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Soundscape for a Renewable City
A sound installation depicting sounds of a renewable city.
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CityStudio aims to create social innovators and change makers who will contribute on the ground in Vancouver and around the world. Projects are co-created, designed and implemented by teams of students, city staff and community members.
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Vancouver
Engaging With Vancouver Millennials
Determining how the City of Vancouver can best engage with millennials in the city-wide planning process.
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Vancouver + Globally
Plan Your Vote
Online application that helps votes plan their vote before going to the ballot box.
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Charlson Bay Park
Charleson Bay Island
Restoring shoreline and promoting indigenous environmental education.
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Vancouver
Drain Forest
Drain Forest: a structure to decrease leaf clogging of Vancouver drains.
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Metro Vancouver
Tell-a-Friend 3
Feasibility report for a Tell-a-Friend initiative being integrated into an existing community or immigration support program.
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Metro Vancouver
Smarter Parking
Using artificial intelligence to help Vancouver utilize its existing parking resources more efficiently.
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Northeast False Creek
Building for Biodiversity
Enhancing Northeast False Creek’s intertidal biodiversity through shoreline design.
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Metro Vancouver
I Wish Vancouver
A platform where youth can express what city issues matter to them.
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Metro Vancouver
LAP – WHAT? HOW? WHY? ENJOY!
A non-digital marketing strategy to increase awareness and engagement of the Leisure Access Program.
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Metro Vancouver
Tell-a-Friend 2
An integrated marketing campaign recruiting volunteers for the Tell-a-Friend initiative.
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Vancouver
Be Smart with Sharps
Research and recommendations for a safe sharp disposal education campaign.
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Vancouver
Salvaged Materials Market
Fostering a market for salvaged materials in Vancouver.
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Marpole
Orphaned Spaces: Marpole
Research and mapping of unused public spaces in the Marpole neighbourhood.
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Across Canada
Reconciliation Calls
Calling non-indigenous students to Truth and Reconciliation action.
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Vancouver
Rentability
An app supporting renters through the rental journey to build resiliency.
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Vancouver
Street Seats
An affordable parklet template for local businesses to foster community connections.
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Metro Vancouver
Macrame Salon
A social enterprise beauty salon designed to empower immigrant beauticians.
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Burnaby Mountain
Ugilicious: No Waste, Great Taste
Raising awareness of food waste by using unsold produce to create nutritious meals.
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Marine Gateway
A Home for Everyone: The Densifiers
Using mental mapping to create positive notions of high density living.
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Downtown Vancouver
Public Spaces Documentary
A documentary project exploring Vancouver’s downtown public spaces
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Metro Vancouver
Don’t Stop The Raindrop
Encouraging homeowners to participate in green infrastructure by disconnecting their downspouts.
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Vancouver
Revisit the Couve
A social media campaign to combat negative attitudes towards transit in Vancouver.
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Terminal Avenue Skytrain Station
The Living Pallet
Transforming the underbelly of Skytrain stations using vertical pallet gardens.
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Anywhere
Cozy Crates
To create community agency in placemaking by providing a toolkit for creating free cozy spaces.
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Downtown Vancouver
Charge and Connect
Keeping young people connected to the world with free mobile charging stations.
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Vancouver
Game of Shores
The board game that teaches youth about Vancouver's shoreline health.
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Vancouver
Ten Different Things
Ten local artists provoke, prototype and test new visions of art and civic life in Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Textile Recycling
Understanding the current opportunities and challenges faced by clothing providers in Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Choose to Reuse (Cool Cup Project)
Barriers and opportunities to reducing single-use cold cups in restaurants.
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Vancouver City Hall
Vancouver Student Manifesto
A student-focused manifesto designed to impact the Vancouver City Plan.
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Vancouver Bike Routes
Seniors Safely Cycling
Assessing bike routes for an assisted-cycling program.
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Vancouver & Beyond
529 Garage Short Films
Short films in support of the 529 Garage bike recovery service.
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Vancouver
Student Food Network
Partnering with food establishments to provide $5 student meals.
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Vancouver & Beyond
The Night is Young
A toolkit for designing art-centric, nighttime events for youth.
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Metro Vancouver
Tell-a-Friend
Research to support development of the Tell-a-Friend initiative.
