Urban Design
City of Surrey 2014 PARKit Design Challenge
By Spacing
The City of Surrey is pleased to announce the return of our pop-up park design-build competition, the 2014 PARKit Design Challenge... Read More
Video Vancouver: Are the Suburbs Ready to Retire?
By Yuri Artibise
Young American families are increasingly ditching suburban life for city living, says Leigh Gallagher, author of the new book, The End... Read More
Event: Innovative Approaches to Managing Suburban Sprawl – January 20, 2014
By Yuri Artibise
The Canadian Urban Institute and Sustainable Prosperity in collaboration with Simon Fraser University and the Urban Development... Read More
The French Quarter Parklet — Vancouver’s newest parklet melts cycling and chocolate together at last!
By Cameron Barker
The City of Vancouver has embarked on a Parklet Pilot Program, under the VIVA Vancouver program, that provides funding to interested... Read More
Transit: The Economic Fundamentals of Getting from A to B
By Adam Naamani
Urban and Real Estate Economics at The University of British Columbia might be the most interesting course offered at a post secondary... Read More
RELEASE: Kickstart the Bike Bar for Main Street’s French Quarter Parklet
By Spacing
Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France is sponsoring a parklet on 21st at Main: a fun, interactive public space for seating and a place... Read More
Q & A with Julien Thomas, Mastermind behind the Commercial Drive Parklet
By Alicia Medina Laddaga
Last week Spacing wrote about a new public space project to land on Commercial Drive in 2014. The project titled Commercial Drive... Read More
Looking at Housing + Sharing
By Cameron Barker
In late October, the Laboratory of Housing Alternatives (LOHA) held an introspective event on Housing and Sharing at the Lost and... Read More
Support a new public space in Commercial Drive!
By Alicia Medina Laddaga
There is an exciting project coming to Commercial Drive on 2014! The Commercial Drive Parklet is one of the selected projects from... Read More