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TransitRef_FBLink_1200x627px Transit Referendum Round-up

image from UBC HR With one week to go until the close of voting for the transit plebiscite, have you gotten your ballot in? Here on the VPSN Blog, we’ve had a slew of posts in support of the YES... Continue reading »

May 22, 2015   |   0 comments
Seattle-6 FIELD NOTES: Seattle’s Olympic Sculpture Park

photos by Geoffrey Daniel | words by Lehran Haché Many North American Cities are struggling from age of automobile-planning hangovers. One of the most challenging symptoms of this affliction are the highways, freeways and train tracks built at the waters edge. Originally... Continue reading »

May 21, 2015   |   0 comments
street How Human-Scale Streets and Public Transit Support Businesses

by Trina Wang, with interview excerpts courtesy of Paola Qualizza and contributions by Karen Quinn Fung What makes a city a great place to reside, work and play in? Although each city has its unique character, all cities also have similar... Continue reading »

May 20, 2015   |   0 comments
Let’s talk ballots and buses! VPSN transit plebiscite event

The Vancouver Public Space Network will be hosting a dialogue about why a yes vote is vital for the vibrancy of our city and its public spaces. Help us spread the word on how you to get a ballot and return it before... Continue reading »

May 19, 2015   |   0 comments
3-Kevin's work Vancouver Poetry Crawl: A Recap

by Zoe Welch The inside/outside continuum is interesting: what’s public, what’s private—where the boundary lies between the two. Where does one side of these spaces end and the other begin? In the unhappiest city in Canada, where a sense of... Continue reading »

May 17, 2015   |   0 comments