Neighbourhoods
Am I the Last Voice against the SkyTrain to UBC?
By patrickcondon
I must apologize to the poor soul who casually mentioned to me Vancouver city council may soon endorse running the proposed Broadway... Read More
The Value of Small Businesses – Discussions at RAIC + MOV Built City Speaker Series
By Ulduz Maschaykh
As part of their popular Built City Speaker Series, the Metro Vancouver chapter of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, in... Read More
How a Smart, Progressive Property Tax Could Ease Our Housing Crisis
By Spacing
Guest author: Patrick Condon Does Vancouver need a new kind of tax on land? City council thinks it might, so has asked city staff to... Read More
Book Review – Dreamers and Designers: The Shaping of West Vancouver
By Erick Villagomez
Author: Francis Mansbridge (Harbour Publishing, 2018) The always-insightful Rebecca Solnit once wrote “A city always contains more... Read More
VancouverSpeculations: Covered Playgrounds
By Erick Villagomez
Covered playground concept. To enlarge the image, click here. For many Metro Vancouverites, the advent of the rain triggers the... Read More
Guest Op-ed: Building a Waterfront City in Toronto
By Spacing
OP-ED: By City Councillor Joe Cressy Revitalizing our waterfront is the largest and longest-lasting project that we will leave for... Read More
A Renegade Book Exchange, and Other Acts of ‘Urban Intervention’
By Christopher Cheung
On the southwest corner of Salsbury and Napier Streets, a block from Vancouver’s Commercial Drive, Penny Street and Stephen Holmes set... Read More
Ten Ways We’ll Fight for a Better Vancouver
By Spacing
Guest Authors: Christine Boyle and Khelsilem With few incumbents re-elected to city council, there’s an opportunity to transform... Read More
Dining out in the Downtown Eastside
By Christopher Cheung
It’s lunchtime at Main and Hastings and the people of the Downtown Eastside are looking for something to eat. “Day-old bread and... Read More
10 Principles for a Rain-Friendly City
By Jillian Glover
It is no secret that it rains a lot in Vancouver. The city sees over 160 rainy days a year – with much of it falling between October... Read More