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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 »
Call for Contributions – PubliCity 3 – Play and Public Space
The next issue of PubliCity will be produced in spring 2010. For this edition, we’ll be looking at the connection between ‘play’ and public space. The idea of ‘play’ can be understood in all sorts of different ways and we’re... Continue reading »
The New Canada Line Culture: more urban, more engaged.
Thanks in part to the efforts of what I call the new “Canada Line Culture”, we are now more consciously participating on the urban stage. Our game face is on, and it’s amazing what is happening!... Continue reading »
VPSN Surveillance Map
With the Olympic Games in full swing, we’ve been getting a lot of requests for the map we did of all the surveillance cameras (CCTV) in the Downtown and Downtown Eastside neighbourhoods. The good news is that this map is... Continue reading »