Great to see motor vehicles excluded from the Sea to Sky Highway for the day so that Mayor Ken Sim & my husband & 15 year old kid could cycle the GranFondo safely!

Interesting video about how our perspective on the cost of housing can change when we take the cost of transportation into account... youtu.be/_-TIGKNlKkk?si…

“Studies and experience have shown the bicycle rolling stop (BSR) is actually safer and more efficient for everyone if bike riders treat stop signs like yield signs.” There’s no need for more studies. ⁦BC Transportation⁩ just needs to get it done. vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/04/bc-…

Pretty much the first map I made when I built CensusMapper was the “Hidden Mortgage” map that estimates the mortgage-equivalent of people’s commute cost. It’s not peanuts, to say it mildly. censusmapper.ca/maps/308#11/49…

In BC, twice as many people are killed by cars each year as die in homicides. For 2022, there were 155 homicides, 302 fatalities from crashes. Something to think about as candidates raise "public safety" concerns in this election campaign.

The problem is that Vancouver drivers know that there is an infinitesimal chance of getting caught disobeying the rules so they can do whatever they want with impunity. Automated enforcement is a large part of the solution.

Welcome to Vancouver Lime! The new shared e-scooter program includes: 🅿️⁣ 27 parking stations across Hastings-Sunrise and Grandview-Woodland 🐌 Slow and no ride zones 🚫 Sidewalk detection ✔️ Helmets for all riders (required) Read more here: bit.ly/3XHyLhY

Come find us at Car Free Day on Main St at 28th Ave today. We're petitioning to bring back the BC ebike rebate - it was fully subscribed in 24 hrs and now has 10,000 person waitlist. UBC React Lab found that rebate recipients reduced vehicle km travelled by 30-40%. Let's fund it!

Spent the afternoon talking to people about VisionZeroVancouver and active transport infrastructure at Car Free Day on Main Street Vancouver!