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Video Vancouver: Map Flyover
The Department of Geography at UBC decided it was time to dispose of a relief map of Vancouver that had hung on its walls since the 1970s. My friend...
By Yuri Artibise -
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 -
Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
LOCAL • Vancouver’s EcoDensity Policy: Reflections on Australian Planning’s Cultural Cringe and Cultural Imperialism [Sarkissian] • Robson and Burrard ...
By Spacing -
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 -
Photo: Holland Park
Water feature at Holland Park in Surrey, BC / By Waverboard Contribute photos to Spacing Vancouver’s Flickr Pool
By Julie Fish -
Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
LOCAL • Surrey residents to press for safety solutions after woman’s death [Globe and Mail] • Vancouver condo market stays flat [Globe and Mail] ...
By Spacing -
Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines:
LOCAL • Vancouver’s west-side, east-side divide narrows on property values [Vancouver Sun] • Vancouver Public Library – Burrard Street [Changing...
By Spacing -
Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
LOCAL • Most surreal political story of the year: The COPE internal battles [State of Vancouver] • Referendum: “No is not an option” [Price Tags] ...
By Spacing -
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 -
Video Vancouver: The Costs of Motordom
Local transportation policy wonk Matt Taylor recently published a video looking at growth and mobility in Metro Vancouver. While the title and...
By Yuri Artibise -
Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
LOCAL • Activists plan to ramp up coal-terminal battle [Globe and Mail] • Vancouver’s tilting homes are distinctive, but puzzling [Globe and Mail] ...
By Spacing -
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