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Car Free Vancouver!

Today was Car Free Vancouver! Gavin and I (and his dad) went to the big one on Main Street, which stretched from 12th Ave to 29th or 30th. It was a little quiet at first. I think it might’ve been … Continue reading

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Wall of Forgiveness

I decided to go home after work, which naturally meant that I wandered down to Granville Street to look at the aftermath. Today hundreds (if not thousands) of Vancouverites went downtown and voluntarily started cleaning everything up. And all the … Continue reading

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Riot 2011

This is just a quick post the morning after with my gut impressions. Yay for the City of Vancouver for having the fanzones. They clearly needed better security (IE: don’t let drunk people in), but it was good to give … Continue reading

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Never really…

Never really thought I’d bicycle in Vancouver. Never really thought I’d use that bike strip down Burrard. Never really thought I’d ride through downtown at night in a dark jacket and no reflective pads. I’m going cycling with Andy and … Continue reading

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