Help shape the first of the City of Victoria's updated Neigbourhood Plans Join any or all of the Walking Tours and Open Houses put on by the City of Victoria Planning department around the Burnside-Gorge Community Plan, and you could help shape the future of this important … [Read more...]
Placemaking Principles in Action: The Little Things that Make a City
At our neighbourhood barbershop this week, I was struck by how little things truly make a difference in a city . Under its previous owner, the Cook Street Barbershop had become grimy and seemingly unloved. Walking past on the way to the grocery store next door, there was … [Read more...]
Street Re-Make shows power of innovation
The power of citizen placemaking was demonstrated on a blustery winter morning in Victoria when volunteers and City of Victoria staff got together to "remake" a street, intersection and adjacent public spaces. The weather didn't deter the participants or the outdoors-oriented … [Read more...]
We explore the evolution of Oak Bay Avenue
Oak Bay Avenue stretches for about 2 km from (near) the bay after which it is named west to the point where (in true Greater Victoria fashion) it changes name to Pandora Avenue (which continues straight west to the Victoria harbour). On Friday November 27, we joined with students … [Read more...]
Fare? Try Unfair
by Emmy Marshall-HillTo consult is to discuss. Consultation is not what BC Transit has done on its BC Transit fare review webpage. We were given the choice between a poke in the eye with a sharp stick (doing away with transfers), a kick in the head with a frozen boot (eliminating … [Read more...]
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