On November 28, 2011, City of Vancouver Planning Director, Brent Toderian, spoke to the members of the Urban Development Institute on issues relating to affordability, city planning, CACs, architecture and housing supply.
Category: Video
Here Comes the Neighborhood [Weekend Watch]
Exploring the power of Public Art and innovation to uplift and revitalize an urban neighborhood.
Transit and Open Data [Weekend Watch]
Came across this video on transit open data through GOOD magazine’s website. While it’s sponsored by IBM, i thought it was worth sharing. The video provides a good introduction to the powerful combination of open data and transit that is being explored in Portland OR. Here’s hoping that Vancouver’s Translink catches on, httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-uoyjSjp_E Imagine being able to…
Unlimited Cities [Weekend Watch]
Unlimited Cities is a participatory platform used by architect to enable citizens to change their neighborhood.
6 TEDx Talks on Cities
The TEDx program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue.
Grand Theft Urbanism [Weekend Watch]
The new edition of the Grand Theft Auto series will feature a fictionalized LA, complete with starchitects, developers and NIMBYs.
What Can Vancouver Learn from Melbourne?
Rob Adams, the Director of City Design for Melbourne, offers some ideas about how Melbourne’s lessons could be applied in Metro Vancouver .
Mobility for Tomorrow [Weekend Watch]
Introducing a new mobility system that helps make the city a better place to live.
Colours of a City Evening [Weekend Watch]
Kaid Benfield captures the colours of a New York City evening in this video slideshow.
Revenge Of The Electric Car [Weekend Watch]
I’m not 100% convinced that the electric car is the solution our cities need, but this looks to be an interesting documentary nonetheless.