Advocacy, education and outreach in support of Vancouver's public spaces

Urbi-3 VPSN Public Space Forum: the Street Transformed! – POSTPONED

The following event has been postponed until further notice. Thank you for your understanding. Join us for our our next monthly meeting, taking place Thursday March 19, at Kitsilano Public Library.   We’ll be starting our session with a guest... Continue reading »

March 11, 2020   |   0 comments
LBU_sistemalupo-11 Feature Event: Human Easel / Art Cart – Saturday, Feb 22, 2020

One of the Life Between Umbrellas Stream 3 winning entries – Art Cart Human Easel – will be holding a rain-friendly public space activation event. Join in the fun and help to bring a splash of colour to Helena Gutteridge... Continue reading »

February 16, 2020   |   0 comments
19-306-06-Participatory Budgeting-FB Democratizing City finances: the West End Participatory Budget Process

Do you live, work, or volunteer in the West End? If so, you can cast a vote in the City’s first Participatory Budget initiative. 14 ideas are vying for support. We’re not picking any favourites, but there are some great... Continue reading »

February 2, 2020   |   0 comments
Hogan's Alley - Bu P508.53 - View of Hogan's Alley - 1958 Spaces for History & Culture: Black History Month 2020

Welcome to February & the first day of #BlackHistoryMonth! An important opportunity to reflect on the contributions of Vancouver’s Black communities to the life of the city. Lots of activities taking place over the next 28 days. Find our more at... Continue reading »

February 1, 2020   |   0 comments
200109 - CVA 99-1282 - Police marching along Georgia Street West - Chief Anderson leading - 1924 TBTPS – Georgia Street, 1924 (broken water main edition)

The broken water main that’s being fixed on Georgia Street was originally installed in 1924. Today’s #TBTPS features a couple of pictures of Georgia from that same year.   Our headline image is of a police parade on Georgia at... Continue reading »

January 9, 2020   |   0 comments