Infrastructure
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Price Points:The Beginning of Vancouverism?
. Did “Vancouverism” start here? . . What’s ‘Vancouverism,’ some recent arrival might ask? Our friend the Wiki says...
By Gordon Price -
Video Vancouver: The Man who Lived on his Bike
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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...
By Kathleen Corey -
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...
By Brian Gould -
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...
By Matthew Blackett -
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...
By Karen Quinn Fung -
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 the bar higher than...
By Brian Gould -
NPA’s Anton: Streetcar Yes, Bike Lanes No
The nomination deadline for Vancouver’s civic election passed on Friday, with 94 people stepping up for 27 spots across the mayoralty, council, and...
By Brian Gould -
Video Vancouver: Cycling For Everyone
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Vancouver’s Separated Bike Lanes – More Popular Than Ever
The past few days I’ve had a tough time finding a spot to park my bike at work. The large bike corral at Dunsmuir and Seymour seems to be jam packed...
By Christopher Porter -
Vancouver’s Dunsmuir and Hornby Separated Bike Lanes
Note: if the “HD” button hasn’t defaulted to orange, you’ll need to click to turn it on. It’s worth it. Composed out of a...
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Vancouver’s Hornby and Dunsmuir Separated Bike Lanes: Ridership Climbing, Business and Auto Impacts Negligible
[Ed: A video montage of the lanes is also available -bg] Several bike lane related reports and surveys will hit council on Thursday, providing statistics...
By Brian Gould