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Active Fiction Project returns!
The Active Fiction Project returns to Riley Park! Check out a real life ‘create your own adventure’! A mashup of public art, literary fiction and walking tours, the Active The Active Fiction Project creates short, fictional, stories set in a Vancouver neighbourhood that feature... Continue reading »
Placemaking: Made in Canada Survey – only a few days left!
The deadline for the Made in Canada survey has been extended by a few days. Please take a few moments to share your thoughts today! What’s the state of placemaking in Canada? How robust is advocacy around public space? What’s working... Continue reading »
Volunteers Needed: VPSN Placemaking Week Activities
Placemaking Week is coming up fast. This awesome, week-long series of events will run between September 12 and September 17, and bring together public space advocates, practitioners, and elected officials from around the world. The Vancouver Public Space Network is... Continue reading »
Pacific Centre Plaza – comments on the proposed redevelopment
The City has received a proposal to redevelop portions of 701 West Georgia, part of the Pacific Centre shopping mall. The site currently includes a distinctive atrium and plaza – both of which would be lost as part of the new... Continue reading »
Design input needed: Blood Alley Square / Trounce Alley
Designed in the early 1970s, Blood Alley Square – located perpendicular to Carrall Street in Gastown – is one of downtown Vancouver’s “hidden gem” spaces. Largely off the radar for many people, it serves as a place for respite for... Continue reading »