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VPSN Public Space News & Events | 9 June 2010

VPSN PUBLIC SPACE PROJECTS & EVENTS • Saturday, June 26 – Stick it to the Streets • The 9th Avenue Makeover: Turning Broadway into a Great Street • Sustainable Transportation & Neighbourhood Business Research • Great Trees Contest – Send... Continue reading »

June 9, 2010   |   0 comments
Following up on the Local Government Elections Taskforce recommendations

The Local Government Elections Task Force delivered its 31 recommendations for improvements to local election on May 28, 2010. Two matters are of particular interest to the VPSN. Our submission to the Task Force argued against the re-introduction of the corporate vote... Continue reading »

June 8, 2010   |   1 comment
Stick It to the Streets Event

How much music can be made with a pair of drumsticks and the street as the instrument? The Vancouver Public Space Network and friends will be descending on to Granville Street this June to Stick It to the Streets and... Continue reading »

June 3, 2010   |   3 comments
Responses to the Tofino food and big-box ban

As Vancouver gets ready to roll out street food, Tofino is also rethinking its retail food system, moving to ban retail and fast food chains. A new poll from Angus Reid Public Opinion found 60% of 1,003 Canadians, and 69%... Continue reading »

June 2, 2010   |   0 comments
A Taste of What’s to Come

Positive news regarding street food in Vancouver. Just in time for summer. From News1130: You may have noticed your selection when it comes to street vendors falls into two categories, hot dogs and chestnuts. The city is now moving ahead... Continue reading »

May 27, 2010   |   0 comments