Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Looks like the City of Burnaby will be joining the likes of other municipalities, like...

May 11, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Architect behind “Vancouver Pair” proposal gives talk in Vancouver [OpenFile] • West Vancouver centennial marks growth from logging...

Video Vancouver: TELUS Garden

Vancouver’s farmers’ market beginning this weekend!

It’s that time of year again…..Vancouver’s farmer’s market season is upon us.  Here are all the locations and start dates: Trout...

Urban Planet: Foursquare Checkins and the Structure of Cities

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...

City Conversations – Viaducts or Via-don’ts: The future of upper False Creek

Viaducts or Via-don’ts: The future of upper False Creek When: May 17, 2012 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Location: Harbour Centre, Room 1425 Admission: Free...

New CoV pedestrian- and bike-related council reports released

A couple of interesting Vancouver city council reports are now publicly posted. The first one is a pedestrian safety study and action plan that is going...

Visual Thoughts

Welcome to the first entry of a new section called Visual Thoughts. Taking inspiration from giants like Paul Madonna (All Over Coffee) and the prolific...

May 10, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • In Cycling: Vancouver bamboo bikes up the green commuting ante [Vancouver Courier] • Vancouver jazz festival moves into heart of the city [Globe...

May Urbanist Meetup, Sunday, May 13, 3pm-5pm

This month’s get together is a special event. In addition to the monthly Vancouver Urbanist Meetup, we will also be celebrating last weekend’s...

ECUAD: Putting Design in Motion Lecture

Putting Design in Motion A Lecture on the Kinetic Architecture Systems of  TURNER EXHIBITS by Steve Groves, President Wednesday, May 9, 6:00 pm...

Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: Neft Dashlari, a community on the sea

Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. While it looks like an unused set for...