Kinda sad. Kinda crazy. Kinda something. See what happened at a recent Park Board meeting at Strathcona Community Centre when the Vancouver Park Board met with residents and community activists (and crazy people) to discuss the Grandview Park re-design.

I vividly remember listening to a lively CBC radio debate – lively enough that the tension seemed to permeate along with the radio waves through the room – in Fall 2008 about the potential redesign of Grandview Park in East Vancouver

When this website was but a nascent blog, I lamented Vancouver’s lack of a public square. A year later, as condo towers continue to spring up all around us, and the pressure to expand transportation infrastructure remains unabated, the need to carve out and protect public spaces is more necessary than ever.  Through the course [...]