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Rapid Rail Transit Around the Globe

July 22, 2010

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With interest in rapid transit systems increasing daily, this information graphic compiles and compares data from 21 rapid rail transit systems from around the world.

By Erick Villagomez, re:place Magazine

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A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1971

May 31, 2010

Pender Street in Chinatown in 1972, which was now part of a designated historic area. Item # CVA 780-447. Photo courtesy of Vancouver Archives.

Pender Street in Chinatown in 1972, which was now part of a designated historic area. Item # CVA 780-447. Photo courtesy of Vancouver Archives.

In 1971, Greenpeace was making waves, there was a riot in Gastown and the CBC started filming a very popular series on the Sunshine Coast.

By Chuck Davis, The History of Vancouver

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Vancouver’s 1975 downtown transit plan

April 7, 2010

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Transit service map circa 1975.

In 1975, the Bureau of Transit Services prepared a transit service plan for downtown Vancouver. Now that 35 years have passed, it’s time to look at what actually got built.

By John Calimente, re:place magazine

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Vancouver Becomes a Transit City for 17 Days

March 31, 2010

olympic-buses_tfIt was a cool experiment, and perhaps North America’s largest traffic trial ever. Take one auto-oriented-but-making-progress city and for 17 days remold it into a transit city. Happily, it worked beyond anyone’s expectations. Now it’s time to take what we’ve learned to improve Vancouver’s transportation system.

By John Calimente, re:place Magazine

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The Urbanist’s Guide to Vancouver Part 4: Explorations

March 5, 2010

urbanist-guide-part4For the final part of the Guide, re:place looks at some of the wonderful suggestions you had for learning more about the our city.

By the re:place team and re:place readers

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A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1958

March 1, 2010

North Vancouver Ferry #5 was the last to sail in 1958. Photo by Walter Edwin Frost. Item # CVA 447-7232.1

North Vancouver Ferry #5 was the last to sail in 1958. Photo by Walter Edwin Frost. Item # CVA 447-7232.1

There were a lot of major construction projects started and completed this year, which was also BC’s centennial. It was also a year of tragedy at the Second Narrows Bridge.

By Chuck Davis, The History of Vancouver
Photos courtesy of Vancouver Archives

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Streetcars returning to North America

February 3, 2010

streetcarinna_tfan_mainWith new low-floor and catenary-free models at the forefront of a revolution in streetcar technology, the time is ripe for streetcars to make a full-fledged comeback in North America. A conversation with Steve Hall, General Manager of Bombardier’s Vancouver office.

By John Calimente, re:place Magazine

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Are gas stations becoming an endangered species?

December 10, 2009

cllosed-gas-station_tfThis piece investigates the phenomenon of  closing and abandoned gas stations over the past decade, and asks whether this is part of a larger trend.

By John Calimente, re:place magazine

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Pedestrians need their share of the road

August 20, 2009

The needs of pedestrians need to be considered along with cyclists.

The needs of pedestrians need to be considered along with cyclists.

By Jayalath (Jay) Ameresekere
Photos by Leszek Apouchtine

Planners and Engineers have, in the past, tended to be more concerned with the ease and comfort of the motorist to the detriment of other road users. This trend seems to have changed over the years and today we find greater attention being paid to non- motorized transport, mainly the bicycle. Bicycle lanes have become almost an integral part of road planning and it is easy to understand how this came into being. Cycling as a mode of transport is backed by environmentalists as it does not ‘pollute’ in the way a motorcar does, by physicians as it is a very beneficial physical exercise and by cycling enthusiasts. It has even been transformed into an international competitive sport. In the city of Vancouver, I have observed numerous signs displaying figures of a motor car and a bicycle with the caption “Share the road”. While this kind of sharing is to be commended, I was intrigued by the omission of the pedestrian from this sign; after all, the pedestrian is the first user of the road, having been a road user even before the wheel was invented. Read more

Canada Line craziness: An adventure on the rails

August 17, 2009

Thousands wait outside Waterfront Station for a free ride on the Canada Line.

Thousands wait outside Waterfront Station for a free ride on the Canada Line.

Article and photos by Leszek Apouchtine, re:place magazine

The first day of the Canada Line saw thousands of people line up at many stations, while other stations sat practically empty. Read more

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