Civic Engagement
Taking Us Where The Sun Don’t Shine – The Broadway Plan
By grahammcgarva
Why bother? The survey flashes across your horizon suggesting a moment of importance. You click on the survey and give your opinion... Read More
What You Should Know about Vancouver’s New City Plan
By Christopher Cheung
By Christopher Cheung and Jen St. Denis It’s here at last — Vancouver’s long-awaited plan that will guide land-use decisions from... Read More
Too Obsessed with ‘Character’ Homes?
By Christopher Cheung
Go to just about any Vancouver council meeting or public hearing to do with urban growth and you can bet someone will say that change... Read More
Vancouver Plan – An Opportunity for Climate Input
By Andrew Cuthbert
The City of Vancouver is in the midst of the next phase of engagement for the Vancouver Plan, a planning process that will ultimately... Read More
On Kwikwetlem territory, a new vision for Riverview
By Christopher Cheung
The Riverview Lands, on the slope above the Coquitlam River, were known as a storied place. Settlers will remember the area most for... Read More
VCPC Applications for 2021-2022 Now Open
By Vancouver City Planning Commission
The City of Vancouver is seeking volunteers from the general public to apply for positions on the Vancouver City Planning Commission... Read More
Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – Part Three
By grahammcgarva
‘Starting Over’ Part Three: Zoning Out Manipulation is needed to move the gears, but not everything runs on the same... Read More
Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – Part Two
By grahammcgarva
‘Starting Over’ Part Two: Self Knowledge There was a commonwealth in understanding the city as a shared resource. It was... Read More
Deconstructing Visuals
By Erick Villagomez
The power of imagery is well known. Architecture and design disciplines related to the built environment have a unique relationship to... Read More
Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – A Personal Memoir in Search of the Future – Part 1
By grahammcgarva
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Vancouver is excited to kick off this 3-Part poetic memoir by Graham McGarva. As founder of Baker... Read More