Neighbourhoods
S101 Series: Introduction and Call
By Erick Villagomez
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: cities are complex. But that doesn’t mean they need to be complicated... Read More
Digging Into Where The Sun Needs Shine – BROADWAY PLAN – Part 2
By grahammcgarva
Expand upon our embedded assets This lyric essay digs inside the psyche of planning processes. It uses the oblique projection of... Read More
EVENT: Gentle Density Local Leaders’ Summit, Nov 22-23
By Spacing
Registration closes November 15th Cost: FREE. Register at Eventbrite! It’s time to explore a more coordinated approach to... Read More
Broadway & Vancouver Plans: A Rejection of Core Vancouver Planning Principles?
By Spacing
Author: Ralph Segal With the City’s current Zoning Map as an initial regulatory reference, Vancouver’s contemporary approach to... Read More
The Tower Default – Pt 2
By Erick Villagomez
In 1972, Leslie Martin and Lionel March published Urban Space and Structure—an influential book featuring a series of essays written... Read More
Broadway Plan Reflections
By Erick Villagomez
This piece started with a simple aspiration: to collect a diversity of meaningful 100-200 word reflections on Broadway Plan processes... Read More
Breaking Down the Big New Batch of Housing Data
By Christopher Cheung
How widespread are evictions? How bad are waitlists? And who’s struggling with housing the most? Statistics Canada’s latest survey... Read More
VIDEO: Why does the Vancouver Plan matter to you?
By Yuri Artibise
On July 22, 2022, Vancouver City Council approved the Vancouver Plan, a citywide land use strategy to create a more livable... Read More
The Vancouver Plan: A Letter to Council from Abroad
By scothein
Dear Mayor and Council, Thank you for this opportunity to share just a few thoughts on the recently released draft Vancouver Plan 2050... Read More
A Better Broadway Plan: Radical Pro-Affordability
By Patrick Condon
It’s not a good week to be a member of Vancouver City Council. Confronted with a final decision on the Broadway Plan, and now brutally... Read More