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Stripe experiment #1

Acrylic paint on wood panel with resin coat, 12″x16″.

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Acrylic paint on wood panel with resin coat 18″x20″

VW Bug series detail

VW Bug series

25 panel series on VW bug, acrylic on wood panels, 6″x6″.

A park under every parking spot

Is there a park under every parking spot? Can car sharing reduce the demand for parking in cities? If cities needed less parking because residents were walking, riding, using public transit and using car sharing the space that was being used to park cars could be transformed for other uses. Public space is a valuable […]

A mini van in every drive way

“A mini van in every drive way” Acrylic on recovered plywood, 48″x48″ in progress

Jim Deva Plaza and Davie Village public space improvements

photos of Jim and the plaza Whenever I climb a ladder I think of Jim Deva and remind myself to be careful. Jim died in a tragic accident, falling off a ladder while pruning a tree at his home. His death was a shocking surprise to everyone. Jim was a hero to many of us […]

Desire lines

“Desire lines” is a term coined by the French Philosopher Gaston Bachelard, which refers to “ the psychological, physical need to get from one place to the next”. While paths are carefully designed by landscape architects in public spaces, often the lived experiences of the folks that use these spaces take over and create their […]

Is parking in the West End driving you crazy?

The City of Vancouver wants your help to make parking in the West End better. Fill out the following survey and help? http://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/west-end-parking-survey.aspx If you live in a densely populated community there is hardly anything more frustrating than parking. For the past 50 years as the rise of the personal ownership of cars has developed […]

50% of all trips made by foot, bike or transit. Lets keep expanding the network

Add your name in support of better and safer active transportation network in Vancouver It’s hard not to be happy and have a smile on your face when you are riding a bike in Vancouver. What a wonderful weekend for riding it was. It’s really starting to feels like summer now that the sun is […]