🔎👀 A subtle clue that you're at a planning conference and that the @sheraton-hotels.bsky.social Wall Centre could do with a decent bike rack. #PIBC2025 #Vancouver #SustainableCities #RPP #CityBuilding
The @cityofvancouver.bsky.social has developed 3 preliminary design concepts for Chinatown Memorial Plaza.
There is a 2nd open house this Weds & you can also view materials & take a short survey online. Share your thoughts on this important public space!
Details: tinyurl.com/3uw84thk
📢 Urbanists and City Builders: #UN-Habitat & #SDG11 need your help. Please Share Widely.
#Cities #PublicEngagement #SDGIndicators #LocalGovernment #Municipalities
Write reports that work and get read.
Consider "Giving Council a Piece of Your Mind: #WritingReports That Work" with Ann McAfee
Starting Mon, Mar 10 + Tues, Mar 11 | 1pm PST| Online | Register: www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
I’ve joined the incredible interdisciplinary Partnership at DIALOG! I'm practicing across North America & beyond. I couldn’t be more excited for what’s ahead.
Let's work together to positively change our world!
Congrats also to Cameron Ritchie and Robert Mariani!
dialogdesign.ca/news-events/...
Photo of people skating on the Ottawa Canal
After spending the last couple days in #YOW for #NCC Board meetings, I can't say enough what a joy it was to see folks commuting, exercising, and coming together to skate on the #Ottawa canal. An absolute cultural and placemaking treasure! No time for a pic, but here's one from online. #Canada #joy
"'A housing revolution': B.C. family's unique living arrangement gets international exposure" as told by Denise Ryan @vancouversun.bsky.social
Singapore gives "proximity housing grants" for multi-gen households www.hdb.gov.sg/residential/...
#cdnpoli #vanre
vancouversun.com/news/delta-f...
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One of the original … and still one of the best … urbanist Starter Packs. 👇
Dear Friends and Colleagues, wishing you all the best for 2025! It's going to be a year of inspiration and positive change for me. Cheers to new adventures, great connections near and far, and improving our world one sustainable step at a time!
#Optimism #Urbanism #SDGs #NUA #Cities #CityBuilding
I'm looking for examples of attractive small towns that have 6 story buildings in their downtowns. Anyone have some examples? #yimby #Urbanism
What do you think is the most dysfunctional aspect of the planning and development approval system, and how would you fix it?
#SystemicChange #ClimateAction #Cities #CityBuilding #Housing #Community #EngagementPractice #UrbanDesign #Urbanists #SDGs
Recent updates. Eager to include planning scholars from outside the Anglo-American orbit; please make suggestions.
go.bsky.app/GxG4vvM
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS A KEY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: World Urban Campaign Urban Thinkers Campus, Wed/Fri 18 &20 December, 13h00-15h00 UTC
Wednesday logon: videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Friday logon: videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Who says governance can't be both impactful AND fun?
Over the next 7 days, let’s celebrate the incredible work of NFP Board members + leaders, while exploring fresh perspectives on governance. Because protecting the future of organizations that make our world better shouldn't feel like a chore.
In 2022, among the 8 million Canadians with disabilities aged 15 years and over, approximately 4.5 million (56%) experienced one or more barriers to accessibility in public spaces - we need to do better. The report is here: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/89-65...
"The final deal, agreed in Azerbaijan, will see developed countries pay $300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries mitigate the impact of climate change."
www.dw.com/en/cop29-wor...
The 2025 World’s Best #Cities list "highlights cities that are not only thriving economically & culturally, but are also setting the standard for creating living cities—places that prioritize livability, sustainability, accessible transit, &, yes, the humble bicycle."
momentummag.com/cities-on-th...
The title page of the International Participatory Charter for Urban and Territotorial Development to Deliver the New Urban Agenda
The HPF released the #InternationalParticipatoryCharter Nov. 2024. It aims to enhance inclusive #urbanplanning by ensuring that all voices are acknowledged and respected. It outlines local actions for emphasizing participatory governance in urban development: unhabitat.org/sites/defaul...
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The Starter Pack is growing fast! Who else can we include?
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