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August 17, 2009 - 9:18am
Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for the opening of the $2-billion Canada Line in Vancouver and Richmond on Monday afternoon.
Riders will be able to take a free ride between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. PT on the new rapid transit line. The route will provide alternating service between...
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August 14, 2009 - 10:44am
One month after the opening of bike lanes on the Burrard Bridge, it's a little hard to remember what all the fuss was about. Drivers haven't suffered from the change. Communications efforts before the trial began, publicizing the upcoming change and suggesting alternate routes clearly paid off....
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August 12, 2009 - 10:41am
Stanley Park’s Lost Lagoon may be blue, but isn’t dangerous, Vancouver’s park board said yesterday after the completion of a preliminary water analysis.
Park board chair Raj Hundal said the vibrant turquoise water is a bloom of blue-green algae caused by the hot summer weather and...
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August 6, 2009 - 2:08pm
Vision Vancouver councillor Andrea Reimer has said she isn’t calling for organizers of Critical Mass to regularly declare the route of the monthly bike ride.
But, in a phone interview today (August 5), the former Green school trustee said that Critical Mass should be “responsive to...
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August 5, 2009 - 11:21am
According to city staff, cycling traffic on the Burrard Street Bridge increased by an average of 30% during the first two weeks of the separated bicycle lane trial.
City staff have been out at the bridge since the trial began on July 13th, counting the number of cyclists, vehicles and pedestrians...
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July 30, 2009 - 1:29pm
Read our lips: We are not forming a new provincial party.
That was the message from Vancouver's successful new civic party, Vision Vancouver, posted in more formal language on the party's website yesterday.
It comes after the four-year-old party received numerous complaints this week following...
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July 29, 2009 - 10:17am
Homeowners in Vancouver can start converting their laneway garages into rental housing under a new bylaw passed unanimously by the city council on Tuesday.
About 70,000 single-family lots across the city are eligible to add the new homes, which can only be built in the area usually reserved for a...
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July 27, 2009 - 9:32am
Vision Vancouver, COPE, and the Greens worked cooperatively to toss the NPA out of power in the 2008 Vancouver election.
Since Gregor Robertson's election as mayor, however, Vision has not exactly shared the spoils of power.
COPE councillor Ellen Woodsworth wasn't appointed to the Homeless...
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July 23, 2009 - 2:07pm
Congrats to Gregor Robertson and city council for having the courage to institute the Burrard Bridge bike-lane trial. Making Vancouver more safe and accessible for cyclists and pedestrians is definitely what we need to be doing, and this is a major step in that direction. I hope this trial will be...
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July 22, 2009 - 11:19am
Recreational vehicles will be allowed to stay overnight in city parking lots at Jericho Beach and Spanish Banks during the Olympics, the Vancouver park board decided Monday night.
The board voted 4-1 to approve a staff recommendation to allow roughly 365 RVs to park for $95 per night, despite...
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July 20, 2009 - 9:42am
Vancouver bars and restaurants may be allowed to keep patios open an extra two hours until 1 a.m. during the 2010 Olympics under a bylaw going to council next week.
And garbage collection would start an hour earlier than normal, at 5 a.m. in the downtown core and at 6 a.m. outside the downtown....
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July 17, 2009 - 9:31am
Vancouver's mayor says he wants to see a new provincial jail built close to the city's downtown core.
Gregor Robertson said Thursday he wants to see the new remand centre, which is needed because of overcrowding at existing facilities, built near downtown Vancouver.
"We're looking at somewhere...
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July 16, 2009 - 2:19pm
The Vancouver park board will consider creating profiles on Facebook and Twitter when it meets on Monday (July 20).
A staff report dated July 9 recommends that the park board use social media, starting with the two sites, to “expand its public consultation and advertising of major...
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July 15, 2009 - 11:04am
Day 1 of the Burrard Bridge bike lane experiment unfolded smoothly Monday, much to the delight of cyclists, pedestrians and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.
Despite doom-and-gloom predictions of commuter chaos after the closure of one southbound lane for cyclists, morning and afternoon rush-hour...
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July 13, 2009 - 10:02am
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson took a ride Sunday on the new bike lane on the Burrard Street Bridge on the eve of its grand opening.
Robertson wanted to experiment first hand what it will feel like for hundreds of cyclists going in an out of downtown Vancouver sharing one of the city's busiest...
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July 11, 2009 - 8:49pm
At 7:32 a.m. on a Friday morning, Ground Zero of the city's present indignant wrath is in mid-rush hour. At the crest of the Burrard Bridge's sidewalk, where I stand, the cars roar by, each and every one of them going over the speed limit. To view them from the perspective of a pedestrian is to be...
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July 6, 2009 - 3:29pm
Vancouver developers may soon be forced to install charging stations for electric cars in new condo parking lots, despite the fact there are fewer than 10 such vehicles in use in the city.
City staff are expected to recommend to council Thursday that stations be installed in at least 10 per cent of...
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July 6, 2009 - 9:11am
From Spanish Banks to English Bay, Vancouver's beaches are envied the world over. But look closely, and you'll find a dirty secret: cigarette butts.While smoking on the beach is banned in Southern California, it's perfectly legal here - for now.
Vancouver Parks Board chair Raj Hundal says this...
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July 3, 2009 - 9:37am
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said Thursday he is mulling over plans to build a $45-million pedestrian-and-cyclist bridge across the entrance to False Creek.
