Neighbourhoods
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Book Review – Street Value: Shopping, Planning, and Politics at Fulton Mall
Author: Rosten Woo and Meredith Tenhoor with Damion Rich (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010) Who knew that such a small and unassuming book could cut...
By Jeremy Senko -
Video Vancouver: Move
3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3...
By Caroline Toth -
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
If Chuck Davis was Mr. Vancouver, then James Johnstone should be Mr. East End, because no one knows the area better. James is a house researcher who lives...
By Eve Lazarus -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. A cross-Island E&N trail could help steer tourists into Nanaimo into the cycling...
By Yuri Artibise -
The End of Hogan’s Alley – Part 3
The second part of this three-part series described the rise and reaction against the Vancouver Transportation Study (VTS), proposed during 1967. A...
By curtisscott -
HVS Tour – Grandview West of Commercial Drive, Sept. 7
Location: Meet at Mosaic Park, Charles St. & McLean Dr. Time: Saturday, September 7, 10:00am-12:00pm Admission: $15.00; Heritage Vancouver Members...
By Spacing -
Disasters by the Book
Would you be able to rely on your neighbors in the event an earthquake struck your home? How helpful would public institutions remain if a flood swept...
By YarOn Stern -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Wi-Fi hot spots are expected to soon be popping up all over [Campbell River] after...
By Yuri Artibise -
The End of Hogan’s Alley – Part 2
The first part of this series ended with the introduction of Vancouver Transportation Study (VTS), a report that included the destruction of the...
By curtisscott -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Peddling residents hoping to see Cadboro Bay Road adopt bike lanes will have to wait a...
By Yuri Artibise -
Walking Tour: A planning tour of Vancouver’s West End, August 24
Walking Tour: A planning tour of Vancouver’s West End Location: Meet at Barclay Heritage Square, in Vancouver’s West End Time: Saturday, August 24...
By Spacing -
Video Vancouver: Time lapse sunrise from Granville Island
Sun rise time lapse of false creek.
By Caroline Toth