Features
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Vancouver Becomes a Transit City for 17 Days
It was a cool experiment, and perhaps North America’s largest traffic trial ever. Take one auto-oriented-but-making-progress city and for 17 days...
By John Calimente -
The Miss Guides Part II
Since last summer, Vancouver has been home to three performance artists who call themselves The Miss Guides – Natalie, Katherine, and Sean, also...
By Sean Ruthen -
Operating the Olympic Streetcar Line
Vancouver’s Olympic Line streetcar drivers may have had years of experience driving heritage streetcars and city buses, but a modern streetcar is a...
By John Calimente -
The Urbanist’s Guide to Vancouver Part 1: Food and Drink
Although re:place may not be the first site one would turn to when looking for a dining guide, there is no doubt that going out to restaurants or other...
By Spacing -
Building Evolution
How do current practices of planning and regulation affect the evolution of buildings and cities? Erick Villagomez looks at the nature of urban evolution...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Gallery in the City
With the recent reopening of the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, along with a newly renovated Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton, re:place contributor...
By Sean Ruthen -
Are gas stations becoming an endangered species?
This piece investigates the phenomenon of closing and abandoned gas stations over the past decade, and asks whether this is part of a larger trend. By...
By John Calimente -
Modern streetcars debut in Vancouver
It’s been a long wait. Sixty-five years in fact, since Vancouver last experienced the thrill of seeing brand-new streetcars travel our streets. The...
By John Calimente -
Juhani Pallasmaa: Architect of the Senses
With the recent visit of Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa to the UBC School of Architecture (SALA), many in Vancouver’s architectural community...
By Sean Ruthen -
Planning the way to a better world
Planning Pool shares the highlights of the Canadian Institute of Planners Conference. Although the conference was in Ontario, BC was the topic of much...
By Vanessa Kay -
No campfires, just lots of great ideas at TransportCamp
TheTransitFan takes us through the goings-on at the TransportCamp: A Sustainable Transportation Unconference that took place last Friday, October 30th...
By John Calimente -
TownShift: A Surrey Odyssey
Can we build livability, walkability, sustainability, and residential density around the shopping mall, along the retail strip, beside the rec centre...
By Sean Ruthen