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

16818492059_45ccf7eaf0_k-798x558 The (Trans) Am Totem Pole and the (Trans)it Referendum

By Amanda Mackaay, photo from Roaming-the-Planet   It’s not Lions Gate Bridge traffic or Massey Tunnel backups that everyone is talking about these days; it’s the five car traffic jam atop a 20 foot high cedar stump that is attracting... Continue reading »

May 2, 2015   |   0 comments
Bead Market Recycled telephone wire baskets Walking Through Warwick: The Power of Public Space for the Informal Economy

words and photos by Brittany Morris; additional photos from Markets of Warwick and iTRUMP Meet Nonhlanhla Zuma. Nonhlanhla is a traditional medicine trader in Warwick Junction, the busiest transport node and trading hub in Durban, South Africa. Her trading days... Continue reading »

April 26, 2015   |   0 comments
CVA-784-211-Seating-in-Park-Place-plaza-940x635 Forgotten Downtown Plazas

by Isabelle Kim, photo from City of Vancouver Archives As a part of research I have been conducting around public spaces within Downtown Vancouver, I was curious to look into Vancouver’s history, and began my search in the Vancouver Archives.... Continue reading »

April 25, 2015   |   0 comments
unnamed GET INVOLVED: 2015 QUAD Conference on Transportation

The QUAD Conference is an annual transportation conference held in the Pacific Northwest that provides a forum for transportation professionals to network, exchange ideas, discuss best practices, share research and showcase recent projects. General focus is on land-based transportation, such as... Continue reading »

April 24, 2015   |   0 comments
VancouverEspecially-2 IN PHOTOS: Vancouver Especially

photos and text by Geoffrey Daniel Ken Lum critiques Vancouver’s housing affordability and architecture through the new public art exhibit Vancouver Especially. The piece lives at 271 Union St in Chinatown and lampoons the Vancouver special style housing. The boxy... Continue reading »

April 19, 2015   |   0 comments