{"id":25357,"date":"2014-07-28T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=25357"},"modified":"2017-11-30T07:09:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T15:09:12","slug":"throw-block-party-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/07\/28\/throw-block-party-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Throw a Block Party in Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/spacingvancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/features\/indepth_feature-VAN.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit;\">[<strong>Author&#8217;s Note:<\/strong> Summer is the perfect time to get outside and get to know your neighbours.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #556677; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #d0dcdf; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s linear; transition: all 0.2s linear;\" href=\"http:\/\/vancouverpublicspace.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Vancouver Public Space Network<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>published this excellent guide to throwing a block party in Vancouver (original article<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #556677; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #d0dcdf; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s linear; transition: all 0.2s linear;\" href=\"http:\/\/vancouverpublicspace.ca\/dev\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/00-VPSN_BlockParty_Leaflet.pdf?utm_source=VPSN+-+Newsletter+Mailing+List&amp;utm_campaign=b3e07212c8-VPSN_May_2014&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c7976689b1-b3e07212c8-284262441\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). For more details, visit this<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #556677; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #d0dcdf; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s linear; transition: all 0.2s linear;\" href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.ca\/doing-business\/block-parties.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">City of Vancouver Block Party info page<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Summertime is well under way! Celebrate the best of the season with some neighbourly fun \u2010 grab those <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/papereskimo.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #333; font-weight: 300;\">paper plates<\/span><\/a> and red solo cups, plan a block party and bring your street\u00a0together for some impromptu festivities. The City of Vancouver has a waived permit fees and provides barricades and basic\u00a0insurance \u2013 which makes the process easier than ever. Pick a weekend and transform your street block from road space to vibrant\u00a0community space.<\/p>\n<p>Block parties come in all shapes and sizes, and can easily go into the early fall season. What to include in your event? How about music, a communal BBQ or pot\u2010luck, kids\u2019\u00a0activities, games, a community discussion, water fights, a culinary competition, a giant art project, an outdoor movie, a\u00a0neighbourhood talent show, a community garage sale\u2026 the ideas are endless!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 15px; color: #334455; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.847999572753906px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">What You Will Need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About 3\u20104 weeks prep time<\/li>\n<li>One neighbour to act as the key organizer<\/li>\n<li>Support of about 2\/3 of households on your block<\/li>\n<li>A refundable deposit of $50<\/li>\n<li>Your imagination!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 15px; color: #334455; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.847999572753906px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">How to make it happen:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) The City has a couple of forms that you\u2019ll need to fill out. The first, is a block \u201csign\u2010off\u201d form \u2013 You\u2019ll need to collect the\u00a0signatures of at least 65% of households on the block. The second is an \u201con\u2010line permit form\u201d \u2013 which asks you to provide\u00a0some basic details about your proposed event (e.g. the name of the key organizer, the event, number of guests, etc.). These\u00a0forms are available at\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">vancouver.ca<\/a> \u2013 search \u201cBlock Party\u201d. Once you submit your online forms it takes about two weeks to\u00a0process.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hint<\/strong>: As you collect signatures for the event, canvas your neighbours about any ideas they might have for the event. Share\u00a0the organizing tasks so everyone can lend a hand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(2) Check that your insurance requirements are sufficient. You get basic coverage through the City, but if you want additional\u00a0coverage, you\u2019ll need to arrange it yourself.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Arrange to pick up traffic barricades. These are available at a number of community centres around\u00a0the City. (When you complete your permit form you\u2019ll be asked to identify which centre you\u2019d like to pick the barricades up at).<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">A few considerations:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Block parties are meant to be good times for all. With that in mind, there are a few things that the permit process will ask you to acknowledge:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep alcohol on private property only. Many people suffer from addiction. Click here to check your <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliterehabplacement.com\/rehab-insurance\/value-options\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #333;\">Value Options rehab insurance benefits<\/span><\/a> covers rehab treatment.<\/li>\n<li>Be respectful of party noise and not amplify music (or at least be sure not to crank it too loud for too long \u2013 so you don\u2019t generate complaints and run afoul of the City\u2019s Noise Bylaw especially some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.babydolls.com\/bachelor-party-package\/\" style=\"color: #333; font-weight: 200; text-decoration: none;\">bachelor parties in Dallas<\/a> and vancouver ).<\/li>\n<li>Keep road access open to emergency vehicles (only block the street with the moveable barricades), and make sure tables and other structures are easy to move.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to clean up afterwards \u2013 and aim for a zero waste event with proper recycling and compost!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 15px; color: #334455; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.847999572753906px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">***<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit;\">For more details, be sure to visit the<a style=\"color: #556677; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #d0dcdf; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s linear; transition: all 0.2s linear;\" href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.ca\/doing-business\/block-parties.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">City of Vancouver Block Party info page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 15px; color: #334455; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.847999572753906px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">**<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Jillian Glover<\/strong> is a communications advisor who specializes in urban issues and transportation. She is a former Vancouver City Planning Commissioner and holds a Master of Urban Studies degree from Simon Fraser University. She was born and raised in Vancouver and is very interested in how people in urban environments engage in their cities. In her spare time, she writes about urban issues at her blog, This City Life \u2013 which you can visit at <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2013\/10\/07\/death-city\/www.thiscitylife.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.thiscitylife.tumblr.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Author&#8217;s Note: Summer is the perfect time to get outside and get to know your neighbours.\u00a0The Vancouver Public Space Network\u00a0published this excellent guide to throwing a block party in Vancouver (original article\u00a0here). For more details, visit this\u00a0City of Vancouver Block Party info page.] Summertime is well under way! 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