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This week at Council and Park Board – January 30, 2012

There’s lots on the agenda at this week’s Park Board and Council meetings. We pulled together the following summary to help public space aficionados keep track of it all. Let us know what you think of the format. On deck... Continue reading »

January 29, 2012   |   0 comments
Regeneration: moving the city

Last Wednesday, the City of Vancouver, Simon Fraser University, BC Transit Museum partnered together to host an event called ‘Regeneration: How We Move Out City’ that they billed as “an intergenerational dialogue sharing stories of active transportation for Vancouver’s Greenest... Continue reading »

January 27, 2012   |   0 comments
Jarrett Walker talks making transit human at SFU Harbour Centre

Jarrett Walker, author of the popular blog Human Transit, gave a lecture at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre on Tuesday, January 17, to promote his new book, Human Transit: How clearer thinking on public transit can enrich our communities and... Continue reading »

January 22, 2012   |   1 comment
Picnurbia Call for expressions of interest – summertime public space place-making with Viva Vancouver

Picnurbia, at the 800-block of Robson Street, Summer 2011. UPDATE (Jan 23/12): The City has extended the deadline for the first of its two Request for Expressions of Interest processes pertaining to the creation of temporary summertime public spaces. Seasonal... Continue reading »

January 21, 2012   |   0 comments
A summit’s coming to the city. It’s about cities.

There’s a Cities Summit coming to Vancouver? Who’s in charge of getting the word out?! I love cities, and this is the first I’ve heard of a conference happening in two weeks. Is anything they’re talking about worthwhile….lots of people... Continue reading »

January 19, 2012   |   0 comments