Tag: Vancouver
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Vision Zero Vancouver Endorses Lucy Maloney for City Council
Vision Zero Vancouver is proud to endorse Lucy Maloney (OneCity Vancouver) for Vancouver City Council. Even before joining Vision Zero Vancouver as a volunteer, Lucy has been an unwavering advocate for safer streets, sustainable transportation, and policies that make our city safer for everyone to get around. Her deep commitment to Vision Zero—an approach to…
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Vision Zero Vancouver: 2024 Vancouver Council in Review
It’s been 2 years since the current Vancouver City Council was elected so we’re going to see how their 2024 went! (See our Year 1 report card and our scoring criteria here.) In 2023, there were 2 motions we were especially excited about – Broadway active transport lanes and intersection safety cameras – and both…
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Build UBCx now!
You’ve probably heard the statistic before – the 99 B-Line is the busiest bus route across all of Canada and the United States. With over 55,000 daily boardings in 2019, even a frequency of 3 minutes at rush hour can’t prevent soul-crushing line-ups, frequent pass-ups, and immeasurable frustration. So why are we still running a…
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Vancouver City Council Unanimously Supports Bus Lanes Throughout Vancouver
We are delighted that Vancouver City Council unanimously approved the motion to add bus lanes to TransLink’s priority routes and request automatic enforcement today! The motion, brought forward by Councilor Christine Boyle, builds off the excellent motion spearheaded by Councilor Sarah Kirby-Yung last year, which committed to speed and priority improvements on 5 routes (Kingsway,…
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Vision Zero x Movement at Khatsahlano 2024!
We had an awesome time alongside our friends at Movement at the 2024 Khatsahlano Street Festival on West 4th Avenue! The sun was out, the music was playing, and the vibes were great. Many of you put a pin in our map showing where places that your bus got stuck in traffic, passed you, or…
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Car Free Gastown
For July and August 2024, the City of Vancouver is running a car-free trial in Gastown. Maple Tree Square and the 300 block of Water St, by the Steam Clock, will be completely blocked off to traffic. The remaining stretch of Water Street will have traffic calming measures, patios and street furniture. Here are some…
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A cyclist was killed by a driver in East Vancouver. Why it happened, and why it’ll happen again if nothing changes.
April 18, 2024 On April 17 2024, a cyclist was killed by the driver of a Dodge Ram pickup truck in East Vancouver. People will use the word “accident” but this didn’t need to happen. A long list of policy failures got us here. FAILURE 1. The lack of protected east-west cycling infrastructure across the…
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