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Vancouver
Informing Voters to Vote
Materials to encourage citizen participation in the 2018 municipal election.
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Downtown Eastside
Mitigating Vancouver’s Urban Heat Island Effect
Designing physical interventions to keep things cool in the DTES.
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Vancouver
Environmental Education at Community Centres
Understanding environmental education and programming offered at each community centre.
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False Creek Shoreline
Rock’n Shorelines, Happy Seaweed
Assessing rockweed in False Creek to help restore natural urban ecosystems.
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Vancouver
Communicating Ecological Footprint
Communicating ecological footprint information to diverse audiences.
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Vancouver Bike Routes
Improving Urban Cycling
Collecting user feedback on safety and comfort of Vancouver's bike routes.
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Vancouver
ThinkDisaster
A service that provides local businesses with personalized continuity plans to recover from a disaster faster.
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False Creek Flats
Honey, Leaf + Bumble
A bee awareness centre in Vancouver which provides workshops, tours, a restaurant, and retail space for public education on bees.
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Branching Out
Citizen science program enlisting the help of grade three students to collect data on forest health indicators.
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Vancouver
Rewild Vancouver
A wilderness recovery strategy that aims to educate and empower Vancouver’s residents to help the built environment work more closely with the natural environment.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Voting Van
A modern take on increasing political knowledge and participation amongst low-income households.
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Tower Beach Trail
Guided Mindfulness Walk
Increasing awareness about the benefits of natural settings for mental well-being.
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Mount Pleasant
OURS Consignment Hub
An inclusive consignment and upcycling community to help educate and divert textile waste from landfills.
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Vancouver
Paths to Sustainability in the Iranian Community
An investigation of the challenges and possibilities for including the Iranian community in the city's sustainability efforts.
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Community Centres
Rewilding Vancouver
Understanding and promoting environmental education programming through community centres.
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Granville Entertainment District
The Open Washroom Project
Providing a framework for solving public urination in Downtown Vancouver.
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Grandview-Woodland
Grandview-Woodlands Block Level Resiliency Toolkit
A people-based approach to resiliency and emergency preparedness.
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Downtown Eastside (DTES)
312 Main Community Asset Mapping
Building the foundation to a resilient neighbourhood.
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Vancouver
Put Waste in its Place
An initiative to reduce single-use items by encouraging restaurant patrons to bring reusable containers.
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Vancouver Bike Routes
Motivation for Movement
An investigation into barriers and facilitators to youth cycling in Vancouver.
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Kitsilano Shoreline
Birds, Barks & Boats
Spatial analysis of marine bird communities and recreational disturbances along the Kitsilano shoreline.
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Vancouver
Mugshots for Sustainability
A social media campaign raising awareness of the negative impacts of single-use cups.
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Vancouver
Do You Really Need That Steak?
Determining which form of advertising provokes greater engagement around the consumption of red meat.
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BCIT Campus
Upcycled Design Project
Furniture designs developed entirely from upcycled source material.
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Dunbar
I Heart Dunbar
An exercise in bolstering disaster preparedness through neighbourhood pride and connectedness.
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Cambie Bridge
Patio Jams
An interactive music space for people to connect and feel uplifted.
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Cambie Bridge
Connect Fort
A large scale blanket fort that is a space for all ages to meet, connect and play.
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Cambie Bridge
City Gone Wild
An educational installation to show the potential of underutilized urban spaces to enhance biodiversity.
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Cambie Bridge
ChalkTalks
Bringing art and engagement to an underutilized space in the form of public chalkboards.
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McAuley Park
Keys to the Streets
Bringing free, playable pianos to public spaces in Vancouver.
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Grandview-Woodland
East Van Skill Share Fair
Connecting individuals and building a more self-reliant community.
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Marpole
Lighter Footprint
Ambassador program that equips neighbours to collectively lower their ecological footprint.
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Imagination Zone
Umbrella Taxi
Modelling friendly citizen behaviour and engaging Vancouverites in whimsical conversation.
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Northeast False Creek
Imagination Zone
Five experiments in art and engagement in Northeast False Creek.
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Mount Pleasant
Street Art
Fostering connections and reimagining public space through collaborative community art.
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Grandview-Woodland
Britannia Food Share
Redirecting surplus food from local businesses to a youth meal program.
