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

10716917193_d6a68a5e56_z What the Transit Referendum Will Do For You

By Amanda Mackaay Starting March 16, the fate of the livability of the city resides directly in the hands of Vancouver residents who will be asked to mail in their vote on a The Mayors Council Transportation and Transit Plan... Continue reading »

March 5, 2015   |   0 comments
Last year's Robson Redux winner: Urban Reef. Robson Redux: Help pick the best design for Robson Square

Robson Square is about to come alive once again. For the fifth year running, the city’s pre-eminent public gathering place will be expanded over the summer months – fully pedestrianized and animated courtesy of an as-yet-unselected design intervention. You can help with... Continue reading »

February 26, 2015   |   0 comments
Yukon17th-2 COMING SOON: Neighbourhood Park at Yukon & 17th

photos by Geoffrey Daniel, with material from Lehran Hache (Park Designer for Yukon & 17th) What does living in a city striving to be the “greenest” by 2020 mean? It means that really extraordinary things start happening that change the... Continue reading »

February 26, 2015   |   0 comments
aquabus_docks_600pixels-600x399 Redefining Granville Island

by Isabelle Kim I feel a bit ignorant for being oblivious of the changes that have been happening on Granville Island over the past year. I didn’t realize it they would be happening to one of my favourite public spaces in Vancouver so... Continue reading »

February 24, 2015   |   0 comments
sightlines-merge-notes1 Grandview-Woodland Hastings Workshop: Tooling Our Language

This post originally appeared on Design is a Matter of Life. by YarOn Stern No matter what we say, our words will be wasted in the lands of politics and development. This, at least, is a common fear I observe... Continue reading »

February 19, 2015   |   0 comments