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

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
gw-map_cs3 colour britwood Grandview-Woodland: Hastings Workshop February 14

Do you like: having a say in your neighbourhood? getting the chance to talk one-on-one with folks who can influence policy? building community, in your community? lunching and snacking with others who give a damn? As part of the broader Grandview-Woodland community... Continue reading »

February 6, 2015   |   0 comments
main poodle copy Immortalized Pooches: The Main Street Poodle and Dirty Biter

by Brittany Lasanen Have Main Street residents warmed up to the Main Street Poodle since its chilly reception in January 2013? Unfortunately, the answer is still no. Residents are just as confused by the poodle as they were close to... Continue reading »

February 5, 2015   |   0 comments