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Vancouver Was Awesome: The first bicycle craze

Vancouver Was Awesome: The first bicycle craze

Part of the fun of having historical resources digitized is doing random keyword searches for topics of interest.
V.I.A. readers are biking to work!

V.I.A. readers are biking to work!

It's Bike To Work Week in Vancouver, so yesterday we asked our followers on Twitter if they were indeed cycling in to their place of business, and if they wouldn't mind sharing photos of their rides. Here's what a few of them had to say/share...
car2go Vancouver extends free registration

car2go Vancouver extends free registration

Did you take advantage of Vancouver's newest carshare service, car2go , and their free registration promo we told you about? Here are 3 small reasons why you should have already: 1 , 2 , 3 .
Three Small Things about car2go - Small Thing #3

Three Small Things about car2go - Small Thing #3

A couple weeks back we introduced you to car2go (see posts 1 and 2 ), the new car-sharing service that's had success in Austin and in Europe and is launching in Vancouver in June.
Three Small Things about car2go - Small Thing #2

Three Small Things about car2go - Small Thing #2

A couple weeks back we introduced you to car2go (see posts 1 and 2 ), the new car-sharing service that's had success in Austin and in Europe and is launching in Vancouver in June.
Three Small Things about car2go - Small Thing #1

Three Small Things about car2go - Small Thing #1

A couple weeks back we introduced you to car2go (see posts 1 and 2 ), the new car-sharing service that's had success in Austin and in Europe and is launching in Vancouver in June.

Unplugged: Free Parking in BC Parks!

Celebrate BC Parks' 100 year anniversary with FREE PARKING!!! Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Terry Lake launched BC Parks centennial celebrations today by announcing that parking will now be free in all provincial parks to encourage f

Car2Go Vancouver video

Last week we told you about the newest car-share program in town, Car2Go , which is launching with 225 smart cars on our streets in June! Below is their introduction to Vancouver video, stay tuned over the coming weeks as we highlight some of the fin
Car2Go set to launch car-share service in Vancouver

Car2Go set to launch car-share service in Vancouver

I had the pleasure of attending a press conference being held by Car2Go in the Salt building at the Olympic Village yesterday.

Before there was Skytrain, there was the Interurban

Hopefully you've watched and still remember those really cool Skytrain promotional videos from the '80s that Bob had posted awhile back. If you haven't you really should, or if you want a refresher, you can find them here .