Long exposure

Photo by Amanda Catching 254 second exposure of a construction site, August 9, 2014, Vancouver, BC Contribute photos to Spacing Vancouver’s Flickr Pool

Walking Portland

When one types “Portland CBD” in a search engine, one would expect articles and publications on the metropolitan’s newly thriving Central Business...

Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday

LOCAL • Pete McMartin: Forget bike helmets [Vancouver Sun] • Car-share comes right to the doorstep of city halls [State of Vancouver] • Latest poll: 46...

Video Vancouver: What is Planning?

Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday

LOCAL • When politicians promise to run clean campaigns, what does it mean? [State of Vancouver] • B.C. cities steer towards Vancouver’s car-share model...

Vote for Your Great Places in Canada

What is your favourite place in Canada? The Canadian Institute of Planners is once again hosting their Great Places in Canada competition. The annual...

Video Vancouver: Sidewalk Stories – “Roland”

Regular users of the Skytrain might recognize this busker and his saxophone, jamming out regularly to the catchiest 60s and 70s hits on their way home...

Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday

LOCAL • Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary neck-and-neck in ‘liveability’ ranking [Globe and Mail] • McBurnay Lane, lighting, and creating a safer...

Release: VIVA Vancouver Photo Contest – One More Prize to Give Away!

VIVA Vancouver (#VivaVan) is the City of Vancouver’s public space program that turns road spaces into people places, with several big summer activations...

Granville Skytrain Station

Photo by Los Paseos Granville Skytrain Station, Vancouver, BC  Contribute photos to Spacing Vancouver’s Flickr Pool

Commercial Drive Parklet – Open for your enjoyment!

There is a new public space installation in front of Prado Café on the corner of Commercial Drive and 4th Avenue available for your enjoyment! The...

Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday

LOCAL • Robertson: CPR is “bullying”; LaPointe: Vision has been “incompetent” on CP file [State of Vancouver] • Clash between CP, Vancouver gardeners...