Little free libraries (LFLs) are fantastic placemaking elements to enhance a space and community. Victoria is home to a growing number of LFLs, over 135 to be precise! The Greater Victoria Placemaking Network (GVPN) has been mapping these out for the past year, so be sure to … [Read more...]
Chair-bombing returns
Back by popular demand: our chair-bombing events, 2017 edition. Drop in for our informal "chair-bombing" at this interesting intersection plaza where Fairfield Road, Moss St, and Oscar Street meet. Visit with neighbours and fellow urbanists and chat about what works and what … [Read more...]
Urban forest ‘walkshop’ attracts diverse group
A central principle of placemaking is to do your place thinking in place. Get out, into the shared public places you are talking about, to create meaningful plans for their future. That was the approach that a group of Fairfield residents used in learning more about their … [Read more...]
Get Visual
Join us for conversations with Joaquin Karakas, Senior Urban Designer with The City of Victoria, to learn about Visual Victoria (wayfinding and streetscape design). "Reimagining our public spaces" is the tag line for #VisualVictoria: taking a new look at how people find their way … [Read more...]
Considering past, present, future for Oak Bay Cenotaph
The Oak Bay Cenotaph, constructed in 1948 to honour the 97 Oak Bay men and women who died during World War II, is a fixture on the eastern tip of Uplands Park, and the focus of local Remembrance Day ceremonies. Like all special public places, a Cenotaph has relevance to the … [Read more...]
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