Blog Posts tagged: DTES
Blood Alley redesign – addressing equity and inclusion
Blood Alley – or Trounce Alley, as it’s formally known – runs parallel to Water Street in the heart of Gastown. It’s an interesting space that was redesigned in the 1970’s as part of the revitalization of the neighbourhood. Despite... Continue reading »
SPOTLIGHT ON: Hastings Crossing BIA Living History Documentary
(Editor’s Note: The HxBIA Living History Indiegogo campaign runs until April 12th. To donate, click here.) by Jonathan Bleackley While to many people, Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside invokes a particular narrative, the area has been many things through its history: Vancouver’s... Continue reading »
City of Vancouver Annual Homeless Count 2015
by Isabelle Kim March 23-24 mark the City of Vancouver’s Annual Homeless Count in Metro Vancouver, though awareness and action is needed beyond these two days of important data collection. As an ongoing initiative since 2010, the City of Vancouver has... Continue reading »
Urban Acupuncture: A focus on the Pigeon Park Street Market
by Wendee Lang From street hawkers to pop-up parks, from the New York High Line to Barcelona’s La Boqueria, urban acupuncture materializes in many different ways. Its principle, however, remains static in that it is seeks to re-energize communities through small-scale... 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 »