Vancouver
Streetsblog Gets Action! Cincy Fixes “Sorry” Bus Stop
Talk about an October surprise! The Cincinnati-area transit agency overseeing one of the finalists in our "Sorriest Bus Stop" contest says it will eliminate the horribly dangerous depot that is currently running neck-and-neck with its rival, Vancouver.
September 12, 2018
“Sorriest Bus Stops” Contest Final Four Battle: Vancouver vs. Pittsburgh
Our last Final Four matchup pairs two very worthy contenders.
September 6, 2018
Transit Ridership Slumping? Not in Canada.
It's not complicated: Canadian cities run better, more abundant transit service than American cities.
April 23, 2018
Canadian Officials Crack Down on Single Father for Letting His Kids Ride the Bus
A single father in Vancouver could lose custody of his kids for letting them ride the bus to school.
September 7, 2017
You Can’t Have Family-Friendly Cities Without Kid-Friendly Streets
A lot of cities assume that all parents who can move to the suburbs will do so. But it doesn't have to be that way.
June 26, 2017
Vancouver’s Multi-Modal Success Story
One of the best transportation stories of 2016 comes from Vancouver, British Columbia, which achieved its goal transit, biking, and walking accounting for 50 percent of all trips a full four years ahead of schedule.
December 6, 2016
Parking Madness: Vancouver vs. Rutland
Welcome to day two of the 2016 Parking Madness tournament. Yesterday, the assortment of surface parking between the Capitol and Union Station in Washington crushed the parking lots that greet people entering downtown Burlington, Vermont.
March 18, 2016
Vancouver City Council Votes to Erase Last Vestiges of Freeway System
Vancouver is famous for not having any freeways within the central city. But highway building got underway before public opposition quashed the freeway system in the early 1970s, and a couple of fragments of the old freeway structure have remained in the form of two short elevated roads.
October 28, 2015
Vancouver Set to Claim Another Bridge Lane for Active Transportation
In 2009, Vancouver converted a southbound car lane on the west side of the Burrard Bridge to a protected bikeway using concrete dividers, freeing up the sidewalk for pedestrians. On the east side, the city converted the existing sidewalk into a bike path.
June 2, 2015
Study: What Puts Cyclists at Greatest Risk? It’s Not What You Wear
When a cyclist is killed or seriously injured, the responses you hear often pin the blame squarely on the victim. "Why wasn't she wearing a helmet?" Or, "Why was he wearing dark clothing? "
January 9, 2015