public engagement & the urban place
Yuri Artibise is a urbanist and public policy analyst. Through his Yurbanism brand, he explores the ‘Y’ of urbanism by sharing ways to make our cities more livable, community-oriented places one block at a time. He currently works with PlaceSpeak, an online location-based community consultation platform and is a regular contributor regularly to Spacing Vancouver.
Find Yuri at: Yurbanism | PlaceSpeak
Despite a rich history that goes back hundreds of years, the Marpole neighbourhood is one of those places in Vancouver (BC, Canada) that has managed to stay under the radar. Located along Vancouver’s south-western edge, it is currently home to a diverse residential community of young families, seniors, business professionals and newcomers to Canada. While [...]
Urban fabric is the physical form of towns and cities. Like textiles, urban fabric comes in many different types and weaves. For simplicity’s sake, I am going to divide the multiple of different urban fabrics into two typologies: coarse grain and fine grain: COARSE GRAIN Long blocks isolate the users of one street from the [...]
Public art is one of the key ingredients of successful placemaking. It also offers an opportunity to make a statement. Many of the most powerful pieces of public art are designed for a specific site. Indeed, the best examples of public art combined elements of all there characteristics. Together these elements can help to not [...]
In recent years, there has been a renewed focus on the principles of ethics and integrity surrounding public engagement. Whether the consultations have to do with a rezoning in your neighborhood, or reform of the financial sector, or even the goals of the Occupy movement, people want to be sure that they not only have [...]
Only if we embrace the facts of transit, and discover the opportunities they present, will our cities, and our transit, be human. —Jarrett Walker Whether you are transit geek, a regular bus rider or an interested citizen, you will learning something by reading “Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities [...]
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