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

Barclay Cycle Hire in London. 
Image by Jason Paris Big Ideas for the City: Public Bike Share

There are now over 500 public bike share programs throughout the world offering very short term bike rental from a network of affordable self service stations typically located in urban centres. Many people have heard of the larger programs like... Continue reading »

May 18, 2014   |   0 comments
IMG_1970 Active Fiction walking tour

Check out the Active Fiction installation before it ends this Sunday, May 18! Have you ever wondered what it might be like to walk through your favourite novel? Close to 40 folks showed up during our launch in early May... Continue reading »

April 28, 2014   |   0 comments
Urban Reef: Winning entry in the 2014 Robson Redux design competition. Robson Redux: winning entries for the summertime transformation of the 800-block

Get ready for another round of summertime fun at Robson Square. The City of Vancouver has revealed the winners of the Robson Redux design competition – a competition that invited submissions on the transformation and pedestrianization of the 800-block of... Continue reading »

April 25, 2014   |   0 comments
13929873944_0436b8a181_z Downtown Bus Service Review – an opportunity to create new public space in downtown Vancouver

Earlier this month, Translink unveiled the latest stage of their review of Vancouver’s downtown bus network. The materials include a set of draft network design concepts — essentially modified routes for a number of downtown buses. This is particularly important for... Continue reading »

April 19, 2014   |   0 comments
Sydney Lane Bird Cages.
Image Credit. ASPECT Studio Big Ideas for the City: A Laneway Strategy

Vancouver’s laneways are an ubiquitous component of our public space network. Criss-crossing the urban landscape they comprise a significant portion of our city’s public realm. For decades the laneways have been regarded as a secondary means of vehicular circulation, while... Continue reading »

April 12, 2014   |   0 comments