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Nanaimo Commons: From Walkable Livable Communities— Road Diets, a livability factsheet
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Thursday, August 13, 2015. From Walkable Livable Communities. Road Diets, a livability factsheet. Most drivers base their travel speed on what feels comfortable given the street design. The wider the road, the faster people tend to drive and, the faster the car, the more severe the injuries resulting from a crash. Research suggests that injuries from vehicle crashes rise as the width of a road increases. I wonder if the @cityofnanaimo. Considered these road diet facts before WIDENING Bowen Road? This pas...
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General Resources | %%%%Walk Friendly Communities
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Engineering & Community Design. Education & Encouragement. News & Events. Giving Cities Legs: Ideas and Inspirations for Walk Friendly Communities. Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center). Inspiration examples from the USA Walk Friendly National Recognition Program that WALK Friendly Ontario is modeled after. Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario). A review of all accidental pedestrian deaths in Ontario f rom January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2010 with recommendations. The Road to Health. This rep...
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Nanaimo Commons: April 2015
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Friday, April 24, 2015. Victoria to host its first #carfreeday June 21 @CarFreeYYJ. Victoria BC will host its first #carfreeday. Inspired by Vancouver. http:/ t.co/FVTqGVXGls. 8212; Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) April 24, 2015. Commercial Drive turns into massive, unsanctioned party http:/ t.co/7mv2FappOg. 8212; CBC British Columbia (@cbcnewsbc) May 2, 2015. Thursday, April 23, 2015. Tragic irony—our wide streets allow us to quickly respond to collisions caused by our wide streets @StrongTowns. Mdash; ...
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Nanaimo Commons: From The Tyee — In the scramble for residential land, should industrial areas be sacrificed?
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Monday, August 3, 2015. In the scramble for residential land,. Should industrial areas be sacrificed? Like many Vancouver residents, Noah Choy was looking for a home for his family. Someplace with a sense of community. Spots for kids to play. A place he and his wife could call their own with more room for their one-year-old than their small condo in Kitsilano. In Vancouver's Port Land Makeover, Industry Takes a Blow The Tyee. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow / Subscribe by email. Artist drawing...
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Nanaimo Commons: May 2015
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Sunday, May 31, 2015. Nanaimo Downtown Urban Plan and. Design Guidelines: Parks and open spaces. Downtown Urban Plan and Design Guidelines: Parks and open spaces. https:/ t.co/aMJTzNmzgw. Mdash; NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) May 31, 2015. Labels: City of Nanaimo. HT @nlamontagne —. Quebec City, Saskatoon looking good —. New protected bike lanes, public plaza. Protected bike lanes are set to open in downtown Saskatoon next month. #yxe. Mdash; CTV Saskatoon (@ctvsaskatoon) May 28, 2015. E&N Trail - Down...
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Nanaimo Commons: From National Main Street Centre — Enhancing the Corridors to Your Downtown
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Friday, August 7, 2015. From National Main Street Centre. Enhancing the Corridors to Your Downtown. Enhancing the Corridors to Your #Downtown @NatlMainStreet. Posted by Nanaimo Commons. On Sunday, August 2, 2015. Enhancing the Corridors to Your Downtown. - National Main Street Center, Inc. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow / Subscribe by email. Housing Central 2016 – Inspiring Talks on Affordable Housing. Connecting Dots . . . On a New Job and the Undeniable Importance of 5 am in a Bus Yard.
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Nanaimo Commons: December 2014
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Beneath veneer of scientific neutrality. Traffic engineering operates to prejudice. Of anyone on foot" @CityLab. A lot of people don’t walk because they are afraid it will kill them before it makes them healthier @CityLab. Mdash; TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) December 30, 2014. Monday, December 29, 2014. 8212; Building a sustainable and prosperous waterfront @GeorgiaStraitBC. PlaceSpeak - Building a sustainable and prosperous waterfront. Labels: City of Vancouver. 8212;...
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Nanaimo Commons: March 2015
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015. How urban designer Ken Greenberg's neighbourhood made succesful transition from industrial to mixed use. More at @ CBCToronto. Toronto 2025: How to grow, with minimal growing pains. Check out the video - Revitalization plan for former Guvernment site revealed in Toronto : http:/ t.co/BWlmpozSSA. Mdash; Ken Greenberg (@KGreenbergTO) March 26, 2015. Via @KGreenbergTO Revitalization plan for former Guvernment site revealed in Toronto @CityNews. Posted by Nanaimo Commons. A highly ...
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Nanaimo Commons: From LandArchs.com — Top 10 Seaside Regeneration Projects
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Saturday, August 15, 2015. Top 10 Seaside Regeneration Projects. Top 10 Seaside Regeneration Projects #landarch. Mdash; Brett Lezon (@B Lezon) August 15, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow / Subscribe by email. Housing Central 2016 – Inspiring Talks on Affordable Housing. On Nov 21 to 23, the Housing Central Conference—the biggest affordable housing conference in western Canada—took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Richmond. Connecting Dots . . . The South Fraser Blog. All items are handmade ...
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Toronto My Way: Better scheduling to help people get to work would be appreciated (and good for the economy, too)
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Exponentially better Walk left, stand right Bon vivant Flaneur Tweets are my opinions. Downtown relief line (DRL). Michael Lee Chin Crystal. New Seven Wonders of the World. Urban Rail Express Grid. Walking Off the Big Apple. Friday, May 10, 2013. Better scheduling to help people get to work would be appreciated (and good for the economy, too). Heading into the downtown core to work and participate as a productive member of society? C'mon, GO Transit, you can't do better than that? Get new posts by email.
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