Eight thoughts on the transit referendum results

ByBrad Cavanagh July 2, 2015November 20, 2017

Welp.
Thanks Christy Clark for your stunning display of leadership.
Congrats to the ‘no’ side for winning! But the joke’s on you: nobody wins.
Hello to higher property taxes!
Property near SkyTrain stations just got more valuable.
Time to buy stock in Metro Vancouver road-building companies, car dealerships, and auto mechanics.
Chilliwack people? Hey how do you like that smog that we keep blowing your way? HAVE FUN NOW, SUCKERS!
I’m still glad I voted ‘yes’, and would proudly do so again.

2017 BC Provincial Election | New Westminster | TransLink | Transportation

What now for the Pattullo Bridge?
ByBrad Cavanagh April 11, 2017
The Pattullo Bridge needs replacing. Built 80 years ago but designed to last 50 years, it desperately needs replacing. River scour is causing foundation issues. The reinforcing steel is corroding. The concrete is degrading. The lanes are narrow and dangerous. It needs to go. TransLink has a plan for replacing it, with a new bridge…
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Metro Vancouver’s Street Network Orientations – Updated!
ByBrad Cavanagh October 24, 2018October 26, 2018
🎉🎉🎉 Hey! If you’ve seen this post in the last couple of days, I have some updates for you at the end! 🎉🎉🎉 A couple of months ago, Geoff Boeing released a paper titled Urban Spatial Order: Street Network Orientation, Configuration, and Entropy. Basically, he looked at the directions that a city’s street network runs,…
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The Boondoggle of Eighth Street
ByBrad Cavanagh January 3, 2015November 20, 2017
I have a lot of issues with the bus and pedestrian flow on the streets and sidewalks around the New Westminster Skytrain Station. Just so we’re all on the same page, here’s a map: Because Google Maps is helpful, it didn’t label Eighth Street. It’s the big one that runs between the Old Spaghetti Factory…
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Reasons to vote ‘no’
ByBrad Cavanagh March 18, 2015November 20, 2017
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been a little harsh on the ‘no’ side of the upcoming transportation plebiscite. To give a little bit of extra press and coverage for them, I’m going to list the valid reasons for voting ‘no’. Here they are:
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Translink vs. Translink
ByBrad Cavanagh July 31, 2013May 28, 2017
Translink, May 23 2012: With fare gates coming into operation at SkyTrain and Canada Line stations next year, TransLink has yet to smooth out potential wrinkles in the new system. One involves a particular benefit enjoyed by riders with prepaid passes. On Sundays and holidays, two adults and four children aged 13 and under can…
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Living car-free in New Westminster
ByBrad Cavanagh July 8, 2015November 20, 2017
Since moving to New Westminster from the USA in January 2010, we have not owned a car. “We” is me, my wife, and our now-six year old daughter, who was ten months old when we moved back. We’ve grown up as a family without owning a personal vehicle, and it hasn’t hindered our lives. How?…
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