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What next for the Sears Building?
You may have read that Sears is closing its downtown Vancouver store, located in the block bounded by Howe, Granville and Robson. They’ve had the remainder of their lease bought out by property-owner Cadillac-Fairview for the princely sum of $170million…... Continue reading »
Featured Events: Tangential Vancouverism and Technology
Rain Urbanism by Matthew Soules We arrive at the first weekend in March with not one but two interesting events to profile. Good news for urbanists and city-lovers out there! First up is this evening’s launch of the Tangential Vancouverism... Continue reading »
VPSN Idea Slam Dunk!
Last night, a giant group of us got together at SFU Woodwards and slammed on a ton of great ideas to improve public space in the city in 2012. We had little ideas, great big ones, and some ideas that... Continue reading »
This week at City Hall, part II – budgets, arts, procedures, loops, crude
Earlier today we reported on the Public Hearing scheduled for this evening. While said hearing is still going strong (it’s going to be a late night!) we’ll take this opportunity to update you on some of the other public-space related... Continue reading »
This Week at City Hall: February 27-March 2, part I
It’s a busy week at 12th and Cambie. Our round-up of all the various public-space related meetings and events will be coming in a few parts… Monday night starts with a Public Hearing on a number if rezoning applications. We... Continue reading »