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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »