Milestones 2016: A public forum on events that changed Vancouver
Via the Vancouver City Planning Commission:
The Vancouver City Planning Commission is proud to present Milestones 2016, our second annual Year in Review public forum.
What were the defining planning and development decisions, actions and events of 2016 that could prove to be transformative in Vancouver’s evolution?
Please join us on January 30, 2017, for an engaging discussion with four of Vancouver’s leading urban thinkers and doers on the significant planning and development milestones of the past year. They will draw on a list brainstormed in advance, and on suggestions from the audience. The most significant changes will be added to our Chronology Timeline.
MODERATOR
- Stephen Quinn, CBC On the Coast
PANEL
- Carla Guerra, Strategic Advisor, Urban Planning & Real Estate Development
- Mike Harcourt, former Mayor of Vancouver and Premier of BC
- Jen St. Denis, Urban Affairs Journalist, Vancouver Metro
- Andy Yan, Director, SFU City Program
BACKGROUND
The Vancouver City Planning Commission has been working with local planners, architects, landscape architects, developers, urban historians and engaged urbanist to compile a list of significant planning and development milestones from early settlement by First Nations to the present.
The result is an online timeline providing snapshots of significant events, including Council decisions, major real estate developments, federal housing investments, regional plans, new transportation technologies, social policy innovations and environmental restoration. Visit our website to learn more.
PLEASE RSVP by January 25, 2017