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

Design Concept for Sunset Park New Sunset Park redesign to include buried stream feature, skatepark, community garden.

On November 16, the Park Board, approved a plan to upgrade Sunset Park. This is an exciting move, and a much-needed investment in the popular greenspace. A total of $3million was allocated for the project. The 3.4 hectare park is located on Main... Continue reading »

November 29, 2015   |   0 comments
Superkilen: Urban Park in Copenhagen. Field notes: Copenhagen’s Superkilen – a great urban park

The following article was filed by VPSN member Alex Butler. When I first moved to Copenhagen in August, I went to a street food market at the harbour to have dinner with some friends. I immediately got a great first... Continue reading »

November 19, 2015   |   0 comments
Jane Jacobs holding VPSN volunteer job descriptions VPSN Public Space Reading Club

This month, join us on Monday, November 23rd to digest and discuss some of the most fundamental and influential writing on urban studies and public space: Jane Jacobs. Explore the concept of “eyes on the street” and why “a park... Continue reading »

November 19, 2015   |   0 comments
Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place - Speaker Series Pro-Walk Pro-Bike Pro-Place – Speaker Series #1 – Shared Spaces

As part of the upcoming Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place Conference (taking place in 2016), the fine folks at Project for Public Spaces have launched a 4-part speaker series. The first event, looking at implementing shared spaces into street... Continue reading »

November 11, 2015   |   0 comments
Remembrance Day, Victory Square, 1932. CoV Archives: CVA 99-2691 Remembrance Day

November 11 is Remembrance Day, and several ceremonies will be taking place around Vancouver. The main event will take place at Victory Square (at Hastings and Hamilton) starting at 9:45am. The significance of this space as a place of remembrance is poignant. At... Continue reading »

November 10, 2015   |   0 comments