Vancouver Public Space Network

vpsn.bsky.social

21 October 2026 11:31

Oct 21-22: "Half a century after the Vancouver Declaration first established adequate housing as a basic human right, UBC and UN-Habitat return to the city where it began — to take stock of what cities have become, and to chart what they must become next." unhabitat50.ubc.ca

PlacemakingX

placemakingx.bsky.social

21 October 2026 11:30

Leaders in #PlaceLedDevelopment converged in NYC for a Forum hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to explore how to advance the emerging field, and attract investment in to #placemaking that supports #development and development that supports placemaking.

Vancouver Public Space Network

vpsn.bsky.social

17 October 2026 04:01

ABC's anti-public space campaigning in the last few weeks is gross and dishonest. Here's the latest: an effort to score cheap points against the Green Party for a proposal that (a) was passed by Council 6 years ago (May 27, 2020) & (b) supported by Councillors currently running with ABC. 🧵

Social Life Project

sociallifeproject.bsky.social

14 October 2026 20:09

"...what anchors a good downtown is a public space that supports informal activity. A lot of money is often spent on programming and putting on events and activities, but the more informal life can be, the more serendipitous, & social, & human scaled, & organic, the better." @ethankent.bsky.social

PlacemakingX

placemakingx.bsky.social

14 October 2026 20:09

"We should look holistically at the interconnections between the whole busking ecosystem and public space, and the opportunities that allow for the creation of a busking ecosystem." @ethankent.bsky.social busk.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-bui... #StreetPerformers #Busking