Shows
Behind the Design: Yaletown to AndmarMoving Smarter and Living Better at AndmarAndmar is shaping a new way to live through smarter transportation and better connections.Smart transportation planning is a cornerstone of Andmar’s vision for building a vibrant, connected community. In this episode of Behind the Design: From Yaletown to Andmar, host Jennifer-Lee sits down with Lon LaClaire, General Manager of Engineering Services for the City of Vancouver, to dive into how modern infrastructure—from bike lanes and walkable neighborhoods to expanded transit options—will power Andmar’s future. They explore why giving residents real choices in how they move not only supports sustainability but crea...
2025-05-0931 min
Hey, Downtown Van!Lon LaClaire: Engineering Vancouver's TomorrowHost Sofia Laratta sits down with Lon LaClaire, the General Manager of Engineering Services at the City of Vancouver and President & CEO of Downtown Van, Jane Talbot. Together, they explore Lon's vision for the future of downtown Vancouver and the exciting developments on the horizon.
2024-11-2059 min
Viewpoint VancouverLon LaClaire on Challenges, Cost/Benefits, and ‘Aha’ Moments for Transportation in VancouverIt was 2009, Vancouver was about to become the largest metro region to host a winter Olympic Games, and the city faced a challenge of similarly grandiose proportions — how to accommodate a 30% increase in downtown transportation trips alongside a 30% reduction in road network capacity, thanks to Games-related operations.For Lon LaClaire, a transportation planning engineer at that fraught moment in the city’s history, it was an experiment that would prove to be the ultimate litmus test of the city’s potential to lead North America in the prioritization of efficient, effective, and (still) decidedly unsexy transp...
2019-09-031h 13
2019-08-1049 min