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Gastown Public Space Plan – the good, the curious, and the missed opportunities
We spent some time reviewing the new Gastown Public Space Plan and it’s six key directions this past weekend. It’s a lengthy document, so we did our best to study in the time leading up to today’s Council discussion. We... Continue reading »
Strategic Priorities for the 2027-2023 Capital Plan – where did they come from?
On Wednesday, City Council will be considering a motion entitled: “Back to Community: Establishing Strategic Priorities and Consolidating Council Direction for the 2027–2030 Capital Plan.” This lengthy proposal seeks to set out Council priorities for investment in renewed and new... Continue reading »
Just released: Gastown Public Spaces Plan
The City has just released the Gastown Public Spaces Plan. The plan builds on the past two years of summertime pedestrian pilots on Water Street, changes to traffic routing, and other public realm improvements. It contains six key directions: Partner... Continue reading »
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Vancouver Day 140+
On this day in 1886, the city of Vancouver was incorporated – on territories that are the traditional and unceded homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. The Nations have lived here since “time out of mind.” Among the... Continue reading »
This week: Women + Public Space
The UN recently posted that women and girls “have never been closer to achieving gender equality, and never closer to losing it.” Around the world, the rights of women are under threat, or being rolled back, and Vancouver is not... Continue reading »