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Everett Crowley Park
Outdoor Learning Project 2
Designing and building the infrastructure that supports outdoor learning in Everett Crowley Park.
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Everett Crowley Park
Outdoor Learning Project 1
Encouraging and facilitating outdoor learning inspired by the Park Board's Rewilding Vancouver strategy.
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The Lauren
Ask Lauren
Community concierge pilot project creating vertical communities in apartment buildings.
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Northeast False Creek
History of Northeast False Creek
Historical plaques designed to ensure that meaningful stories from the past figure prominently in the way this area is envisaged for the future.
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Vancouver
Urban Campfire
Urban Campfire is a bid to hold communal campfires in public spaces throughout the city.
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Kitsilano
Local Foodsteps
Signs in your community pointing you to local, sustainable food assets.
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Cambie Bridge
Colouring Cambie
Colouring Cambie aims to create temporary chalk-painted pedestrian walkways that are interactive and engaging.
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Vancouver Transit
Harassment on Transit
Exploring social sustainability and geographies of social inclusion in the city.
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MacLean Park (Strathcona)
Deck the Dark
Improving community safety and encouraging interactive play by illuminating Vancouver’s parks during the dark winter evenings.
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North False Creek
iGo: Bike Network Wayfinding
Repairing gaps in Vancouver’s bicycle network to improve accessibility for cyclists in the city.
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Woodwards & Science World
BikeLab: Bike Repair Stations
Bringing bike repair stations to the streets of Vancouver.
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McAuley Park
Reimagine Your Park
Engaging and activating orphaned greenspaces in Vancouver.
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Grandview-Woodland
Orphaned Spaces
Research and mapping of unused public land in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood.
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1800 Spyglass Place
The Long Table
A project series connecting high-level, policy-based goals with real people by connecting around a Long Table.
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Downtown Vancouver
Compost Collective
Food waste diversion pilot projects in Vancouver’s multi-family buildings.
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SFU Campus
Ugly Apples
Ugly Apples is a local, handmade and accessible solution to the problem of food waste.
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Downtown East Side (DTES)
Choy-On-The-Go
Choy-On-The-Go provides fresh affordable produce to Chinese seniors in the DTES.
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Renfrew Community Park
Sam the Salmon’s Ravine Quest
A fun, place-based, experiential learning resource in the form of a quest.
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Arbutus Corridor
BIOPOLIS: The Card Game
An exciting card game centered around biodiversity and fun!
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Imagination Zone
IllumiLane
An interactive light up bike and walk way that integrates art into active transportation.
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Metro Vancouver
Soundscape for a Renewable CityA sound installation depicting sounds of a renewable city.Vancouver
Engaging With Vancouver MillennialsDetermining how the City of Vancouver can best engage with millennials in the city-wide planning process.Vancouver + Globally
Plan Your VoteOnline application that helps votes plan their vote before going to the ballot box.Charlson Bay Park
Charleson Bay IslandRestoring shoreline and promoting indigenous environmental education.Vancouver
Drain ForestDrain Forest: a structure to decrease leaf clogging of Vancouver drains.Metro Vancouver
Tell-a-Friend 3Feasibility report for a Tell-a-Friend initiative being integrated into an existing community or immigration support program.Metro Vancouver
Smarter ParkingUsing artificial intelligence to help Vancouver utilize its existing parking resources more efficiently.Northeast False Creek
Building for BiodiversityEnhancing Northeast False Creek’s intertidal biodiversity through shoreline design.Metro Vancouver
I Wish VancouverA platform where youth can express what city issues matter to them.Metro Vancouver
LAP – WHAT? HOW? WHY? ENJOY!A non-digital marketing strategy to increase awareness and engagement of the Leisure Access Program.Metro Vancouver
