A great video that highlights the success one of Vancouver’s most recent—and controversial—urban interventions, the Seaside Greenway.
Category: Vancouver
Exploring New Ways to Engage in Vancouver
Vancouver’s Pop-Up City Hall was a first step in exploring new ways for the City to engage with its residents.
Urban Design Forum: 5! – Five Crucial Decades of City Building
This looks to be an extraordinary lecture series from the new Urban Design Forum at UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup—September 2014
For September’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup we are going to head to the Drive and check out the recently open Stateside Craft
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup—August 2014
For August’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup we are going to head to Railtown to check out the Settlement Building at 55 Dunlavey Ave.
Co-op Housing: An Affordable Option in Vancouver
Co-op housing offers diverse and supportive communities with self-contained units, convenient amenities, and professional management staff.
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup—July 2014
For July’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup, urbanist extraordinaire Neil Salmond is inviting us over to his backyard for a urban picnic!
Athletes Village Housing Co-op gives MP Bélanger a warm welcome
On June 14, 2014, MP Mauril Bélanger was the guest of honour at the Athlete’s Village Housing Co-op for lunch and a tour of the facilities.
Exploring Traffic Congestion in Vancouver [Video]
Vancouver commuters go slower than anyone else in North America, according to data from GPS company TomTom. The city’s transportation director says the traffic congestion is due to economic growth and an increasing population.
The Place they call Cascadia [Video]
Here’s an interesting segment on Cascadia that was recent featured on CBC’s ‘The National’ news program. It looks at regional identity, sports and the move for its own country.