The Aging City

The city is thousands of years old and, over this time, humans have learned many lessons—often through trial-and-error—around what makes a rich...

How to Increase Cycling and Walking—Lessons from Cities Across the Globe

At his recent lecture at Simon Fraser University, John Pucher of Rutgers University documented the boom in cycling in both European and North American...

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...

Video Vancouver: Tips for the Bicycle Curious

You say you want to get around the city without spending the $9,000 to maintain and operate a car each year, and maybe get some exercise while...

Sense of Place: Why Does Heritage Matter?

If you read our blogs, or visit our webpage, you will notice that VHF likes to use the phrase “sense of place”. What exactly does that mean? Simply put...

Video Vancouver: Why don’t we do it in the Road?

A lyrical portrait of one of London’s most peculiar tourist attractions – a humble pedestrian crossing in  St John’s Wood. But this isn’t any...

PHOTO: Simon Fraser University

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Photographer Takes Millions of Images, Documenting Vancouver Street Life

“I only shoot people who look like they want their picture taken” – Foncie Pulice Before we had smart phones to capture spontaneous moments of human...

Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Saturday

LOCAL • Vancouver looks to become more age and dementia-friendly [Vancouver Courier] • Vancouver Rent Bank already ‘swamped’ [Vancouver Courier] �...

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...