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Rideshare and taxi reforms in BC will eliminate municipal-controlled boundaries

Currently, taxis can't pick up passengers in a different city boundary.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 22, 2019
Garbage inside a SkyTrain car. (Coouge / Twitter)
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TransLink is improving its cleaning of the public transit system

This includes hiring new cleaning crews.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 22, 2019
Musqueam First Nations crosswalk on Granville Street in Vancouver. (City of Vancouver)
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First Nations-designed crosswalk installed on Granville Street (PHOTOS)

Designed by a Musqueam First Nation artist.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 22, 2019
One of the City of Vancouver's remaining "Nuclear Weapons Free Zone" signs near the northwest corner of the intersection of East Broadway and Boundary Road. (Google Maps)
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City of Vancouver could soon have a new policy for nuclear weapons

And yes, this sign actually exists.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2019
Futuristic transportation. (Shutterstock)
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TransLink services to be used as an innovative testing ground for tech startups

A new agreement with the Vancouver Economic Commission will help support the local tech industry.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2019
Nighttime view of downtown Vancouver from Coal Harbour, with the Chevron gas station for boats, Canada Place, Vancouver Convention Centre, and office towers. (Shutterstock)
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Office rents are skyrocketing in downtown Vancouver due to supply shortage

The highest rent increases in Canada, and the seventh in the world.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2019
Portal into the existing George Massey Tunnel. (Government of BC)
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18 bridge and tunnel options considered for George Massey crossing project

This includes six options that retain and incorporate the existing tunnel.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2019
Mass protests over the China extradition bill in Hong Kong on June 16, 2019 (left) and the downtown Vancouver skyline from a beach (right). (Shutterstock)
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Hong Kong crisis could lead to a big resurgence in Vancouver's housing market

There's already an uptick in Hong Kong interest in Vancouver homes since protests began this month.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2019
Proposed conceptual form of the Langara College Vancouver campus expansion. (Langara College)
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Langara College proposing massive expansion of its Vancouver campus

This includes five new buildings to double the size of Langara College.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2019
Artistic rendering of The Stack at 1133 Melville Street, Vancouver. (James Cheng Architects / Oxford Properties)
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Vancouver's new tallest office tower to reach completion in 2022

Construction on 540,000 sq. ft. of office space is well underway.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2019
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BC launches new strategy to encourage cycling, walking, and transit use

The provincial government's goal is to double "active transportation" by 2030.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 20, 2019
Tapping a Compass Card onto a Compass fare gate at SkyTrain. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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TransLink's switch to distance-travelled fares pushed to beyond 2020

More time is needed to upgrade the Compass system's technology.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 20, 2019
Downtown Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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All the ways downtown Vancouver is still the vibrant core of the region: report

This is the state of downtown Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 20, 2019
3D printer. (Chinatown House)
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Microsoft helps launch new free community digital lab in Chinatown

Free accessible programming for kids and adults living in the Downtown Eastside.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 20, 2019
One of the first two double decker buses from TransLink. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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TransLink rolling out plug-in USB chargers for new buses and SeaBus

Another passenger amenity being introduced to public transit.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 20, 2019
The first touch-screen kiosk has been installed at SkyTrain's Surrey Central Station. (TransLink)
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TransLink putting big new emphasis on customer service moving forward

TransLink has a 62 action item list, including the creation of a new public advisory group.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 19, 2019
2014 artistic rendering of a proposal of turning streets in downtown Kelowna into canal waterways. (TaxpayersFirst Party)
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Surrey mayor envisions turning city roads into new canal waterways

It would help revitalize downtown Surrey, creating a tourist attraction.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 19, 2019
Volleyball players at Spanish Banks Beach in Vancouver during a summer sunset. (Seaside Signs / Flickr)
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Express transit bus route proposed from VCC-Clark Station to Spanish Banks Beach

TransLink would run an express bus from VCC-Clark Station to Jericho, Locarno, and Spanish Banks.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 19, 2019
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