Features
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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...
By Erick Villagomez -
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 -
One Planet Vancouver, 2030 – Part 2
[This six-part series was written in 2007 and is set in 2030. It describes a scenario of how Vancouver became a One Planet City—a city that uses only its...
By Ruben -
One Planet Vancouver, 2030 – Introduction to the Introduction
[This six-part series was written in 2007 and is set in 2030. It describes a scenario of how Vancouver became a One Planet City—a city that uses only its...
By Ruben