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French Quarter - edit Parklets For People: Reconsidering the Parking Space as a Small Urban Park

By Jada Natalie Stevens In the 20th century, we built cities around a grid of car-accessible spaces. When roads were planned, on-street parking was incorporated into the outside lane, offering parking in close proximity to businesses, homes, and services. It... Continue reading »

July 8, 2018   |   0 comments
Picnurbia Call for expressions of interest – summertime public space place-making with Viva Vancouver

Picnurbia, at the 800-block of Robson Street, Summer 2011. UPDATE (Jan 23/12): The City has extended the deadline for the first of its two Request for Expressions of Interest processes pertaining to the creation of temporary summertime public spaces. Seasonal... Continue reading »

January 21, 2012   |   0 comments