Death and the City

Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal (Photo c/o Jamie From Montreal) As we go about our daily life in the city, death is probably the last thing on our minds...

Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday

LOCAL • Tolls and the decline of driving [Fraseropolis] • Province tells transit riders where to get off [Globe and Mail] • Quinn Cuts It Close – Province...

Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Weekend

LOCAL • McDowell, Atkins & Watson – Cordova and Cambie se [Changing Vancouver] • Share your thoughts on the draft 2014 Base Plan! [The Buzzer Blog] â€...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Mayor Garry Litke got a very small taste of life on the streets of Penticton in a...

RELEASE: West Vancouver Museum Announces New Exhibition, Dialectic of Failure – New Work by Babak Golkar

Dialectic of Failure – New Work by Babak Golkar October 11 – December 7, 2013 Opening Reception: Thursday October 10, 7 pm Artist Talk...

Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday

LOCAL • Delta’s real-estate market could be set to boom [Georgia Straight] • British Columbia’s Traffic Delusion [Sightline Daily] • Concord Pacific...

WANTED: Your Opinions (An invitation from the Mayor of Vancouver)

A message from Mayor Gregor Robertson Hello, As part of The City of Vancouver’s Engaged City initiative, I am excited to invite you to be part of...

Built City @ MOV, October 10th

Join the Museum of Vancouver for an evening of lively discussion and exploration of cultural spaces and urban design strategies for Vancouver’s creative...

Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday

LOCAL • The food-truck revolution enters Phase 2: Grim reality, hard road to success, and a search for ways to make money off the street [State of...

Finn Slough and the Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site

We biked to Finn Slough last month. It’s located at the end of No. 4 Road about six clicks from Steveston. Depending on what you read or who you talk to...

Invitation to Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Places That Matter: First City Hospital

LOHA Housing + Sharing Storytelling Event, Oct 22nd

SHARING is a hot topic these days! Think of the way companies like Car2Go, Airbnb, Grupon and Kickstarter are changing how we live, work, move and spend...