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Jan Gehl: cars and effect
Photo by Gene Driskell Last week Danish architect and urbanist Jan Gehl gave a presentation to a capacity audience at the Vancouver Playhouse. VPSN Mapping Co-Coordinator Ryan Betts was on hand to hear what he had to say and filed... Continue reading »
Get your green on: feedback wanted on the Greenest City initiative
This past year VPSN Transportation and Greenspace team members were asked to sit on a couple of the external advisory committies associated with the City’s Greenest City initiative. In so doing, they lent a hand providing feedback on the various... Continue reading »
On public space and the “New New Urbanism”
“New Urbanism has been so successful that it has a lot of dinosaur DNA. The honchos are on board — you’ve seen them here. They want us to join them. Do we want to run among the dinosaurs, or among... Continue reading »
PuSH Fest: 100% Vancouver
Directed by Amiel Gladstone, based on work by Rimini Protokol (Berlin). At SFU Woodward’s. Last night I had a chance to take in my first of a few of the Vancouver-centred theatre pieces at this year’s PuSH Festival. What a... Continue reading »
What’s the ruckus? Checking in on the City’s efforts around noise control
A city’s acoustic environment plays a key role in affecting the overall health and well-being of residents, as well as the general enjoyment of urban spaces. Life in an overly noisy environment can lead to elevated stress levels, headaches, and... Continue reading »