The Greater Victoria Placemaking Network is pleased to host two little free library walking tours of Fernwood! Please meet us at the little free library on Mason St. (1155 Mason St.) at 6 pm on either Wednesday the 8th or Saturday the 11th of August. The approximately … [Read more...]
Helping Set Up a Little Free Library in the Spirit Garden
The Greater Victoria Placemaking Network’s Pocket Places Project has been running for almost a year now, and one component of this project is helping people set up little free libraries (LFLs) of their own. We have sought to fulfill this goal in a number of ways: We hosted an … [Read more...]
Barriers to Placemaking in Greater Victoria
There are a lot of obstacles to getting out and transforming our communities. Knocking on a stranger’s door to invite them to participate in a placemaking activity is by far one of the most significant barriers to placemaking. It takes a lot of courage to become a … [Read more...]
Bridges Old and New
On March 31st, thousands of Victoria residents and visitors people came out to say ‘Bye Blue, Hello New’ as the Johnson St. bridge was retired, and the new bridge opened for the first time. For five hours, both bridges were closed to traffic, but open for people to stroll, enjoy … [Read more...]
A Plaza, but Definitely Not a Place
I am excited to be doing my first guest post here for the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network. I thought that a good place to start on a discussion of place is one of my least favourite things. Places for the sake of place. Even if you haven’t actually spent time in the plaza … [Read more...]
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