Tell-a-Friend 2An integrated marketing campaign recruiting volunteers for the Tell-a-Friend initiative.Vancouver
Be Smart with SharpsResearch and recommendations for a safe sharp disposal education campaign.Anywhere
EcoPouchAn environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional food storage products.Marpole
Orphaned Spaces: MarpoleResearch and mapping of unused public spaces in the Marpole neighbourhood.Across Canada
Reconciliation CallsCalling non-indigenous students to Truth and Reconciliation action.Vancouver
RentabilityAn app supporting renters through the rental journey to build resiliency.Vancouver
Street SeatsAn affordable parklet template for local businesses to foster community connections.Metro Vancouver
Macrame SalonA social enterprise beauty salon designed to empower immigrant beauticians.Burnaby Mountain
Ugilicious: No Waste, Great TasteRaising awareness of food waste by using unsold produce to create nutritious meals.Marine Gateway
A Home for Everyone: The DensifiersUsing mental mapping to create positive notions of high density living.Downtown Vancouver
Public Spaces DocumentaryA documentary project exploring Vancouver’s downtown public spacesMetro Vancouver
Don’t Stop The RaindropEncouraging homeowners to participate in green infrastructure by disconnecting their downspouts.Vancouver
Revisit the CouveA social media campaign to combat negative attitudes towards transit in Vancouver.Terminal Avenue Skytrain Station
The Living PalletTransforming the underbelly of Skytrain stations using vertical pallet gardens.Anywhere
Cozy CratesTo create community agency in placemaking by providing a toolkit for creating free cozy spaces.Vancouver
Zoned OutA guide to enhance current housing strategies by incorporating students’ needs.Downtown Vancouver
Charge and ConnectKeeping young people connected to the world with free mobile charging stations.Vancouver
Ten Different ThingsTen local artists provoke, prototype and test new visions of art and civic life in Vancouver.Vancouver
Textile RecyclingUnderstanding the current opportunities and challenges faced by clothing providers in Vancouver.Vancouver
Choose to Reuse (Cool Cup Project)Barriers and opportunities to reducing single-use cold cups in restaurants.Vancouver City Hall
Vancouver Student ManifestoA student-focused manifesto designed to impact the Vancouver City Plan.Vancouver Bike Routes
Seniors Safely CyclingAssessing bike routes for an assisted-cycling program.Vancouver & Beyond
529 Garage Short FilmsShort films in support of the 529 Garage bike recovery service.Vancouver
Student Food NetworkPartnering with food establishments to provide $5 student meals.Vancouver & Beyond
The Night is YoungA toolkit for designing art-centric, nighttime events for youth.Vancouver
Informing Voters to VoteMaterials to encourage citizen participation in the 2018 municipal election.Downtown Eastside
Mitigating Vancouver’s Urban Heat Island EffectDesigning physical interventions to keep things cool in the DTES.Vancouver
Environmental Education at Community CentresUnderstanding environmental education and programming offered at each community centre.False Creek Shoreline
Rock’n Shorelines, Happy SeaweedAssessing rockweed in False Creek to help restore natural urban ecosystems.Vancouver
Communicating Ecological FootprintCommunicating ecological footprint information to diverse audiences.Vancouver Bike Routes
Improving Urban CyclingCollecting user feedback on safety and comfort of Vancouver's bike routes.Vancouver
ThinkDisasterA service that provides local businesses with personalized continuity plans to recover from a disaster faster.Vancouver
The CoopA platform that optimizes the way parents explore, compare and arrange care for their children.Vancouver
GigCityEmpowering creative freelancers to find work and build relationships using an online job platform.False Creek Flats
Honey, Leaf + BumbleA bee awareness centre in Vancouver which provides workshops, tours, a restaurant, and retail space for public education on bees.Vancouver
Rewild VancouverA wilderness recovery strategy that aims to educate and empower Vancouver’s residents to help the built environment work more closely with the natural environment.Vancouver
Vancouver Voting VanA modern take on increasing political knowledge and participation amongst low-income households.Tower Beach Trail
Guided Mindfulness WalkIncreasing awareness about the benefits of natural settings for mental well-being.Mount Pleasant
OURS Consignment HubAn inclusive consignment and upcycling community to help educate and divert textile waste from landfills.Vancouver
Paths to Sustainability in the Iranian CommunityAn investigation of the challenges and possibilities for including the Iranian community in the city's sustainability efforts.Community Centres
Rewilding VancouverUnderstanding and promoting environmental education programming through community centres.Granville Entertainment District
