Viva Vancouver

03/11/2021

via the City of Vancouver:

“As part of Planning Vancouver Together, we’re inviting all those who live, work and play in Vancouver to “map the city” by joining one of our online mapping workshops. Sign up to help the City create ‘Complete Neighbourhoods’ for all – ensuring a strong network of unique, connected places across Vancouver with easy access to daily and weekly needs.

You’ll be invited to create a digital map of places you use and love: favourite shops and cafes, cultural centres, parks, and any other spots that are important to you around the city. We’ll also be asking for input on your neighbourhood and invite you to pinpoint the things that make your part of Vancouver unique, and shape your experience of living there.”

Info: https://shapeyourcity.ca/completeneighbourhoods

Dates/Times/Registration Links:
• Weds, March 10; 2:30pm-4:00pm – https://bit.ly/3rpwkxW
• Thurs, March 11; 7:00pm-8:30pm – https://bit.ly/3eiBfwU
• Sat, March 13; 10:30am-12:00pm – https://bit.ly/2O24dGH
• Tues, March 16; 10:00am-11:30am – https://bit.ly/3qlzZLD
• Thurs, March 18; 6:00pm-7:30pm – https://bit.ly/2Oug4gz
• Monday, March 22; 6:30pm-8:00pm – https://bit.ly/30safTf

01/28/2021

01/18/2021

Using the cover of the Cambie and Burrard bridges, we’ve installed four new “rain friendly” pop-up plazas to help you stay dry while enjoying some fresh air during our wet winter months.

The new pop-plazas include picnic and ping pong tables. For ping pong players, we ask that you bring your own paddles and balls.

We hope you enjoy these spaces, but please remember to be COVID safe and keep 2 metres of physical distance from others.

For full location details, or to share your feedback on the new pop-up plazas, visit: http://ow.ly/Mayj50D9Ww6

10/26/2020

It was an unseasonably cold, but sunny weekend in Vancouver. We hope you, friends and family had a chance to enjoy the outdoors, a fall bike ride, and maybe even a visit to one of our pop-up plazas!

If you did, we’d love to hear your feedback, surveys on our public space initiatives will close at the end of this week.

Final call for responses on these surveys:
- Pop-up plazas
- Robson St sidewalk widening and plaza pilot
- Slow Streets (designated streets provide opportunities for walking, cycling and rolling and make it easier for people to exercise and access businesses in their neighbourhood)

Your input will help us to improve these programs and determine whether they become permanent fixtures in our neighbourhoods.

Share your input now: https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/final-week-for-feedback-on-city-s-covid-19-public-space-initiatives.aspx

10/16/2020

New plaza art alert! 🚨We worked with Good Night Out Vancouver, Ciele Beau Art + Design, and local BIAs (Downtown Vancouver and Robson Street) to create these funky stickers reminding people to be safe and respectful, and to keep distance in the time of COVID. Check out these pieces at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énk Square (Vancouver Art Gallery – North Plaza) and Bute-Robson Plaza.

If you're sharing on socials, don't forget to tag: , , , and depending on location (šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énk Square) or (Bute-Robson Plaza).

09/29/2020

Did you stop by one of our pop-up plazas this summer? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The future of these pop-up plazas will be decided in the coming weeks and your input on whether the plazas continue on or come back next year is needed via this survey: http://ow.ly/DniM50BDMcb

Pop-up plazas were launched this summer as part of our COVID-19 community and business recovery efforts. The plazas are helping to make use of public space for residents to eat, visit, rest, and enjoy the weather while maintaining a safe distance from others. The picture below is from our plaza at 21st and Main.

For a map of plaza locations and more information, visit http://ow.ly/Iekb50BDMca

08/26/2020

How are you enjoying our open alcohol plazas pilot? It's been two weeks, we want to know how it's working. Fill out the survey at shapeyourcity.ca/alcohol-in-public-spaces to help us determine the successes and lessons for public spaces in the future.

By providing feedback on specific plazas you visited, you're helping us improve and manage these sites. Or you can choose to provide general feedback on the pilot.

08/10/2020

Did you know you can now drink alcohol openly in some of Vancouver's plazas? We're talking wine, beer, spirits, cocktails, and more. BYOB, bring a few friends, and head down to the following plazas to drink, eat, and socialize: šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énk Square (Vancouver Art Gallery - North Plaza), Lot 19 (Hornby & Hastings), Bute-Robson Plaza, and 17th & Cambie Plaza. Be responsible and respectful, and please abide by site rules and hours

Check out shapeyourcity.ca/alcohol-in-public-spaces to learn more about this pilot and share your thoughts.

"Cheers!"

Partnering with the local business community, we’re creating designated public spaces for responsible alcohol consumption to help businesses reopen and give residents more public space to reconnect with friends, families, and loved ones. Much like how other public spaces give people space to eat, ...

07/21/2020

Was that you we spotted the other day hanging out with pals at the pop-up plaza on Main St? Or wait, was it the plaza in Gastown? We hope you enjoyed your time, some rest and the fresh air!

Our pop-plaza survey is now live and looking for feedback from folks who have visited any of our new pop-up plazas. Take the short survey now: http://ow.ly/X8Ui50ABCX1

07/20/2020

Our new pop-up plazas are a great spot to enjoy a break or catch up with friends and family for a physically distanced hangout!

Our new pop-up plazas are a great spot to enjoy a break or catch up with friends and family for a physically distanced hangout. The new pop-up plazas were launched as part of our community and business recovery efforts – and we hope you can pop by to enjoy them!

Stop by any of these pop-up plaza locations:
-- Fraser St 27th Ave
-- Granville St 13th and 14th Ave
-- Cambie St 17th and 18th Ave
-- Main St 10th to 12th Ave
-- Helmcken St (Hamilton St to Mainland St)
-- Carral St 200-block

To share your input on the pop-up plazas, or find more information: http://ow.ly/5KmM50ABCPG

07/14/2020

Have you visited our first pop-up plaza at 27th Ave & Fraser St? We’re working with local businesses to create temporary places where people can eat, visit, rest & enjoy the weather while staying 2m apart. Thank you to Say Mercy! restaurant for maintaining this space. Stay tuned for more pol-up plazas coming near you. More info: ow.ly/Tzmn50AbPxb

07/08/2020

Thank you Canadian Institute of Planners for recognizing our wellbeing research on public spaces with a 2020 Award for Planning Excellence! 🥳