I met up with David Miller, the President & CEO of WWF-Canada to discuss the WWF’s current Go Wild campaign while touring Vancouver’s Habitat Island
Category: Vancouver
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup—April 2015
This month we’ll be meeting at the newish Big Rock Urban Eatery at 310 West 4th Avenue in Lower Mount Pleasant.
Co-op Check-in: Housing Sector
On Tuesday, February 17, Thom Armstrong, executive director of the Co‑operative Housing Federation of BC, spoke on Vancouver Co-op Radio’s co-operatives show, Each For All.
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup—February 2015
This month we’ll be meeting at The Harrow Eatery & Bar at 850 Thurlow (near Robson) in the West End.
Vote YES to Better Transit… and a Better Future
Meredith, a local Vancouver resident is doing her part for the Yes side in the upcoming transit plebiscite by creating these posters which she is offering at no charge for posting, copying, distribution, etc., or to line Jordan Bateman’s cat box.
Release: The Better Transit and Transportation Coalition
“Yes” coalition calls on voters to support Metro Vancouver transportation improvements and determine its transportation future.
Re-Imagining Urban Space in Vancouver [Video]
Ali Butcher knows the built forms of our cities expose something about our values and priorities. In his TEDxJacksonville talk, Redefining Space: Creativity and Sustainability in the City, Butcher first examines the shared historical narratives of Jacksonville and Vancouver, BC, and then charts where the cities’ values and growth patterns have diverged. Butcher challenges us to pursue a new urban…
You Hold the (Co-op Housing) Key [Video]
Members of housing co-ops in BC tell the Co-operative Housing Federation of British Columbia (CHF BC) why it’s so important to find a rent supplement solution for low-income co-op members when federal subsidies end.
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup—January 2015
The Vancouver Urbanist Meetup is starting the new year with a special guest! Gregg Vann, an urban designer from Brisbane is in town and will be joining us.
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup—December 2014
After a 2 month hiatus, the Vancouver Urbanist Meetup is back for a special year end event at the 12 Kings Pub, at 395 Kingsway.