Features
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Book Review – Raincoast Chronicles #22: Saving Salmon, Sailors and Souls: Stories of Service on the BC Coast
Editor: David R. Conn (Harbour Publishing, 2013) It is always a delight to get a hold of a new Raincoast Chronicles. No matter what the theme, there is...
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Train Tracks: Rituals, Rules and Ridership on the West Coast Express
Every day starts like this: You arrive at the station, at the same time, every day. You pull into your parking stall, pay for your numbered space, and...
By sarahnelson -
Cartographically Speaking: Commuting Locally
Click here for a larger image. No better way to start off 2014 than with some map- and data-geekery. Last week, Vancouver Sun’s Chad Skelton...
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The French Quarter Parklet — Vancouver’s newest parklet melts cycling and chocolate together at last!
The City of Vancouver has embarked on a Parklet Pilot Program, under the VIVA Vancouver program, that provides funding to interested applicants who wish...
By Cameron Barker -
One Planet Vancouver, 2030 – Part 6 Finale
[This 6 part series was written in 2007 and is set in 2030. It describes one scenario of how Vancouver became a One Planet City—a city that uses only its...
By Ruben -
One Planet Vancouver, 2030 – Part 5
[This six-part series was written in 2007 and is set in 2030. It describes one scenario of how Vancouver became a One Planet City—a city that uses only...
By Ruben -
Transit: The Economic Fundamentals of Getting from A to B
Urban and Real Estate Economics at The University of British Columbia might be the most interesting course offered at a post secondary education facility...
By Adam Naamani -
Storage Facility Helping Vancouver’s Homeless Get Off the Streets
Imagine having to carry your belongings with you at all times. You would not be able to go to a doctor’s appointment or job interview, fill out a...
By Jillian Glover -
One Planet Vancouver, 2030 – Part 4
[This six-part series was written in 2007 and is set in 2030. It describes one scenario of how Vancouver became a One Planet City—a city that uses only...
By Ruben -
Q & A with Julien Thomas, Mastermind behind the Commercial Drive Parklet
Last week Spacing wrote about a new public space project to land on Commercial Drive in 2014. The project titled Commercial Drive Parklet (CDP) is one of...
By Alicia Medina Laddaga -
One Planet Vancouver, 2030 – Part 3
[This six-part series was written in 2007 and is set in 2030. It describes one scenario of how Vancouver became a One Planet City—a city that uses only...
By Ruben -
Looking at Housing + Sharing
In late October, the Laboratory of Housing Alternatives (LOHA) held an introspective event on Housing and Sharing at the Lost and Found Cafe in...
By Cameron Barker