Let’s offer @cityofnanaimo suggestions how to respond to tragic deaths on city streets.

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Weekend #Nanaimo pedestrian carnage and victim blaming #VisionZero

The extent of the urban planning, traffic engineering, political leadership failure here is beyond measure, beyond comprehension. CC @VIUmcp https://t.co/FBgUxTY468

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) October 23, 2016

A 16 yr old is dead trying to navigate this and @CBCNews wants us to know she was "jaywalking" Insanity. Criminal. https://t.co/FVN33DY6ZP pic.twitter.com/8rLNvZb8gF

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) October 22, 2016

Last night nearby: https://t.co/59XJVkRAle @VisionZeroCA @Love30ca @IFPedestrians @slowstreets @Burgundavia @dnproulx @cityofnanaimo pic.twitter.com/SsKDRC7iVc

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) October 22, 2016

2 students hit crossing #Nanaimo highway, both in critical condition - British Columbia - CBC News https://t.co/kQ5aLvZVFW

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) October 23, 2016

Still more @cityofnanaimo carnage, and naturally vulnerable users are to blame. Case closed. https://t.co/6j4W9nqepS #VisionZero #pedblame

— #VisionZero Canada (@VisionZeroCA) October 22, 2016

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From @NextCityOrg — "Streets are the foundation of a city’s entire social structure."

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To save pedestrian lives advocate for #walkability & #safespeeds

WRONG MESSAGE @icbc. To save pedestrian lives advocate for #walkability & #safespeeds ... not for defensive walking! https://t.co/RdGsVCg0KL pic.twitter.com/hiLyj76UXJ

— #VisionZero Canada (@VisionZeroCA) October 19, 2016

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'When shopping malls replace public space, it’s a symptom that the city is ill' – @EnriquePenalosa

'When shopping malls replace public space, it’s a symptom that the city is ill' – @EnriquePenalosa https://t.co/XjeoMWcnGU #Habitat3

— Guardian Cities (@guardiancities) October 17, 2016

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Pedestrian, cyclist, disabled injuries and deaths on Nanaimo streets

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@NACTO and @globalstreets have made a Street Design Guide for a rapidly urbanizing world

@NACTO and @globalstreets have made a Street Design Guide for a rapidly urbanizing world >> https://t.co/9FCgLRdy2d #CompleteStreets pic.twitter.com/mqKoD51O1G

— #VisionZero Canada (@VisionZeroCA) October 14, 2016

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Nanaimo's Terminal / Nicol highway corridor "re-imagined" — Here's the one thing I need to know

Above are the stated goals of the Terminal Nicol (highway corridor, left) Re-imagined Committee. This is a City of Nanaimo advisory committee (the City’s official name for the steering committee calls it a “streetscape” project) overseen by the Downtown BIA and comprised of City Councillors, the Snuneymuxw First Nation, the Chamber of Commerce, Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation, the South End Community Association, 3 members-at-large with participation of both the City of Nanaimo and the BC Ministry of Transportation traffic engineers.

 These goals are laudable, even beyond reproach. Who could possibly disagree with them? Here's the one thing I need to know: what exactly is meant by the fourth principle? If it means what I fear it means the first three are unachievable.

If we reduced and calmed vehicle traffic on corridor—reclaim it as a productive city street—could the BC Min Transport simply veto our plan? https://t.co/sKjer9vlCP

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) October 13, 2016

For instance:
this EPA 2012 National Smart Growth Award street design:
Blvd Transformation Project Lancaster CAhttps://t.co/MbijyGz8qB

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) October 15, 2016

City streets create value, build community. Urban highways do exactly the opposite. @cityofnanaimo @TNreimagined @VIUmcp

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) October 13, 2016

Toronto leaders tweet heavily about easing congestion, keeping TO moving. Little about dense mass of soft fleshy people on those streets. https://t.co/Kgs0XT68ej

— Shawn Micallef (@shawnmicallef) October 12, 2016

Never forget, the best transportation plan is a great land-use plan. To understand solutions for urban mobility, you must understand cities. pic.twitter.com/r3EzYWJjSH

— Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) October 13, 2016

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How many mobility modes fit comfortably in a 70' wide city street?

Look what 2 - 10' travel lanes gets you. — 24' of public space for citizens of all ages and mobility abilities. 18.5' of protected bike lanes, and on-street parking. This is a city street where people want to gather, to live, to stroll and to shop. Wallace Street to the west also lends itself to this kind of street design. This is also a safe street because it is shared more equally with all the citizens who use it and pay for it. Most of this can be done for very little cost, with paint and planters. There is a clearly established relationship between travel lane width and vehicle speeds. On wider lanes cars travel faster regardless of posted maximums.

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—@streetmix is a great on-line open-source tool. Design your own street! For instance eliminate the parking lane and add a bus lane...

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) October 7, 2016

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"Unpurposeful & random as they may appear, sidewalk contacts are small change from which a city's wealth of public life grows."—Jane Jacobs pic.twitter.com/yaSkyV3MNq

— Taras Grescoe (@grescoe) October 4, 2016

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What makes a great public market? Lessons from around the world

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From Vox.com — How to return city streets to pedestrians

Portland owes much of its success to tiny blocks creating an incredibly porous network of streets. - @JeffSpeckAICP pic.twitter.com/EY5D6v4GwA

— jennifer keesmaat (@jen_keesmaat) October 3, 2016

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Downtown Nanaimo design charettes

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