News Items tag as: Kelowna transportation

Kelowna told in online surveys to spend more money on roads
March 06, 2020 - 9:45 AM

Kelowna residents are telling city council that they need to put more money into roads overall but not to bother with a proposed extension of Clement Avenue to Highway 33.
Dropbike success could help Kelowna fight chronic traffic congestion
August 14, 2018 - 2:10 PM

KELOWNA - The continuing uptake of the new Dropbike service in Kelowna could soon make the bike share project a viable part of the city’s efforts to combat chronic traffic congestion.
Demand for Dropbikes big in Kelowna after long-weekend hard launch
July 03, 2018 - 3:09 PM

KELOWNA - The city’s pilot bike share project is going well enough that the project’s coordinator even sees good things in the way some of the bikes have been vandalized.
Bike share program wheels into Kelowna
June 12, 2018 - 2:02 PM

KELOWNA - A trial run of a bike share program began this week with a soft launch, putting a fleet of green-powered bikes on Kelowna’s streets.
New South Perimeter road in Kelowna will improve safety; won't do much for traffic jams
March 21, 2018 - 4:08 PM

KELOWNA - South Perimeter Way will go ahead in the Mission but residents who think the new road is going to solve the area’s notorious traffic problems may be waiting a while.
Car-lowna is one of the most auto-centric cities in Canada
March 19, 2018 - 2:00 PM

KELOWNA - As measured by road-based carbon emissions, Kelowna ranks as one of the most car-addicted cities in the country, with the majority of it spewing from the tailpipes of cars and trucks.
Uber coming soon if Kelowna council gets its way
January 15, 2018 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA - Even if Uber didn’t exist, Kelowna’s taxicab system — especially its late night service — isn’t working and is in need of a serious overhaul.
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Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

News Items tag as: Kelowna transportation

Kelowna told in online surveys to spend more money on roads

Dropbike success could help Kelowna fight chronic traffic congestion

Demand for Dropbikes big in Kelowna after long-weekend hard launch

Bike share program wheels into Kelowna

New South Perimeter road in Kelowna will improve safety; won't do much for traffic jams

Car-lowna is one of the most auto-centric cities in Canada

Uber coming soon if Kelowna council gets its way

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