Advocacy, education and outreach in support of Vancouver's public spaces

Seawall Public Art - Dustin Quasar - CC license Featured Event: Public Art in Vancouver – the City Approach

Out next VPSN monthly meet-up focuses on public art, and in particular, the programs and approaches taken by the City of Vancouver. Public art plays an important role in enriching and enlivening our public spaces, and this session will aim... Continue reading »

November 9, 2018   |   0 comments
Northeast False Creek edge, looking East Northeast False Creek Draft Plan Launched

Article by: Wendee Lang Photo by: Luke Lawreszuk After many years and many changing faces around the table, the City of Vancouver, earlier this month, finally published a draft area plan for the development of Northeast False Creek. The document,... Continue reading »

June 30, 2017   |   0 comments
Challenger baseball field: design for people with mobility challenges, such as wheelchair-accessible artificial turf and raised obstacles removed. Photo: City of Vancouver Vancouver parks embrace accessibility, Canada’s 150th

By Gary McKenna There’s a lot going on in parks news this spring. At Hillcrest Park, the new Challenger sports field is making it easier for children with physical or cognitive disabilities to play baseball. Meanwhile, the Vancouver Park Board... Continue reading »

May 16, 2017   |   0 comments
Proposed design concept, Safeway site, Grandview and Commercial (Grandview-Woodland Community Plan) Milestones 2016: VCPC hosts panel on year’s top planning developments

by Naomi Wittes Reichstein, VPSN communications coordinator and Arbutus Greenway project lead From the Grandview-Woodland community plan to the City’s purchase of the Arbutus Greenway, from the launch of Vancouver’s Mobi bike-share and the permanent redesignation of the 800 block of... Continue reading »

February 12, 2017   |   1 comment
"Artbutus": Street art along the Arbutus Greenway calls for more/photo by Naomi Reichstein Talking the line: Visions for Arbutus Greenway at stakeholder workshop

Writing and photography by Naomi Wittes Reichstein, VPSN communications coordinator and Arbutus Greenway project lead We’ve been following closely the latest developments on the Arbutus Greenway, Vancouver’s 9-km rail-to-trail corridor. On February 2, I was excited to attend the stakeholders’ workshop... Continue reading »

February 9, 2017   |   0 comments