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Welland Canal

May 9, 2014 Mike Thomas

The Welland Canal connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie up the Niagara Escarpment. One of Canada’s  great Civil Engineering achievements.…

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Posted in: Civil Engineering, Photos, Transportation Filed under: canal, Transportation

Friday News Clippings 8 June 2012

June 8, 2012 Mike Thomas 1 Comment

Things have been really busy around here, and writing has caught the brunt of it, truly falling off the side…

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Posted in: Blogging, UrbanWorkbench News Filed under: planning, pollution, Stormwater, Transportation, Water, water treatment, zero waste

Be Thankful

February 6, 2012 Mike Thomas

Over Christmas my family and I traveled back to Australia for the first time in five years. There had been several reasons…

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Posted in: Australia, Blogging, History, Sustainability Filed under: Australia, oil, patience, thankful, Transportation, travel, waiting

A Changed World

August 22, 2011 Mike Thomas 2 Comments

Communities around North America are waking up to a changed world. Our expectation for continuous improvement of the systems that…

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Posted in: Cities, Construction, Sustainability, Transportation, Urban Planning Filed under: bridges, Montreal, Peak Car Use, roads, streets, Strong Towns, Transportation, VMT

Transit Resiliency

June 6, 2011 Mike Thomas

I am a big advocate of having alternative modes of transport, after all motor vehicles are an expensive* and dirty…

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Posted in: BC, Cities, Sustainability, Transportation, Urban Planning Filed under: fuel costs, Langley, peak oil, Public transport, resiliency, transit, Transportation, urban planning, vancouver

The Permafrost Thaws

March 17, 2011 Mike Thomas

Article corrected 23rd March 2011. An article from Canada’s North this week may have slipped under the radar due to…

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Posted in: Civil Engineering, Design, Energy, Environmental, Transportation Filed under: Arctic, Canada, ice roads, Manitoba, permafrost, Transportation, Winter

Public Investment Decisions

February 16, 2011 Mike Thomas 2 Comments

As I am headed to Vancouver for a couple of days later this week, I thought today’s post could start…

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Posted in: Castlegar, Transportation Filed under: Castlegar, community, engineering, infrastructure, infrastructure deficit, investment, livable, mega project, projects, Transportation, vancouver

The Future of Potholes

January 11, 2011 Mike Thomas 3 Comments

It’s around this time of year that the potholes start to open up again around the Kootenays and probably must…

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Posted in: Cities, Civil Engineering, Community, Construction, Design, Governance, Sustainability, Transportation Filed under: asphalt, costs, financial crisis, municipal, municipalities, pavement, roads, Roads and Highways, Transportation

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