Articles

Featured image for “How to celebrate Valentine’s Day in New York”
Feb. 17, 2020 / Gordon Price

How to celebrate Valentine’s Day in New York

Go to Times Square on the Red Steps:   RENEWAL OF VOWS Say “I do” all over again. At 6pm…
Featured image for “Those Who Live With Us”
Feb. 14, 2020 / Gordon Price

Those Who Live With Us

In tumultuous times, a reminder of the real world: the heronry in Stanley Park.   Soon they’ll be flying in…
Featured image for “SFU City Conversation: Golf Courses, or Housing & Parks? – Feb 20”
Feb. 07, 2020 / Gordon Price

SFU City Conversation: Golf Courses, or Housing & Parks? – Feb 20

There’s a new proposal to convert half of each of Vancouver’s three city-owned golf courses to up to 10,000 homes,…
Featured image for “West Pacific: How We Play”
Feb. 06, 2020 / Gordon Price

West Pacific: How We Play

English Bay…
Featured image for “More obscene than the Chandelier”
Dec. 23, 2019 / Gordon Price

More obscene than the Chandelier

Surely an offense to the homeless who seek shelter in the parks or, especially, the golf courses that serve only…
Featured image for “Santa Sets Up On Kitsilano’s 4th Avenue”
Dec. 09, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Santa Sets Up On Kitsilano’s 4th Avenue

If you are on the 2200 block of West 4th  in Vancouver there is a striking transformation at Leis de…
Featured image for “Equity Perspectives no. 1: Vancouver Granville Bridge Connector & Mobility Equity Workshop”
Dec. 05, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

Equity Perspectives no. 1: Vancouver Granville Bridge Connector & Mobility Equity Workshop

Last week, the City of Vancouver hosted a free public workshop on the Granville Bridge Connector project. Currently, there are…
Featured image for “The Chandelier District”
Dec. 01, 2019 / Gordon Price

The Chandelier District

We have a new downtown neighbourhood – or at least a new name for a neighbourhood. The Chandelier District.  …
Featured image for “Burnaby Builds A City – 4”
Nov. 29, 2019 / Gordon Price

Burnaby Builds A City – 4

The conversion of Brentwood into a municipal town centre is really about the conversion of car-dependent development from post-war suburbia into…
Featured image for “Burnaby Builds A City – 3”
Nov. 27, 2019 / Gordon Price

Burnaby Builds A City – 3

From William Whyte to Jan Gehl, there have been many attempts to find the formula for great public spaces.  And…
Featured image for “Burnaby Builds A City – 2”
Nov. 26, 2019 / Gordon Price

Burnaby Builds A City – 2

You’ve seen this before: It’s a 1975 sketch of “Cities in a Sea of Green” – the phrase that captured…
Featured image for “Burnaby Builds A City – 1”
Nov. 25, 2019 / Gordon Price

Burnaby Builds A City – 1

Burnaby at Brentwood has gone full urban. This is the Lougheed Highway at Willingdon – one the signature crossroads of…
Featured image for “Webinar: Brownfield Renewal – Nov 27”
Nov. 21, 2019 / Gordon Price

Webinar: Brownfield Renewal – Nov 27

In the Grand Bargain that has shaped growth in Metro Vancouver for the last half century, brownfield sites have played…
Featured image for “Urbanarium: A dialogue on Vancouver’s public spaces – Nov 21”
Nov. 07, 2019 / Gordon Price

Urbanarium: A dialogue on Vancouver’s public spaces – Nov 21

How do we improve the delivery of extraordinary public spaces in Vancouver? In what way can we approach the study…

Articles

See All

Featured image for “Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?”
Dec. 22, 2022

Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?

David Sadoway

Featured image for “Goodbye and Thanks!”
Dec. 21, 2022

Goodbye and Thanks!

Sandy James Planner

Featured image for “Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership”
Dec. 20, 2022

Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership

Sandy James Planner

Featured image for “Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their Time”
Dec. 19, 2022

Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their Time

Sandy James Planner

Subscribe to Viewpoint Vancouver

Get breaking news and fresh views, direct to your inbox.

Join 2,257 other subscribers

Show your Support

Check our Patreon page for stylish coffee mugs, private city tours, and more – or, make a one-time or recurring donation. Thank you for helping shape this place we love.

Donate to VWPT
Patreon Perks

Popular Articles

See All

All Articles

Featured image for “50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission Act”

50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

Apr. 17, 2023
Featured image for “Viewpoint: end of an era”

Viewpoint: end of an era

Mar. 17, 2023
Featured image for “Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?”

Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?

Dec. 22, 2022
Featured image for “Goodbye and Thanks!”

Goodbye and Thanks!

Dec. 21, 2022
Featured image for “Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership”

Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership

Dec. 20, 2022