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Vancouver’s deviant grids
Many Vancouverites think of this fine metropolis as a “grid city” – with straight north-south/east-west streets that intersect primarily at right...
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Vancouver’s park structure
Parks are an important part of any city. Given Vancouver’s predisposition for all things natural, parks play a significant role in the perception and use...
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Good design elements from Vancouver’s bus stops
Photo courtesy of Brandon Yan This column highlights a few good design elements from bus stops in Vancouver to start the discussion on how to build a...
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Rethinking our bus stops
Photograph courtesy of Aaron Hirschfeld . One of the reasons why SkyTrain is so popular is that you can wait in relative comfort. But there are many more...
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Vancouver’s Laneway Structure
The alleys and lanes of Vancouver are a hidden aspect of the city. Yet they play a significant role in how the city works, looks and feels. Eliminated...
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Reduce bus waits using an ordinary cellphone
Photo courtesy of Richard Eriksson So you’re out fairly late at night and you want to take the bus home. You see a bus stop but there’s no schedule on it...
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Vancouver – relief & block map hybrid
Upon publishing the relief map, a little while back, I was approached by many people who wanted to be able orient themselves relative to the topography...
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Vancouver extruded density map
Since publishing my first EcoDensity article (that was subsequently posted on The Tyee), this map seems to have reached all corners of the Vancouver...
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Vancouver’s Block Structure
Blocks are a part of a city that most of us take for granted. Yet they play a critical part in how we experience the city – the distances we walk...
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Vancouver Relief
It seems fitting to inaugurate the new re:place website with an image of one of the most influential factors determining local city life and character ...
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Antlerheads in Montreal
Earlier this week, while walking to a friend’s place on Coloniale Street on the Plateau, I came across an unusual piece of street art. Pasted on an...
By Erick Villagomez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered