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Post-Games media: Jackie Wong on gathering people and moving them around, Travis Lupick on surveillance
This just in from Jackie Wong at the West Ender – a fine article on the idea of public gatherings being the true legacy of the Olympics. The unprecedented number of people that took to the streets, animated downtown public... Continue reading »
Yaletown Park is finally getting it’s art!
As a part of Vancouver Biennale, Igor Mitoraj’s sculpture titled “Eros Bendato Scrippolato” was installed on Thursday morning, March 4, 2010 in Yaletown Park. Here’s what it looks like: This unique space had been “vacant” so to speak for almost... Continue reading »
The Gold Medal for Street Food?
With Olympic crowds animating city streets and venues, there has been a steady rumbling of Olympic-sized appetites roaming in search of food and drink. Despite all the foot traffic, the culinary options that have been set up as part of... Continue reading »
The Olympic Effect: Joie de vivre on Robson Street
The vibrant Granville Street streetlife has been getting lots of media plugs lately. Here the VPSN’s former Pedestrian Coordinator, Tim Barton, with his thoughts about the scene on Robson. Robson Street has never been so busy. The City has been... Continue reading »
Vancouver 2032 – Here and Now
Setting aside the pavillions and light-displays, the sporting events and red tents… one of the best shows on the street right now is: people. And there are lots of them – streaming around Granville and Robson, lined up here, there,... Continue reading »