Maps
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Where are the kids? – Children six to twelve years old
Continuing our series looking at the spatial distribution of children across Vancouver, we’re now going to turn our attention to the next group of kids...
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Where are the kids? – Children three to five years old
The last map we looked at a couple of weeks ago, discussed the pattern of distribution of children under three years old. In keeping with the data...
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Where are the kids? – Children under three years old
We’ll take a break from the Kingsway theme in Cartographically Speaking and start introducing these on a more casual basis. Let’s jump to a different...
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Kingsway: Building footprint figure-ground
Kingsway is one of the most significant streets in Metro Vancouver. With its rich history that pre-dates European arrival and its unique diagonal urban...
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Vancouver’s solar neighbourhoods
Although there is a lot of international praise for Vancouver urban design excellence, it is often focused on the events within the past three decades...
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How we get to work – transit, biking and walking in Metro Vancouver
What better way to start off 2009 than with another map. Given how the unexpected snowy weather seemed to paralyze this fine city of ours over the...
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Vancouver’s north-south streets
As a follow-up to the last map depicting Vancouver’s east-west running streets, here is a drawing of all the north-south roads in the city. Very similar...
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Vancouver’s east-west streets
As the primary paths of access and circulation, streets play an extremely important role in any city – ancient and new. With this in mind, the...
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Vancouver’s deviant grids
Many Vancouverites think of this fine metropolis as a “grid city” – with straight north-south/east-west streets that intersect primarily at right...
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Vancouver’s park structure
Parks are an important part of any city. Given Vancouver’s predisposition for all things natural, parks play a significant role in the perception and use...
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Vancouver’s Laneway Structure
The alleys and lanes of Vancouver are a hidden aspect of the city. Yet they play a significant role in how the city works, looks and feels. Eliminated...
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Vancouver – relief & block map hybrid
Upon publishing the relief map, a little while back, I was approached by many people who wanted to be able orient themselves relative to the topography...
By Erick Villagomez