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Plaza stewardship: Taking care of our gathering places
By VPSN Plaza Stewardship committee When a plaza forms a part of urban space, who looks after it? Who oversees its upkeep, who decides what events take place there, and how are these decisions managed? Approaches to these questions fall... Continue reading »
Spring events happening right now: Politics and heritage
The happiest of springs to you all from the VPSN! Some really exciting events are coming up, starting tonight! Thinking politics Monday, March 20 (tonight!): Tankers, Climate and Economy Hosted by: MLAs George Heyman, David Eby and Melanie Mark When:... Continue reading »
Coastal collaborations: Georgia Strait Alliance presents the state of Vancouver’s waterfront
by Naomi Wittes Reichstein, communications coordinator, VPSN On March 6, the Georgia Strait Alliance led a State of the Waterfront event at Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, as part of its ongoing Waterfront Initiative. I was excited to participate along... Continue reading »
Amsterdam and New York have a “bicycle mayor”: Should Vancouver follow?
UPDATED By Joep Olthuis The former bicycle mayor from Amsterdam, Anna Luten, is taking her innovative program to New York, both to reconstruct the city’s infrastructure around cycling and to influence the mentality of residents. The Dutch capital, where Luten... Continue reading »
Update #3: Northeast False Creek Emerging Directions
By Wendee Lang, VPSN Open Spaces In January, the Northeast False Creek (NEFC) park design and stewardship advisory groups reconvened beneath the Cambie Bridge in CityStudio offices to discuss and critique the emerging directions document that will inform the NEFC draft... Continue reading »