only front in the online campaign. Online ads... Read More

The Online Campaign’s Muddy Trenches

Since you’re the kind of person to read online election articles, you probably already know that the three major parties –... Read More

COPE Focuses in on Bus Riders, Cyclists, Pedestrians

Over the past week, the Coalition of Progressive Electors have rolled out plank after plank for their transportation platform, setting... Read More

Homelessness Way Down – Homelessness Slightly Up

You might have noticed some rather contradictory information swirling about lately on the homelessness front of the municipal... Read More

Walk21 Helps Keep You Fit and Busy

A plethora of perambulating peripatetics and other pedestrians descended on Vancouver at the beginning of October to madly rush... Read More