The 2012 Metro Vancouver Urban Futures Survey was profiled by Kelly Sinoksi in the October 26, 2012 edition of the Vancouver Sun. Here are a few excerpts: New online survey platform connects people with local issues […] The PlaceSpeak platform arose out of a bid by Hardwick to Urban Futures Opinion Survey 2012, which
Urban Futures Survey 2012 Gives Residents a Voice in the Future of their Region
Metro Vancouver residents have a new way to make their voices heard on issues such as the revitalization of local town centres through the 2012 Greater Vancouver Urban Futures Opinion Survey, the online version of a historic survey that has been instrumental in shaping the way the lower mainland municipalities
Harcourt: What kind of city do we want?
Over the weekend, the Vancouver Sun published an online op-ed piece by former mayor of Vancouver and premier of BC (and PlaceSpeak Board Chair) Mike Harcourt: Harcourt: What kind of city do we want? Thanks to public consultation, quality of life in Vancouver has consistently improved over the past decades. Special
BC Day and the Urban Futures Survey
This British Columbia Day weekend, let the policy makers know what issues are important to you, and what direction Metro Vancouver should pursue for the next decade by taking 22 minutes to complete the 2012 Metro Vancouver Urban Futures Survey. Twenty years ago, most of the waste produced in Metro
A Message From Mike Harcourt
You may have heard that PlaceSpeak is helping conduct the Metro Vancouver 2012 Urban Futures Survey. The survey is about transportation, housing, arts and culture, land use, and climate change — the key issues for our region’s world renowned quality of life. Take the 2012 Urban Futures Survey Mike Harcourt:
The Urban Futures Survey is Featured on CityTV
This morning, PlaceSpeak CEO Colleen Hardwick talked with Riaz Meghji from Breakfast Television Vancouver about the Urban Futures Survey. Click on the link or image below to hear how we can all help shape the future of our community. Breakfast Television Vancouver: Riaz Talks With Colleen Hardwick (04:03) Note: A brief advertisement will play before the segment
The Importance of the Urban Futures Survey
Ken Cameron explains why people should take part in the Metro Vancouver Urban Futures Survey. Ken is a past Manager of Policy and Planning with the Greater Vancouver Regional District and a member of the PlaceSpeak Board of Directors. Transcript: The Importance of the Metro Vancouver Urban Futures Survey
Blast From the Past: Report Covers from 1973 and 1990/91
While going through our archives, we can across several reports. We scanned the covers of a few of them. It is interesting to see how much the city has changed from the images on these covers. I wonder what it will look like in another 22 years? The Greater
Mike Harcourt on the Urban Futures Survey
Mike Harcourt—former mayor of Vancouver, former B.C. premier and Chair of PlaceSpeak’s Board of Directors—spoke to City of North Vancouver council on November 14, 2011 to ask for support for the Urban Future Survey. Here is a video of Mike’s introductory remarks at the Council meeting: Transcript I’m here to
The Impacts of the Urban Futures Survey
A third version of the Urban Futures Survey will be launched later this month (January 2012). While we are fine-tuning the questions, we wanted to share with you some of the results of the earlier surveys. Here are a few of the impacts from the 1990 survey: Impacts of the