While Eyes on the Street will definitely resonate with fans of Jacobs’ writing, the book will appeal to a broader audience, as it is as much about how she thought as about what she wrote.
Tag: urban planning
New Position: Executive Director at Vancouver City Planning Commission
The Executive Director acts as the primary resource and support for the Vancouver City Planning Commission on matters relating to the future of the city.
Members Matter at Strong Towns
Strong Towns is a non-profit education and advocacy organization committed to creating durable, fiscally sustainable and desirable communities.
What is Urban Planning? [Video]
What is Urban Planning to you? A video by University of Michigan Taubman College
Four Road Diets [Video]
This video describes some of the most common and most effective road diet redesigns.
Re-Imagining Downtown Vancouver, August 20th
Join SFU Public Square and Re-Imagine Downtown Vancouver for an “alfresco” edition of City Conversations on August 20, 2015 from 12:30-1:30pm at Lot 19.
On the retirement of my father, Dr. Alan Artibise
My father, Alan Artibise, officially retired today after a 44 year career in academia.
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.
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.
Book Review: Urbanism Without Effort
Urbanism Without Effort by Chuck Wolfe is a helpful book for urbanites to reflect on how their neighbourhoods have evolved, and how they might be improved.