The Open Washroom ProjectProviding a framework for solving public urination in Downtown Vancouver.Grandview-Woodland
Grandview-Woodlands Block Level Resiliency ToolkitA people-based approach to resiliency and emergency preparedness.Downtown Eastside (DTES)
312 Main Community Asset MappingBuilding the foundation to a resilient neighbourhood.Vancouver
Put Waste in its PlaceAn initiative to reduce single-use items by encouraging restaurant patrons to bring reusable containers.Vancouver Bike Routes
Motivation for MovementAn investigation into barriers and facilitators to youth cycling in Vancouver.Kitsilano Shoreline
Birds, Barks & BoatsSpatial analysis of marine bird communities and recreational disturbances along the Kitsilano shoreline.Vancouver
Mugshots for SustainabilityA social media campaign raising awareness of the negative impacts of single-use cups.Vancouver
Do You Really Need That Steak?Determining which form of advertising provokes greater engagement around the consumption of red meat.Dunbar
I Heart DunbarAn exercise in bolstering disaster preparedness through neighbourhood pride and connectedness.Cambie Bridge
Connect FortA large scale blanket fort that is a space for all ages to meet, connect and play.Cambie Bridge
City Gone WildAn educational installation to show the potential of underutilized urban spaces to enhance biodiversity.Cambie Bridge
ChalkTalksBringing art and engagement to an underutilized space in the form of public chalkboards.Across Vancouver
Buddy Up!A community board designed to share skills and interests for a more collective Vancouver.Commercial Drive
YIMBYWelcoming and including homeless citizens in neighbourhoods outside of the Downtown Eastside.Grandview-Woodland
East Van Skill Share FairConnecting individuals and building a more self-reliant community.Imagination Zone
Umbrella TaxiModelling friendly citizen behaviour and engaging Vancouverites in whimsical conversation.Imagination Zone
TeaTalkTeaTalk is a mobile tea-serving cart that offers space for conversation and social connection.Mount Pleasant
Street ArtFostering connections and reimagining public space through collaborative community art.Grandview-Woodland
Britannia Food ShareRedirecting surplus food from local businesses to a youth meal program.Everett Crowley Park
Outdoor Learning Project 2Designing and building the infrastructure that supports outdoor learning in Everett Crowley Park.Everett Crowley Park
Outdoor Learning Project 1Encouraging and facilitating outdoor learning inspired by the Park Board's Rewilding Vancouver strategy.The Lauren
Ask LaurenCommunity concierge pilot project creating vertical communities in apartment buildings.Northeast False Creek
History of Northeast False CreekHistorical plaques designed to ensure that meaningful stories from the past figure prominently in the way this area is envisaged for the future.Vancouver
Urban CampfireUrban Campfire is a bid to hold communal campfires in public spaces throughout the city.Kitsilano
Local FoodstepsSigns in your community pointing you to local, sustainable food assets.Cambie Bridge
Colouring CambieColouring Cambie aims to create temporary chalk-painted pedestrian walkways that are interactive and engaging.Vancouver Transit
Harassment on TransitExploring social sustainability and geographies of social inclusion in the city.MacLean Park (Strathcona)
Deck the DarkImproving community safety and encouraging interactive play by illuminating Vancouver’s parks during the dark winter evenings.North False Creek
iGo: Bike Network WayfindingRepairing gaps in Vancouver’s bicycle network to improve accessibility for cyclists in the city.Woodwards & Science World
BikeLab: Bike Repair StationsBringing bike repair stations to the streets of Vancouver.Grandview-Woodland
Orphaned SpacesResearch and mapping of unused public land in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood.1800 Spyglass Place
The Long TableA project series connecting high-level, policy-based goals with real people by connecting around a Long Table.Downtown Vancouver
Compost CollectiveFood waste diversion pilot projects in Vancouver’s multi-family buildings.East Vancouver
The StoopFurniture design and research for Vancouver's deconstruction wood waste to meet the 2015 landfill ban.SFU Campus
Ugly ApplesUgly Apples is a local, handmade and accessible solution to the problem of food waste.Downtown East Side (DTES)
Choy-On-The-GoChoy-On-The-Go provides fresh affordable produce to Chinese seniors in the DTES.Renfrew Community Park
Sam the Salmon’s Ravine QuestA fun, place-based, experiential learning resource in the form of a quest.Arbutus Corridor
BIOPOLIS: The Card GameAn exciting card game centered around biodiversity and fun!Imagination Zone
IllumiLaneAn interactive light up bike and walk way that integrates art into active transportation.
