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Placemaking along the William Street Greenway in Vic West
The William St greenway is a multi-use space that bisects Victoria West Elementary School and Park, with Langford Street at its northern terminus and Wilson Street marking its southern boundary. As part of the City of Victoria’s Greenway Enhancement program, improvements were made to the crosswalk at Langford and Hudson Streets to help slow traffic […]
Show Your Support for the new City of Victoria Vision for Government Street
This Thursday, July 14, Victoria Council will vote on the new Government Street Vision and Concept Design. This is the result of ongoing public consultation, Indigenous and stakeholder outreach, and recent ‘Build Back’ pilot projects, including new seating, planters, and expanded pedestrian access along the street in the last couple of years. The planned Government […]
Play Little Free Library Bingo
Did you know? Now you can create your own Little Free Library Bingo Card! If you’ve ever visited more than one little free library, you’ve likely noticed the same book or author popping up: The Da Vinci Code, say, or one of Danielle Steele’s potboilers. Rather than get frustrated by this, we decided to come up […]
Placemaking: a journey to our North Star
Last month we had a special opportunity to re-connect with our fellow placemakers. We worked together to envision the future of our placemaking network. The GVPN invited all members to participate in an in-person General Meeting on April 4, 2022 at the Fernwood Community Association Hall. In the first part of our meeting, members reviewed […]
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