...and holding focus groups to assess the ecological, social, and subjective quality of these buildings. The roadmap highlights the detrimental effects of housing commodification, prioritizing...

...to diverse neighbourhood – allows for great picnic spaces for large groups Mix of picnic tables, benches, logs, and rocks for seating (formal and informal) Accessibly via bike, car, walking......throughout the park and surrounding parks Festivals and gatherings for a multitude of different groups throughout Vancouver throughout the year.   While this park is not perfect, it allows for...

...and gathering places for residents. In the summer, the Laurier park is everyone’s favorite gathering spot, and groups of friends get together over a picnic and drinks. The park also......has a space where people exercise in groups, or offer free dance lessons to salsa enthusiasts like myself. In the late summer and early fall, there’s a farmer’s market offering...

...as little of a footprint on the local environment as possible. It was interesting to experience the way the spaces were adapted by other community groups for organized events –......vibrant experience to these spaces of refuge, on a gloomy winter evening. Families with strollers, children, and those of all age groups were able to participate in this event, without...