I doubt there is any better way to really see and notice a place other than sketching it. Drawing forces you to observe very closely. It's actually very simple and everyone is capable of doing it, it just takes patience and focus. We all have the hand-eye coordination required to … [Read more...]
Narrow is better: safer streets by design
This man wants to put the squeeze on drivers. And save lives.Jeff Speck, the best selling author of Walkable City, has recently been making a strong case for the narrowing of "main streets" - the busy collector streets in cities across North America. Speck advocates redesigning … [Read more...]
Regenerating the Urban Village – What Happens Next?
Decades from now, when the next generation looks back in time for the turning point in Victoria’s urban design success, they may well single out the Regenerating the Urban Village community conversation with Mark Lakeman on May 11, 2015.On that day, nearly 100 citizens, elected … [Read more...]
Regenerating the Urban Village: Bike Ride and Design Charrette with Mark Lakeman
I took a trip in my home town last week, a trip that took me years into the future. My guide was a Placemaker who doesn’t live here and, although he has visited several times, probably doesn’t know Murchies from the McPherson. But he navigated the future of our region as if he … [Read more...]
Bike to Work Week & protected bike lane event
Bike to Work Weeks are popular celebrations of cycling in the city, with special outreach to first-time cyclists. The 21st annual Greater Victoria Bike to Work Week is being celebrated from May 25-31. This year, Bike to Work Week has some exciting cycling-focused community and … [Read more...]
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