VPSN “Big” Network Meeting and Workshop/Guest Lecture on Public Space Planning

The Vancouver Public Space Network is pleased to announce our first “BIG” Network meeting of 2007. This is the gathering where we profile all the projects that we’ve been working on and hear from our various Coordinators about what they’ve been up to with their working groups.

So if you’re interested in greenspaces, public art, democratic dialogue, mapping, billboards, urban design, surveillance cameras, painting hearts on downtown street corners, guerrilla gardening, city planning, gentrification, urban design, public space films, or any other issues involving public space… this is the meeting for you!

If you haven’t yet been to one of the VPSN’s meetings, then this is a great place to learn about what we do. And if you’ve been trying to figure out the best place to volunteer on one of our projects… then this is the perfect venue to hear about all the options…. or maybe propose a new one!

As with all our big meetings, we divide the session in half. The first part is our updates section where we cover an overview of our plans and activities and invite discussion around future directions.

The second half of the meeting features a presentation and workshop by Raymond Liens, Planner with the City of Vancouver. Liens is cross-appointed to both Social Planning, Planning and the Office of Culture Affairs, but also spends a much of his time working on developing the Community Vision Process for the Oakridge Area. A former reporter with CBC, Liens has brought a new social-justice infused perspective to both the consultation process and to planning activities around the public realm and public amenities. His talk will also provide an engaging overview of the changing face of the Oakridge community.

Public Space in Public/Private Space! The meeting runs from 7:00pm until 9:00pm, and takes place at the Oakridge Branch of the VPL, located in the City’s first mall… Oakridge Centre. The Centre is located at the southwest corner of Cambie and 41st (accessible by both the #15 and # 41 buses).

Please RSVP to info [at] vancouverpublicspace.ca. As always, snacks will be provided.