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Big Ideas for the City: Re-Imagination of Granville Island
In 1979, Vancouver welcomed a redeveloped Granville Island to the shores of False Creek. Transformed from an old industrial site, Granville Island was designed with the vision of being an urban park that promised to be something different. Its vision... Continue reading »
Where’s the Creek? Daylighting to Restore the Urban Watershed
When I was growing up my dad often made claims of fishing in a creek near his childhood home in South Vancouver. Since my dad comes from a long line of family members that often “embellish” the truth, (I’ve heard... Continue reading »
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 »
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 »
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 »