Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. In the never-ending battle between bikes and cars, score one for the two-wheelers. The...

HVS Walking Tour: Granville Street’s 800 to 1200 Blocks, July 20th

Location: Meet outside Starbuck’s Coffee at Georgia & Granville (next to London Drugs). Time: Saturday, July 20th 10am – 12 pm Admission: $15.00...

Cartographically Speaking: Vancouver Building Footprints

My sincerest apologies to all the map- and info-geeks out there that have followed Cartographically Speaking over the years and have had to endure the...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. With the idea for some form of regional amalgamation on the minds of many, the City...

Cartographically Speaking: Mapping Neighbourhood Character Buildings

The buildings in a city give it character and form. They stand as the structures that produce personal recollections of a streets and neighbourhoods. In...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Mission council officially adopted the Downtown Action Plan and approved certain parking...

Cartographically Speaking: Commercial Drive Business Development,1900-1999

Those who have followed my cartographic adventures, know that I consider graphs, charts, diagrams, etc. an extension of mapping. Edward Tufte uses the...

Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Places That Matter: First Gas Station Invitation

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Kinder Morgan has released a video flyover depicting an aerial view of the study...

Earthwalks Vancouver 2013—June and July 2013

Back by popular demand!  False Creek Watershed Society has partnered with Village Vancouver to offer a series of “Earth Walks”. We live in the city of...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Gyro Park could be unrecognizable in the coming years, as Saanich parks planners are...

PARKit Design Challenge

This past month, the City of Surrey unveiled the winners of PARKit, an ideas competition in which first prize was to design and build a pop-up park next...