A Density of Ideas at the Vancouver Urban Forum

The Vancouver Urban Forum held at the Vancouver Playhouse yesterday brought together minds focused on urbanity to discuss and present ideas regarding the...

Launch of VHF’s new public art exhibit at the CBC Wall – June 12th, 12pm-1pm

Coming up on Tuesday, June 12th from noon – 1pm the VHF is launching it’s new public art exhibit ‘Room at the Roxy’, a fabulous 1957 image from the CBC...

HUB Release – Low Level Road Project Does Nothing to Improve Cycling Access, Shuts out Pedestrians

HUB’s North Shore Committee today announced their dismay at the current preferred design for the Low Level Road project set to go before City of North...

Urban Planet: Urban Monopoly

Urban Planet is a daily roundup of  blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

Video Vancouver: The Shard: A Timelapse Study

Visual Thoughts #3

Last VT image: Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch – Children’s Play Area. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing...

First Thursday SFU City Conversation: New building types for Vancouver

City Conversations: City of Glass Forever? When: June 7, 2012 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Location: SFU Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Room 1600 Vancouver’s...

June 7, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Bicycle lanes on Dunsmuir and Hornby streets should be permanent: report [Vancouver Sun] • Cultural Plan calls for destination Museum and Art...

Vancouver Native Housing Society announces official opening of Skwachàys Healing Lodge.

You are invited to join Senator Gerry St. Germain, P.C. Langley – Pemberton – Whistler, British Columbia, Government of Canada; Hon. Rich...

June Urbanist Meetup, Sunday, June 10, 3pm-5pm

This month, the Vancouver Urbanists are returning to the West End. We’ll be meeting on June 10th from 3-5pm, at The Fountainhead Pub (1025 Davie...

Grouse Grind: a long way up

Grouse Mountain has become a grand symbol of Vancouver’s recreational and cultural capital coming together. The “Grind” trail up the mountain has a...

“A False Creek”

“A False Creek” An artwork commissioned by the City of Vancouver starting June 2012 Artists: Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky “A False...