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Engage: Jim Deva Plaza, a new park at Smithe & Richards… and removing the Viaducts
Three important public space related engagement opportunities are taking place this week. Please consider participating; these events are an important way to influence the design and development of the city’s public realm. 1) Final Concepts for the Jim Diva (“Heart of Davie”)... Continue reading »
Walk your way into the story… with Active Fiction
The VPSN’s Active Fiction Project creates short, fictional, ‘choose your own adventure’ stories that take place in a Vancouver neighbourhood. The self-guided stories are ‘hidden’ in public spaces for readers to discover by walking, or biking, through the same neighborhood in which... Continue reading »
VPSN Weekend Update – plan your public space adventures
We’re just putting the finishing touches on our next newsletter (due out next week and chalk full o’ public space-related updates) – but we wanted to share a few weekend items in advance. Saturday, October 3 – Doors Open Vancouver... Continue reading »
Public space technology: is it time to Strava your commute?
A post by VPSN contributer Oliver Gaskell on one of the many new GPS-linked apps that is helping to change the way we look at – and think about – public space. Strava is a cell phone app which tracks your... Continue reading »
Help needed: Create an online map of Vancouver’s public spaces
Do you have an aptitude for public space and online mapping tools? The Vancouver Public Space Network is looking for a Digital Mapping Whiz to help create an interactive map of Vancouver’s public spaces. Over the past few years, our team... Continue reading »