Bye-bye November 4, 2006

It’s been a blissful fall.  Now the rains have come, the days are all too short, but at least we have the memories.

I’m off to Chicago for a week to attend the Rail-volution conference.  See you later. 
(But feel free to keep the comments coming, particularly under the “Pricing Gateway” post below.)

Dogs in the Park October 24, 2006

There’s one good reason why City Council will never disband the elected Park Board.  If it did, Council would have to deal with dog conflicts in city parks.  The latest territory soon to reach critical mass: George Wainborn Park, where the off-leash dogs are claiming more and more of the territory.

The Stroll October 23, 2006

When I moved to Vancouver in 1978, the English Bay Seawall ended at the Aquatic Centre. The path itself was only about eight feet wide; pedestrians and cyclists shared the route - and the roller blade hadn’t even been invented. Most people circumnavigated Stanley Park and called it a day. This would not have been [...]

Perfect Days October 22, 2006

This is a perfect time for photography: crisp light, gold highlights, sidelighting by the sun, fog banks for filters.  In the next few days, I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.
First up: English Bay, of course