Public space in Vancouver

"Passersby stop to watch an impromptu jazz concert under the Cambie Street Bridge, neighbours chat while perusing books at an outdoor micro-library, children play with oversized chess pieces on a Mount Pleasant boulevard. Vancouverites are taking an increasingly active role in place making, a community-based approach to the design and use of public spaces. Place making involves the use of urban public spaces to improve city-dwellers' happiness and well-being, fostering a sense of community."



from: http://www.metronews.ca/features/vancouver/vancouvering/2016/08/26/vancouver-residents-active-in-the-design-of-public-space.html

image from here: https://parksify.com/vancouver-residents-take-an-active-role-in-placemaking-42373070305d

more info here: http://www.straight.com/news/683411/vancouver-council-votes-close-800-block-robson-street-and-create-new-public-plaza