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Becoming a Bicycle Commuter
If anyone needs some inspiration to become a bicycle commuter, I recommend these blog posts by Mrs. Average Joe Cyclist who recently started riding her bike between her home in Burnaby and workplace in...
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Cycle Chic or Don’t: It’s Your Choice
I have a confession that I’m afraid to share: I often wear cycling gear when I commute to work and I own a boring hybrid bike that won’t win any beauty contests. For those of you who just gasped, rest...
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Japan: The Car-free Traveller’s Dream
Car-free travel in Japan is wonderful and easy. I’m certain it’s one of the best places to visit without a car. Trains Everything you’ve heard about train travel in Japan is true: it’s fast, punctual,...
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Car-Free Family in Vancouver
Spacing Vancouver posted Brigitte Patenaude’s A Car-Free Life video today, which features the Bruntlett family. Watch Chris, Melissa, Coralie and Etienne travel around Vancouver on foot, bike and...
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Recommended Reading for February 28
Here are some interesting reads from today: The City of Vancouver and UBC released a KPMG study, The UBC-Broadway Corridor – Unlocking the Economic Potential I haven’t had an opportunity to read the...
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Vote for Sustainable Transportation in the BC General Election
The BC General Election is May 14, 2013. Now is the time to get on the voters’ list, meet the candidates in your electoral district, and let them know that you want to see some action on sustainable...
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How to Increase Cycling and Walking: Lessons from Cities Across the Globe
John Pucher, Professor, Urban Planning and Policy Development Program and Research Associat, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University, and author of the recently published City...
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Main Street Bike Bars
Today, I noticed this beautiful little bike bar at the Waves Coffee House at Main & 10th: The Waves bike bar is the first one I’m aware of on Main Street, but it won’t be long until there is...
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Along a Long Road, by Frank Viva
Frank Viva’s Along a Long Road is a stylish children’s book about a long and (mostly) fast bicycle ride. The cyclist travels along a sleek embossed yellow road that goes up and down, around a small...
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A Plea for Secure Bicycle Parking
We recently said goodbye to Kevin’s bicycle. It was stolen from our building’s “secure” parking garage. We really miss the red bicycle. With it, we travelled all around the city and also visited places...
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