The Issue With Uber Eats
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUber Eats, Door Dash, Skip the Dishes—the hyper-growth of food delivery apps has created chaos. Silicon Valley tech giants are masters of the choke-point. It’s how so…
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Don’t Blame the Cyclist (Blame the City)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnnoyed by cyclists riding on sidewalks? Make sure you’re angry at the right people. An acquaintance of mine asked this on social media: “Am I the asshole…
There’s a Problem With Electric Vehicles
Reading Time: 3 minutesAnd the solution will require a mind-shift North Americans may not be ready for. I bet you think I just LOVE electric vehicles, like any good uppity…
Waze Destroys Neighbourhoods
Reading Time: 2 minutesThat’s right—apps designed to help you save time on your commute are destroying communities and putting lives at risk. And we’re all complicit! While Waze is one…
We All Want The Same Thing
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy do cyclists argue with drivers, pedestrians with cyclists and scooterists with everyone? A recent (and I’ll admit, immature) debate on my neighbourhood Facebook page got me…
The Densification Dream
Reading Time: 2 minutesI once read, “Americans are so nostalgic for their university days because it’s the only time in their lives they’ll live in a dense, walkable neighbourhood.” I…
What The Snow Shows
Reading Time: 2 minutesFresh snowfall shows us how much extra space we sacrifice to cars. The city I live in—Vancouver, BC—doesn’t see snow often. But it will today—the first snowfall…
The Freedom Delusion
Reading Time: 2 minutesCars have long been touted as the ultimate symbol of “freedom.” This is a delusion. Ask my dad what a car symbolizes: “It’s freedom!” But does this…
A Street Parking Problem
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy unrestricted street parking is making your neighbourhood worse. “I love parking meters!” —Absolutely No One Ever Not unlike the Speed Limit Challenge, this one is another…
The Speed Limit Challenge
Reading Time: 2 minutesAre you ready to tackle to the hardest thing you’ll do this week? “I hate it when people drive UNDER the speed limit.” “He was doing the…