Reading about the recent (July 2017) launch of Greater Victoria's latest Little Free Library (see our Facebook post here), I was reminded of Sarah Rose Robert's March 2015 post about the book exchange boxes popping up around town. It quickly became the site's most popular post … [Read more...]
Local and international podcasts for Placemakers
In June 2017, city planner & creative writer/speaker/podcaster Matthew Boyd launched his locally produced Monorail City - "a fun podcast about cities and the people, politics and pop culture that shape them." An early episode titled 'What's the Deal with Placemaking' … [Read more...]
Placemaking in Paris
How does the City of Paris do placemaking? This year, the City of Paris selected seven sites for envisioning a new relationship to public spaces. Corporate sponsors share in the public recognition of the work. While visiting this summer, I happened to catch the … [Read more...]
PanFlora for the Planet
Grieving for my species and planet this week, I headed out for one of my "feel-better" activities...sprucing up PanFlora Gardens. You may have noticed the wooden garden boxes on the south side of Pandora Avenue boulevard, outside Our Place. PanFlora Gardens started as a … [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...]
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