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Tag: Spacing Vancouver
Weekend Watch: Pop-Ups and Pop Rocks
Inspired by similar projects in San Francisco and New York City, Vancouver is envisioning its own version of ‘pavement to parks’ projects.
Weekend Watch: Paint, Planters, People
A look at three simple ingredients to designing an all ages bicycle route: once you lay down the paint and planters, the people will come.
Mount Pleasant Vernacular
Viewing his Mount Pleasant neighbourhood from behind a camera gave Emmanuel Buenviaje a new perspective on Vancouver.
Vancouver’s Olympic Village: Constructing a Community on False Creek
One of the most talked about sites in Vancouver’s recent history is the former Olympic Village. From the Olympic celebrations to the eco-sustainability of it’s infrastructure to the cost overruns and lingering public debt, the site has been the subject of more coverage than any other neighbourhood in recent memory. But for all this talk,…
Chuck Davis’ Gift to Vancouver
If you ever hear someone say that Vancouver has no history, give them a copy of “The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver.”
Home: Inspiration from 3 Vancouver Communities – June 19, 2012
On June 19, 2012, the Museum of Vancouver is hosting a gathering to share insights, learnings, and stories from Jane’s Walks in Vancouver.
Vancouver’s Love-Hate Relationship with Neon
The history of neon in Vancouver reflects the history of the city itself.
Human Transit: Clear Thinking on Public Transportation
Only if we embrace the facts of transit, and discover the opportunities they present, will our cities, and our transit, be human. —Jarrett Walker Whether you are transit geek, a SkyTrain rider or an interested citizen, you will learning something by reading Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and…
Vancouver’s Real Estate is All About Transit Now
“Transit, Transit, Transit” is the new real estate mantra in Grater Vancouver according to real estate marketer Bob Rennie. In May 2012, Vancouver real estate marketer extraordinaire, Bob Rennie made his tenth appearance at the Urban Development Institute’s (UDI) Annual General Meeting at the Hotel Vancouver. The topic of his presentation was “What if it is not…