Cruise Ship Yellow July 31, 2007

Taken on the beach in West Vancouver.  Look for the cigar.
 

Thoughtful Gesture July 31, 2007

In Coquitlam, at the corner of Pinetree and Guildford Ways - perhaps one of the widest intersections in the region - they’re building a bench.  But it’s not for pedestrians who’ve managed the trek across the road.  It’s for skateboarders, on their way to the bowl behind the arts centre.  Nice.

How We’re Seen July 29, 2007

By, in this instance, the Washington Post:
Vancouver’s Olympic Challenge
City Faces Pressure to Fulfill Social Pledges That Helped It Win 2010 Winter Games
 
By Doug Struck
Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, July 23, 2007; A11

VANCOUVER — Rob Skish is looking forward to the 2010 Winter Olympics. A “binner” who plumbs garbage containers to fill his shopping cart with food [...]

A West Van Salmon July 26, 2007

 
What with the Second Beach pool closed due to the strike, I strike off for West Van.  They have a very nice pool at 21st and Marine. 
But to get there on bicycle, you have to forge your own route.  As I’ve mentioned many times before, West Vancouver sends out a very clear message to cyclists: [...]

Sprouts July 26, 2007

The downed Catalpa tree at the entrance to Stanley Park - blown over in the December windstorm - has served as a symbol of climate change.   It went down in a Katrina Moment, a harbinger of worse to come.

But I always like the way Nature renews - an insistence on resurgence.  As you can see:

Safdie’s Toronto Airport Terminal July 24, 2007

Holiday Snaps July 24, 2007

I’m back - but my head is still on vacation.  So while I’m sorting several thousand digital images, I’ll post a sampling from the last several weeks - even if they don’t make much sense.  (You can add your own commentary.)

On Vacation July 17, 2007

Back on July 24

Green Tech and Congestion Charging July 17, 2007

Tom Friedman, the New York Times columnist, was one of the first in the mainstream media to really push the importance of green technology as a critical competitive factor in the world today. 

… to the extent that we make “green” standards part of everything we design and manufacture, we create “green collar” jobs that are much [...]

Taking Advantage of a Good Crisis July 17, 2007

My latest column in Business in Vancouver:
July 10-16, 2007; issue 924
Housing crises can generate solutions
Having been on city council for 15 years, I’ve been through a housing crisis or two. The housing crisis of ’89 – now that was a good one. I still remember fondly the council meeting in which we pushed through about [...]