The suspension bridge would connect Vanier Park with Sunset Beach and run parallel to the Burrard Bridge.
Robertson said in an interview...
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July 2, 2009 - 12:58pm
At least 80 people who used the city's five temporary homeless shelters since December 2008 have been placed in downtown single-room occupancy hotels, according to a city housing director.
Jill Davidson, the city's assistant director of housing policy, said people found housing because they made...
Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for the opening of the $2-billion Canada Line in Vancouver and Richmond on Monday afternoon. Riders will be able to take a free ride between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. PT on the new rapid transit line. The route will provide alternating service between...
One month after the opening of bike lanes on the Burrard Bridge, it's a little hard to remember what all the fuss was about. Drivers haven't suffered from the change. Communications efforts before the trial began, publicizing the upcoming change and suggesting alternate routes clearly paid off....
Stanley Park’s Lost Lagoon may be blue, but isn’t dangerous, Vancouver’s park board said yesterday after the completion of a preliminary water analysis. Park board chair Raj Hundal said the vibrant turquoise water is a bloom of blue-green algae caused by the hot summer weather and...
Vision Vancouver councillor Andrea Reimer has said she isn’t calling for organizers of Critical Mass to regularly declare the route of the monthly bike ride. But, in a phone interview today (August 5), the former Green school trustee said that Critical Mass should be “responsive to...
According to city staff, cycling traffic on the Burrard Street Bridge increased by an average of 30% during the first two weeks of the separated bicycle lane trial. City staff have been out at the bridge since the trial began on July 13th, counting the number of cyclists, vehicles and pedestrians...
Read our lips: We are not forming a new provincial party. That was the message from Vancouver's successful new civic party, Vision Vancouver, posted in more formal language on the party's website yesterday. It comes after the four-year-old party received numerous complaints this week following...
Homeowners in Vancouver can start converting their laneway garages into rental housing under a new bylaw passed unanimously by the city council on Tuesday. About 70,000 single-family lots across the city are eligible to add the new homes, which can only be built in the area usually reserved for a...
Vision Vancouver, COPE, and the Greens worked cooperatively to toss the NPA out of power in the 2008 Vancouver election. Since Gregor Robertson's election as mayor, however, Vision has not exactly shared the spoils of power. COPE councillor Ellen Woodsworth wasn't appointed to the Homeless...
Congrats to Gregor Robertson and city council for having the courage to institute the Burrard Bridge bike-lane trial. Making Vancouver more safe and accessible for cyclists and pedestrians is definitely what we need to be doing, and this is a major step in that direction. I hope this trial will be...
Recreational vehicles will be allowed to stay overnight in city parking lots at Jericho Beach and Spanish Banks during the Olympics, the Vancouver park board decided Monday night. The board voted 4-1 to approve a staff recommendation to allow roughly 365 RVs to park for $95 per night, despite...
Vancouver bars and restaurants may be allowed to keep patios open an extra two hours until 1 a.m. during the 2010 Olympics under a bylaw going to council next week. And garbage collection would start an hour earlier than normal, at 5 a.m. in the downtown core and at 6 a.m. outside the downtown....
Vancouver's mayor says he wants to see a new provincial jail built close to the city's downtown core. Gregor Robertson said Thursday he wants to see the new remand centre, which is needed because of overcrowding at existing facilities, built near downtown Vancouver. "We're looking at somewhere...
The Vancouver park board will consider creating profiles on Facebook and Twitter when it meets on Monday (July 20). A staff report dated July 9 recommends that the park board use social media, starting with the two sites, to “expand its public consultation and advertising of major...
Day 1 of the Burrard Bridge bike lane experiment unfolded smoothly Monday, much to the delight of cyclists, pedestrians and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson. Despite doom-and-gloom predictions of commuter chaos after the closure of one southbound lane for cyclists, morning and afternoon rush-hour...
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson took a ride Sunday on the new bike lane on the Burrard Street Bridge on the eve of its grand opening. Robertson wanted to experiment first hand what it will feel like for hundreds of cyclists going in an out of downtown Vancouver sharing one of the city's busiest...
At 7:32 a.m. on a Friday morning, Ground Zero of the city's present indignant wrath is in mid-rush hour. At the crest of the Burrard Bridge's sidewalk, where I stand, the cars roar by, each and every one of them going over the speed limit. To view them from the perspective of a pedestrian is to be...
Vancouver developers may soon be forced to install charging stations for electric cars in new condo parking lots, despite the fact there are fewer than 10 such vehicles in use in the city. City staff are expected to recommend to council Thursday that stations be installed in at least 10 per cent of...
From Spanish Banks to English Bay, Vancouver's beaches are envied the world over. But look closely, and you'll find a dirty secret: cigarette butts.While smoking on the beach is banned in Southern California, it's perfectly legal here - for now. Vancouver Parks Board chair Raj Hundal says this...
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said Thursday he is mulling over plans to build a $45-million pedestrian-and-cyclist bridge across the entrance to False Creek. The suspension bridge would connect Vanier Park with Sunset Beach and run parallel to the Burrard Bridge. Robertson said in an interview...
At least 80 people who used the city's five temporary homeless shelters since December 2008 have been placed in downtown single-room occupancy hotels, according to a city housing director. Jill Davidson, the city's assistant director of housing policy, said people found housing because they made...
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