Civic Engagement
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Audacious Planning: Takeaways from the 2017 UBC SCARP Student Symposium
The 9th annual UBC SCARP Student Symposium took place on Friday, March 3rd at the AMS Nest on the UBC Campus. This year’s theme was audacity...
By Yuri Artibise -
Event – Audacity: 9th Annual SCARP Symposium, March 3rd
Audacity: bold ideas for planning communities The School of Community and Regional Planning at UBC is excited to announce our upcoming 9th annual...
By Spacing -
The Buzz Buzz on Tiny Homes
This month the BC Tiny House Collective has catapulted into the homes of Canadians. On January 15, 2017, Frances Bula, a long-time affordable housing...
By Anastasia Koutalianos -
Three Cities, Three Paths on Energy Engagement
In Stockholm, planners ponder how to ensure that deep energy retrofits take root in the diverse suburb of Järva, a district with unique socioeconomic...
By keanegruending -
RELEASE: RAIC Metro Vancouver Art x Architects
The Metro Vancouver Chapter of Architecture Canada held its second annual Art by Architects Silent Auction and Fundraiser on December 8th at the AIBC...
By Spacing -
EVENT: Inclusive Cities—Lessons Learned from Habitat III, December 14th
Date: Wednesday, December 14th, 5:30-8:30pm Location: Dudoc Vancouver #100-1445 W Georgia St Unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Territory...
By Spacing -
Can a New Community Plan Reverse Population Decline in Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodland Neighbourhood?
For the last 15 years, the population of Vancouver’s historic Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood has shrunk. Recent census data shows that the...
By Jillian Glover -
Is a YIMBY Movement Forming in Vancouver?
A few weeks ago, I was imploring young people to get out and make some noise on housing affordability. Well, it turns out some of them—a few of whom...
By Jillian Glover -
Launching Planning Canada
On June 17th, School of Community and Regional Planning alumni, students, and faculty gathered at the UBC Bookstore to launch the new comprehensive...
By mariatrujillo -
Enough with the Break Up Letters – Millennials Need to Rally Together on Affordable Housing
Across Vancouver, young people are breaking up with Vancouver. Whether it is by writing “Dear John” letters on personal blogs or ranting in the...
By Jillian Glover -
10 Tips for Blogging About Cities
In January, I was invited by the National Capital Commission in Ottawa to speak about urbanism and blogging. It challenged me to reflect on how far my...
By Jillian Glover -
Vietnam War Resistance in Vancouver
Between 1964-1973, an estimated 100,000 Americans left the United States for Canada to avoid the Vietnam draft or protest the war. Vancouver was one of...
By Madeleine de Trenqualye