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

CVA 677-276.1 - Granville St. looking south from Pender St Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Public Space Aficionado (2017 Edition)

It’s winter solstice and the streets are wearing their first snowy covering of the year! A little bit of wintery magic!  Are you still searching to find something for the public space aficionado in your life? We first ran a version of our “Gift... Continue reading »

December 21, 2017   |   0 comments
Winteraction Banner_500 Winteraction – January 27, 2018 (Funding Available)

Our friends at Frida + Frank are pulling together an excellent event for late-January, which aims to animate public space at this colder, rainier time of the year. On Saturday, January 27 they are inviting local placemakers to create an... Continue reading »

December 21, 2017   |   0 comments
Rain Urbanism - Matthew Soules Public Space News & Events – November 2017

Hope you are doing your best to stay dry amidst the heavy rains of late. The precipitation may put a bit of a damper on public space activities – but it’s also a great opportunity to think about how we,... Continue reading »

November 24, 2017   |   0 comments
Georgia Gateway Get Involved: New and ongoing public space initiatives need your input

The City of Vancouver is in the midst of a number of public-space related initiatives that you may be interested in. Though described in a recent media release as “transportation” projects, the initiatives in question will all have the potential... Continue reading »

November 16, 2017   |   0 comments
ArbutusJam Recap: Building our city at the Arbutus Greenway Design Jam

The VPSN’s Arbutus Greenway project lead, Naomi Wittes Reichstein, provides a recap of last month’s exciting Arbutus design jam.  On October 27–29, I was excited to participate in an all-weekend pilot event that was – to my knowledge – unprecedented in... Continue reading »

November 10, 2017   |   0 comments