Here and there, we hear and read lists of “green acts”.  52 things to green up your house, 14 ways to save the planet, and my favourite: “one million acts of green”.  While we sure can agree that all good deeds towards the planet helps, we just cannot assume that buying occasional energy-efficient lights bulbs Continue reading →

I have decided to throw my hat in the ring and have applied to the Board of Directors of Vancouver’s Co-operative Auto Network.  The Board of Directors is elected by members of the Co-op on the General Annual Meeting which this year will be on January 27th, 2010.  Five of the eight members are to Continue reading →

Congratulation to Translink’s unelected board to have schedule they Annual Meeting on Election day (May 12). This decision ensures there will be as little as possible media coverage regarding decisions taken on that day. A day that has been scheduled and made public just a few years ago by the provincial legislature! Frédéric Van Caenegem

Before you vote, watch this video and tell all your friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhccpzI4lbQ Few have been as honest and insightful as former Deputy Premier Christy Clark on CKNW yesterday. Here’s the video everybody needs to see before they vote in Tuesday’s provincial referendum. As Christy says, this is the most important vote we’ll cast. Please forward Continue reading →

This comment was published in today’s 24hrs. Megan Albrechtson’s article (24 hours, March 10) about economical modes of transportation was very interesting, but I think one alternative can be added. Between owning a car and using transit (or rather a complement to both), there is car sharing. Car sharing is provided by two organizations in Continue reading →

A terrible tragedy, that cost the lives of two people, happened near Granville Island a few weeks ago: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/in-the-garden/dead+near+Granville+Island/1267133/story.html Back in November, I sent an email to the city of Vancouver about the same dangerous pedestrian crossing.  You can read the correspondence here: http://blog.vancf.net/2008/11/22/an-example-of-bureaucratic-efficiency/ The City fixed the problem quickly. But, this crossing remains dangerous Continue reading →

A few days ago, I sent an email to the City of Vancouver Engineering Department to advise them that the “pedestrian detector” (not sure how to call it) at an intersection near my workplace was not working.  My hopes that this would be looked at were very slim.  I was, firstly, quite surprised to receive Continue reading →

ICBC and many police departments in the province have started a campaign to increase security at intersections.  You can read more here: http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2008/11/07/7334016-sun.html. I’m wondering at all if we should abolish the right to turn right on a red light. I know it is a very unpopular measure, but I have seen so many times Continue reading →

Mayor Sullivan’s so called online survey on UBC transit line was a farce.  The survey never asks if you support or not the UBC line, it just asks “Why do you support UBC Transit line?”  I answered, “I don’t”.  The survey also asks: “if the UBC line was built, would you use it?” To such Continue reading →

Published in Vancouver’s 24hrs newspaper: http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/ In response to Mark Stevens (24hrs, November 09), you should know that a new car is barely less polluting then an old one. Car pollution comes partly from emission, but also from the manufacturing of the car itself with parts being built here and there and assembled somewhere else Continue reading →