by David Frisch | Feb 21, 2016 | Blog, News
Check out the excellent design work being done in Canada to catch up to European designed roads in this quick video. David Frisch Courtenay City...
by David Frisch | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog, News
The following videos are excerpts from the presentation to council on 18 January, 2016 relating to the proposed 11th Street Bridge. We’ll be making a decision about the 11th Street property in a month or two, and this is a very important decision about the people of Courtenay’s land as well as our transportation system. Brief History The 29th Street Option David Frisch Hatch Dept...
by David Frisch | Sep 24, 2015 | News
Riding the bus this summer was even more rewarding than usual for many people in the Comox Valley, due to the In2Transit promotion run by the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD). During July and August over 40 bus riders won prizes valued at $50 or more. Brian Charlton gets In2Transit “We would like to thank everyone who got In2Transit and to congratulate our August winners: Kim Watson, Corina Grossmann and Brian Charlton,” said Michael Zbarsky, Manager of Transit and Sustainability. The promotion doesn’t stop just because summer has. It runs until November 15, 2015. To enter, ride the bus and either take a selfie and post it to a social media channel with the tag #In2Transit, or fill out an In2Transit ticket and drop it off with your bus driver. Three monthly winners will be chosen for September and October out of the tickets and selfies submitted during those months and then three grand prize winners will be chosen from all the submissions throughout the promotion. Details on this promotion and where to get tickets can be found online at www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/in2transit. The monthly prizes remaining include gift certificates to businesses on the 34 C2C Express bus route - The Broken Spoke, Mudsharks Coffee Bar, Zocalo Cafe, Gladstone Brewing Co, Tim Hortons, and Caffe Amantes. The grand prizes include $500, a 16GB iPod Mini from My Tech Guys and $50 gift certificates to local restaurants along other Comox Valley bus routes (The Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa, Manvirros Indian Grill, Martine’s Bistro, Ichiban Sushi Restaurant and Locals Restaurant.) Continue...
by David Frisch | Sep 10, 2015 | Blog, News
Separated bike lanes are critical on major routes in order to increase travel by bike, which is mandated in the OCP (Click to view the document in PDF format) under Transportation Objectives and Climate Change Targets. Increasing travel by bike is good for the economy as it reduces infrastructure costs, climate change, and improved health and wellness for children and seniors. The videos below are from the Sept 8, 2015 meeting at City Council to consider bike lane designs on Willemar. Video #1 Video #3 Video #5 Video #7 Video #2 Video #4 Video...
by David Frisch | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog, News
The “A healthy city for all: Vancouver’s Healthy City Strategy 2014 - 2025” page on the City of Vancouver’s website made for a very interesting read. Have a look at the excerpt from the background section of the page below… David Frisch Work leading up to this Healthy City Strategy Historically, urban planning and public health came together to address the most pressing challenges of the new industrial cities of the 19th century, which were marked by overcrowding, unsanitary and inhumane conditions, and rampant disease. Increasingly, urban planning and public health are re-connecting to address the most pressing challenges of the 21st century city – such as growing income inequality, increasingly unaffordable housing, and significant mental health and addiction issues. These and other complex issues are bringing the need for holistic healthy city planning once again to the fore. Visit the page on the City of Vancouver's...
