Infrastructure

New CoV pedestrian- and bike-related council reports released

A couple of interesting Vancouver city council reports are now publicly posted. The first one is a pedestrian safety study and action plan that is going...

Video Vancovuer: The Moscow Metro

Video Vancouver: Handling Cycle Paths: Mayor Gregor Robertson

Making Space for People on Robson Street

Finding a place to sit on Robson Street can be tricky, especially when the sidewalks are overflowing with people. With the lines of buildings fixed, it...

Bike Snob NYC (a.k.a. Eben Weiss) book signing and Group Ride

Join the Bike Snob NYC (a.k.a. Eben Weiss) at Chapters as he signs his new book, The Enlightened Cyclist, and shares his humorous perspective on the joys...

Release – Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline: new reality check on employment numbers finds economic benefits overstated

A new study reviews the economic case for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline (NGP) and casts serious doubt on claims that the pipeline will lead to...

Price Points:The Beginning of Vancouverism?

. Did “Vancouverism” start here? .  . What’s ‘Vancouverism,’ some recent arrival might ask?  Our friend the Wiki says...

Video Vancouver: The Man who Lived on his Bike

Video Vancouver Original: Winter Solstice Beat

The HD version is highly recommended and available at its Vimeo page. *** Winter in Vancouver is not quite like winter in other Canadian cities. There is...

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 forums and the release...

FAVOURITE FRIDAY: What is your favourite pedestrian bridge?

Across the Spacing urban blog network each week we’re asking our readers in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Otttawa, and the Atlantic cities to let us...

Taxicabs and the future of getting around

On October 5th, Maclure’s celebrated 100 years of operation as a taxicab business in the Lower Mainland. Those 100 years have seen a great deal of...