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Pregnant on TransLink
Inspired by Elizabeth Carey Smith’s documentation of riding the New York City subway while visibly pregnant, I decided to record my experience taking transit in Vancouver during my pregnancy last year....
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Vancouver School Board Rejects Chevron’s Fuel Your School Funding
The Vancouver School Board recently rejected Chevron’s Fuel Your School funding, as reported in The Tyee and Vancouver Sun. I like that VSB Chairwoman Patti Bacchus mentioned sustainability concerns to...
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On My Walk, by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Christina Leist
This post is the first in a new series of reviews of children’s books about car-free transportation. Whenever I browse children’s books on transportation, I’m usually disappointed to find that books...
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Trains Go, by Steve Light
Trains Go by Steve Light is an exhilarating introduction to trains and the many noises they make. We started reading this book when N was about two months old. N detested tummy time at that age, and I...
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Rethinking Transportation: New Voices, New Ideas – Choosing the Happy City
There will be a live webcast of the Rethinking Transportation: New Voices, New Ideas lecture on Wednesday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m. Charles Montgomery will talk about Choosing the Happy City: For years,...
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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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Happy Car Free Day!
Sunday, June 15 is Car Free Day in Vancouver. Celebrate the festival’s 10th anniversary with your family, friends and neighbours.Visit carfreevancouver.org for information about the Commercial Drive,...
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Baby- and Child-friendly Vancouver
I highly recommend two posts that recently appeared on Spacing: Jillian Glover’s 13 ways to create baby-friendly cities and Chris Bruntlett’s 12 ways to make cities more child-friendly. The...
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I Went Walking, by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas
I Went Walking is a rhythmic read that shows children the fun of discovery on a farmyard walk. I suspect that nearly everyone who reads this book will compare it to Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle’s...
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