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...

Commercial Drive History Walk with Jak King

DATE: Saturday, June 9th, 2012 TIME: 9:45am, rain or shine LOCATION: Start at SE corner Venables and Commercial Drive. ADMISSION: $10 donation to...

Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: NYC’s subway animations

Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. If you’ve been on a...

June 6, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • The Interrupted Seawall [Price Tags] • Public Pores over Plan for Vancouver Without Viaducts [The Tyee] • Buskers wanted! Apply to audition by...

Bicycle Culture by Design: Actively Learning from Copenhagen’s Transport Successes, Part 2

As a follow-up to Monday’s lecture by Andreas Rohl, here’s Part 2 of the Copenhagen success story.  This one will book out fast (already at 180...