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unnamed GET INVOLVED: 2015 QUAD Conference on Transportation

The QUAD Conference is an annual transportation conference held in the Pacific Northwest that provides a forum for transportation professionals to network, exchange ideas, discuss best practices, share research and showcase recent projects. General focus is on land-based transportation, such as... Continue reading »

April 24, 2015   |   0 comments
DSC_2044 Vote yes on the congestion-improvement sales tax

photo by Anjana Pradhananga Skate to where the puck is going to be — so that well-worn chestnut from a national hero goes. I’m not much of a hockey fan but I do know sound planning advice when I hear... Continue reading »

March 16, 2015   |   0 comments
10716917193_d6a68a5e56_z Transportation Costs: Impacts on Metro Vancouver (Part 5)

Reposted with permission from George Poulos and Price Tags. Part 5 of 5.  [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] A New Operations-Level Tool for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Transportation Projects Although the unit rates illustrated in Table 1 (in Part... Continue reading »

October 24, 2014   |   0 comments
10716917193_d6a68a5e56_z Transportation Costs: Impacts on Metro Vancouver (Part 4)

Reposted with permission from George Poulos and Price Tags. Part 4 of 5.  [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] Transportation Equity and What it Means for Metro Vancouver One of the primary outcomes of full-cost accounting studies is to demonstrate the... Continue reading »

October 17, 2014   |   0 comments
10716917193_d6a68a5e56_z Transportation Costs: Impacts on Metro Vancouver (Part 3)

Reposted with permission from George Poulos and Price Tags. Part 3 of 5.  [Part 1] [Part 2] The Business Case for Active Transportation It would be safe to say that active transportation has begun to increasingly garner significant attention from many... Continue reading »

October 10, 2014   |   0 comments