The opening of Burrard Street bridge – July 1, 1932:
Find the cyclist.
From The Vancouver Glass:
CREEKSIDE PARK— As a bike theft epidemic washes over the city, solutions to the problem are few and far between. It might seem like a radical response to the issue but legalizing recreational bike theft could help. Demonstrators are hoping to convince people it’s worth a try. They are calling for an end to the failed “War On Bikes”. It’s their belief that prohibition on bike theft has done more harm than good and it’s now time to try something different.
Full article continued here.
(It’s satire, folks)
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Occasional Price Tags contributor Tim Davis explains why he LOVES Amsterdam (and provides the photos).
A neighborhood in the far northwest section of Amsterdam’s core, where Amstertourists rarely venture.
It shows the incredible cycling and transit infrastructure found in a typical Amsterdam neighborhood. You get to see how people really live, away from the tourist shops.
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Vintage Arno Schortinghuis (with a little help from YouTube).
December 2009, Bike to Work Week.
Arno Schortinghuis has passed away, and many people feel deep sadness today. He’s gone now, but his kindness, even disposition, dedication, lack of pretention, twinkle-eyed sense of humour, his open nature and deep knowledge — all live on in us, our memories and the things we’ve learned.
He was a champion for expanding choices in transportation, and in particular the creation of safe and effective infrastructure for those who choose to travel by bicycle. He could be found in boardrooms, meeting rooms, open house events and online — taking on the issues and providing cogent, well-thought-out opinion.
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Six years after the adoption of Transportation 2040 by city council, work continues to expand and connect the downtown Vancouver cycling network.
Up next are upgrades to an extension of the Richards Street protected bike lane, from Cordova to Pacific, to provide better access to downtown, and of course the commensurate infrastructure for the safety and comfort for people of all ages and abilities. (Can you say triple-yay?)
An open house is happening next week where the public can ask questions and provide feedback on the proposed design:
Thursday, December 6
4pm to 8pm
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch
Promenade Trade Fair (North End)
350 W Georgia Street
Can’t make it? You can be part of the consultation — check out the design boards and information displays, then:
- Provide a comment online
- Email city staff
- Call the city at 3-1-1
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A few shots taken from my recent trip that captures of bit of the place.
The first thing I saw when boarding MAX, the light-rail line that runs from PDX into the city, literally a few steps from the baggage carousels. Something I crave on the Canada Line.
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Durning picked this feature by Chris Bruntlett in the Brisbane Times:
Bike city, great city: How Vancouver can inspire a better PerthIn 2008, when Vancouver’s newly elected mayor proposed taking out a general traffic lane of a busy city bridge and replacing it with a protected bike lane, some pundits predicted it would be the end, not just the beginning, of his political career.
Television helicopters were sent to capture the impending “carmaggedon”. A prominent business leader declared it would “choke the lifeblood out of the downtown”.
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Granville Island in Vancouver is looking to the future with an ambitious plan involving widespread change. We’ve posted on it previously (HERE).
Now, it seems, is the time to float a trial balloon on parking and motor vehicle control — and see what happens.
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On my way home, found this scene incorporating a few last remnants of 2018’s super-duper autumnal leaf display.
And my bike, and a guy on a bike, and a sculpture on a beach with logs, and English Bay, and some freighters.
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