On the latest Patriot Act, Hasan investigates why America’s public transportation infrastructure is crumbling and how anti-transit forces like the Trump administration and the Koch Brothers are fiercely opposing plans to revive it.
Category: Transportation
Celebrating one year of public bike share in Vancouver
As a founding Mobi member, I’m ecstatic, that not only Vancouver (finally) has bike share, but that its first year has been so successful. Here’s to continued success and future growth based on this strong foundation.
Book Review: Streetfight — Handbook for an Urban Revolution
Streetfight offers an empowering road map for rethinking, reinvigorating, and redesigning city streets to work better for everybody that use them.
Four Road Diets [Video]
This video describes some of the most common and most effective road diet redesigns.
Bike Lanes in Vancouver [Video]
This is a great segment on how Vancouver’s investments in bile lanes and related cycling infrastructures have made car-optional lifestyles possible in our city.
Vote YES to Better Transit… and a Better Future
Meredith, a local Vancouver resident is doing her part for the Yes side in the upcoming transit plebiscite by creating these posters which she is offering at no charge for posting, copying, distribution, etc., or to line Jordan Bateman’s cat box.
Release: The Better Transit and Transportation Coalition
“Yes” coalition calls on voters to support Metro Vancouver transportation improvements and determine its transportation future.
Vancouver “Seacycles” — Burrard Bridge to Point Grey Road
A great video that highlights the success one of Vancouver’s most recent—and controversial—urban interventions, the Seaside Greenway.
Exploring Traffic Congestion in Vancouver [Video]
Vancouver commuters go slower than anyone else in North America, according to data from GPS company TomTom. The city’s transportation director says the traffic congestion is due to economic growth and an increasing population.
The Mayors’ Council Vision for Regional Transportation [Video]
The Mayors’ Council, representing 23 local elected governments in Metro Vancouver, have worked together to develop a common vision and action plan for our transportation system that will protect our regional economy, our environment, our health and quality of life.