While Vancouver prides itself on multi-modal transportation options, with less than half of trips into its downtown in cars, free parking is still sacrosanct for many.
Author: Yuri Artibise
What will downtown Vancouver be like in 2040? [Video]
The DVBIA asked 11,000 people who live, work, and visit downtown to share their dreams for the future of downtown Vancouver. This is what they said.
Book Review: Streetfight — Handbook for an Urban Revolution
Streetfight offers an empowering road map for rethinking, reinvigorating, and redesigning city streets to work better for everybody that use them.
Squeezed Out
The majority of young people now go to school longer to compete in an economy that pays less for full-time work while charging much, much more for the primary cost of living — a home.
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup — February 2016
This month, we’ll be meeting on February 14th from 3-5:00pm at the Wolf and Hound on West Broadway in Kits.
New Position: Community Builder at Strong Towns
My role at Strong Towns is to help the team out with doing social media, digital advertising and community building for the organization.
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup—December 2015
It’s time for the final Vancouver Urbanist Meetup of 2015. This month, we’ll be meeting on December 13th from 3-5:00pm at The Union in Strathcona.
Co-operative Housing Land Trusts in British Columbia
These Land Trusts share a common mission: to support co-operative and non-profit housing and the low- and moderate income households they serve.
Video: Tilt City — Engaging the Streets
On November 4, 2015, I helped organize a unique day of public engagement and placemaking as part of the SFU Public Square 2015 Community Summit: We The City. Together with HCMA Architecture + Design and Tilt Curiosity Labs, we hosted over 100 designers, architects, students and community members who took to the street of downtown Vancouver as…
Downtown Vancouver Re-Imagined
During the summer in 2015, I coordinated a comprehensive community engagement process with thousands of residents to “re-imagine” downtown Vancouver.