Streetscape
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Video Vancouver: TILT City—Engagaing the Street
On November 4, 2015, over 100 designers ,architects, students and community members took to the street of downtown Vancouver as part of TILT City, a day...
By Yuri Artibise -
SFU Launches We the City Community Summit Oct. 30th to Nov. 7th
Simon Frasier University’s We The City Summit kicked off its fourth major community summit Researching The City on October 30th 2015, where 19...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
Urban forestry and the greening of Canadian cities
Call it the second wave of urban greening: hot on the heels of urban farming, urban forestry is emerging as the new frontier of sustainable urban planning...
By ngaiohotte -
EVENTS: We The City: 2015 Community Summit
Via SFU Public Square: From October 30th to November 7th, SFU Public Square will host its fourth annual Community Summit. This year, through a series of...
By Spacing -
Visual Thoughts #58
Last VT image: Sun above houses on 11th Ave in Vancouver during July wildfires north of Lower Mainland. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Case For Bus-Only Lanes on Georgia Street
At Slow Streets, we believe in quick and effective results that are measurable and observable. We call for maximizing the utility of current...
By Slow Streets -
Visual Thoughts #57
Last VT image: View from Jericho Beach, Vancouver, BC. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...
By Erick Villagomez -
EVENT: The Granville Social, July 18 & 19
Watch, play, mingle and meet: all in the street! Check out The Granville Social, a weekend event that will transform the Granville strip into a public...
By Yuri Artibise -
Video Vancouver: Re-Imagine Downtown Vancouver
How do you want downtown Vancouver to look, taste, and feel in 25 years? Re-Imagine Downtown Vancouver is a chance for you to dream big and inspire big...
By Yuri Artibise -
In Focus: Downtown Vancouver Public Plazas
As a part of research I have been conducting around public spaces within Downtown Vancouver, I was curious to look into Vancouver’s history, and began my...
By Isabelle Kim -
Reflections on Planning Grandview-Woodland
Although I live near Norquay Park, I have a strong connection to Grandview-Woodland. Ever since I moved to the east side in 2004, both Commercial Drive...
By YarOn Stern -
Main Streets: At the Heart of Vancouver’s Communities
Main streets enliven downtowns everywhere. The mix of public spaces with a diverse array of heritage buildings and new developments house cafés, theatres...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation