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Big Ideas for the Fraser River: Vancouver’s southern waterfront
The Fraser River is the historical root of settlement for our corner of British Columbia, but for many decades, Vancouver has turned its back on this valuable natural asset. While other places such as Coal Harbour and False Creek have... Continue reading »
Help enrich Vancouver’s downtown public space: Downtown Bus Service Review & Robson Redux
A quick update to let you know about two important initiatives related to Robson Square and downtown Vancouver’s public realm. They are time-specific, so please take a moment to read on. Downtown Bus Service Review Last year, Translink initiated a... Continue reading »
![[Oblique view of Vancouver and Fraser River looking north] Credit: City of Vancouver Archives; Reference code: AM54-S4-: LP 153.2; Date: June 5, 1948](https://vancouverpublicspace.ca/dev/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Marpole-Aerial-285x161.jpg)
VPSN comments on the Marpole Community Plan
On Wednesday April 2, City Council unanimously voted to approve the new Marpole Community Plan (MCP). This follows on the heels of the recent approval of the Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan and the West End Community Plan. As with these... Continue reading »
Big Ideas for the City: Celebrating Vancouver Day (April 6)
You might not know it for the relative lack of fanfare, but Sunday, April 6, marks the city’s 128th birthday. It was on this day, back in 1886, that Vancouver was incorporated as a municipality. We’d like to make a... Continue reading »
Community connection and civic participation: reviewing the Final Report of Vancouver’s Engaged City Task Force
Earlier today, City Council heard a presentation on the Final Report of the Engaged City Taskforce. The Task Force was set up in October 2012, with a mandate (as noted in the Final Report) to “provide recommendations on how to increase... Continue reading »