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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 »
Lessons in More Engaging Citizen Engagement
Photo Credit / West End Mural By Brent Toderian and Jillian Glover With cities seeking to involve diverse voices in city-making to get beyond “the usual suspects,” Vancouver urbanists Brent Toderian and Jillian Glover examine how cities in their region... Continue reading »
Coming up at Council and Park Board: community gardens, Biennale, Fair Elections, Engaged City and Marpole…
There’s lots of public space action taking place at Council and Park Board next week (March 31 and April 2). Here’s a quick run-down of the stories to watch. On Monday, March 31, the Park Board meeting will be looking... Continue reading »
Make your own happy city
Happiness at Robson Square. Photo from VPSN What truly makes us happy? Local author Charles Montgomery (and one of our favorite public space co-conspirators) explores this question in his recent book Happy City – a perfect source for some reflection today, given that... Continue reading »