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.
Tag: policy
Projecting Transportation Change in Vancouver
The City of Vancouver wants resident’s help in projecting change through the city’s new transportation plan that will span until 2040.
A Brief History of Urbanism in North America: 1930-1939
The 1930’s saw two distinct trends with long-term impacts of the future of urbanism in North America, and particularly the United States.
Native Roots in the City [Weekend Watch]
This video looks at some of the challenges faced by First Nations, Metis and Inuit youth in Vancouver as well as some encouraging solutions.
Yuppie Urbanism: Biting the Hands that Serve Us
Yuppie urbanism ignores the very people who make it possible in its quest for a perfect city.
Paid Urbanism: Public Policy for Private Profits
The impact of money cannot be ignored when studying our urban condition.
Creating Community in the Urban Desert
Those who pay close attention to my online presence may have noticed that my ‘tagline’ is “creating community in the urban desert.”
Policy Wonk, Defined [repost]
A wonk is to public policy what a nerd is to math and a geek is to computers.
Public Policy for Private Profits
If more residents don’t get involved, ‘private’ policy will continue to shape our city.
Friday 5: Five articles that caught my attention this week
Five articles that caught my attention this week.