Finally, Not all Quiet on the Downtown WaterfrontHere’s the latest on the work pushing Council and the city to do something special, to take advantage and unleash…
Downtown Waterfront Visionaries – Lance Berelowitz This is a version of a presentation that planner, urban designer and writer Lance Berelowitz made during SFU’s Lunch…
Downtown Waterfront Visionaries – Mary PynenburgFrom the Downtown Waterfront Working Group: Simon Fraser University, Vancouver campus, recently hosted two significant and destined-to-be-influential dialogues on the…
What could have been – and what should beFrank Ducote writes: Almost 50 years later and there still isn’t a workable vision for our downtown waterfront. (Note where…
Update: Downtown Waterfront Working Group and the HUB ProposalShaw Community TV’s Lucas Meijer has been following the events, activities, and aspirations of the Downtown Waterfront Working Group over…
The Freeway that Never Was – and What to do NowVia the Downtown Waterfront Working Group . A REMNANT OF THE FREEWAY THAT NEVER WAS With The Guardian article on Vancouver’s freeway…
The north-end Granville Street bluesTalk about deficient urban design! As if the Nelson-to-the-bridge problems aren’t enough, the north end of the city’s once-upon-a-time-most-important street…
Waterfront WordsCharlie Smith writes in the Straight about the proposed new development by Cadillac Fairview at 555 w Cordova. He quotes…
Items From Ian — Savvy UnionsSpeaking of Cadillac Fairview and Waterfront center .. Here’s good background on their backing. Whenever I hear people saying how…
The Origami Tower – Part II Kenneth Chan writes in VanCity Buzz about the newly revised tower being proposed for 555 W Cordova. To me,…
An Open Letter to City Council: On the Future of Our Downtown WaterfrontThis letter has been sent to Mayor and Council by the Downtown Waterfront Working Group: . July 20, 2015 Dear…
City Conversations: Downtown Waterfront – Jun 4 City Conversations – The Future of Our Downtown Waterfront . Vancouver’s downtown waterfront suddenly is in play, and many…
The Future of the Downtown Waterfront – Issues PaperThe issues paper from the Downtown Waterfront Working Group: . The Future of the Downtown Waterfront: Piecemeal Development or…
Vancouver Downtown Waterfront in PlayFrances Bula in the Globe and Mail: . Debate grows over proposed tower on downtown Vancouver waterfront . A controversial…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner