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FCM Event: Young Professionals in Municipal Government and City Building, May 31, 2013

What role can young professionals play in municipal government and city building? How can they get involved? And what are those who are already involved...

Video Vancouver: Ciclovia (Bogotá, Colombia)

Every Sunday and holiday, every week, the City of Bogotá, Colombia closes down over 70 miles of roadways to cars and let people bike, walk, talk...

May Urbanist Meetup—Sunday, May 12, 2013, 3pm-5pm

It’s time for May’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup! This month’s get together is a special event. In addition to the monthly Vancouver...

Heritage House Tour Feature: Grandview Woodland

Bordered by Clark Dr, Broadway, Nanaimo St and the Burrard Inlet, this historic neighbourhood tells one of the common stories of Vancouver’s early...

Citizen urban planners take to Vancouver streets in honour of Jane Jacobs

Over the course of one weekend—this year on May 3rd, 4th and 5th—citizens in urban areas around the world—including Vancouver—will lead over 600 walking...

Release: Museum of Vancouver first North American cultural institution to take augmented reality “to the streets”

The Visible City now available for iPhone and Android Today the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) launches the Visible City, a virtual exhibition of Vancouver’s...

Invitation to Places That Matter Plaque Presentation at Gibby’s Field!

Densification, Development and Demolition: Heritage and the Three D’s

Dr. Jeff’s was a prominent Vancouver figure in the first decades of the 20th century.  He was an Alderman, the City’s Police Commissioner and the City...

Women Transforming Cities Best Practice Awards 2013: Cities that Work for Women and Girls

The Women Transforming Cities Best Practice Awards recognize outstanding achievement in designing cities for the advancement of women and girls. The 2013...

CITY BUILDER: Vancouver urbanist Janet Moore

It doesn’t take long to realize that Janet Moore isn’t the type to accept the status quo. On the contrary, the assistant professor at Simon Fraser...

Wood Windows – Making the Case for Sustainability

It is a frequent occurrence in Vancouver. A van pulls up to an old house and within a few hours the house has new windows. It is as easy now to replace...

NFB’s Hyperlocal takes a personal look at Canada’s shifting communities

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is producing six interactive stories for Hyperlocal (nfb.ca/hyperlocal), an online collection of personal...