PLANcouver is a forthcoming publishing service. Our aim is help people involved in city planning issues in the Metro Vancouver region to stay up to date.
The pending sale of a 244-household co-op to a private investment firm is a warning to other co-ops in #Burnaby and #Coquitlam about the financialization of housing. These are people's homes, not a vehicle to optimize return on investment. #affordablehousing
115 Place Housing Co-op in #Burnaby needs your help today! The property owner is poised to sell, putting 244 households at risk of drastic rent increases. Help us take action: https://t.co/kmiwLjjCSm #coops#bcpoli#strongercommunities
"I love this city, but I also hate the stupid self owns that tell the rest of the world we aren't the welcoming city we claim to be. "
@theoverheadwire on #SanFrancisco, but could just as easily be talking about #Vancouver.
If you haven't yet, I recommend visiting https://t.co/tx7pXFCfZQ to learn more about the project, see the latest renderings, and learn about the history of the land we call Sen̓áḵw.
"The City of @Richmond_BC has been awarded $75,000 from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund to support its ongoing work on the Mitchell Island Environmental Stewardship Initiative." https://t.co/bVQkp4HDqC
Check out the recap of our 06/23 event "The Post Pandemic City We Want", including video 📺, graphic summary ✏️, transcripts 📃, and more! https://t.co/L24qUBz2pZ
Commissioner @bambinoir spoke with @CBCStephenQuinn this morning about about the way #Vancouver could look and feel in an anti-racism world. https://t.co/DmznXraPM7
Join @bambinoir @SierraTasiBaker @veronikabyl & @leslieshieh for an important discussion on how we can create a post-pandemic #Vancouver that is just, equitable, decolonized, and inclusive for all. June 23 7:00pm via Zoom. RSVP here https://t.co/w7ltMRUnZf
READ: Every single Canadian urbanist, & every global urbanist too, should read, discuss & share this new “Call To Courage” Open Letter from @Jay_Pitter on Anti-Black Racism in urbanist professions & practices. Then we all need to commit to REAL action. https://t.co/L4nhxKkgNh
Join us for a FREE webinar on "COVID-19 + Planning" where speakers @cyndi_r_w@SteveRobichaud3 @YuriArtibise and @AleciaBoddie share their perspectives on the implications and impacts of COVID-19 on planning. TOMORROW, April 29 at 1 PM. REGISTER: https://t.co/ES686lr0AB
More than 6,700 people have signed our petition calling on the federal government to fund essential transit. 👏🚊👩🏾🔧🧑🏽🍳
Thanks to everyone who shared and asked a friend or family member to sign. We know we’re being heard — will you re-share today?
https://t.co/DHYBQK8auS
. @TammaraSoma is a food systems-planning researcher at @SFU who create communities through food.
Hear what she has to say about staying healthy and creating resilient communities in times of social distancing.
https://t.co/kbt0AmF0eR