This article recently appeared in the Fall 2014 edition of Plan Canada, a quarterly magazine published by the Canadian Institute of Planners. The article was written by PlaceSpeak director Ken Cameron and Jacint Simon. Plumbing Public Values Greater Vancouver’s 40 years’ experience with regional public attitude surveys. This article summarizes the Greater Vancouver
Peter Ladner recent op-ed for Business in Vancouver mentioned the findings of our survey. The former Vancouver City councillor and TransLink board member is a fellow at the SFU Centre for Dialogue and author of “The Urban Food Revolution.” Here is a excerpt from his article. It originally appeared in Business in Vancouver on April 1,
Here are some excerpts from a recent opinion post posted in the Tyee. It was written by PlaceSpeak board member, Ken Cameron, based on the results of the 2012 Greater Vancouver Urban Futures Opinion Survey. Metro Mayors Face Tough Sell in Transit Referendum
This presentation was delivered by Jacint Simon and PlaceSpeak board member Ken Cameron at the “Moving in a Liveable Region” coalition meeting on March 14, 2014. Moving in a Livable Region – Urban Futures Survey from PlaceSpeak
In addition to the 2012 Urban Futures Survey Technical Report that was released this spring, PlaceSpeak‘s online development team has been hard at work mapping the results in dynamic geoweb format. The innovative mapping technology, powered by Leaflet viewers to check the results of each question in the survey mapped according to place. By clicking
40 Years of Changing Attitudes in Metro Vancouver Politicians, planners and policy makers can now be informed by forty years of comparative data on the changing attitudes of residents in the Metro Vancouver region thanks to the release today of the results of the 2012 Urban Futures Survey. The Technical
From VancouverSun.com: PlaceSpeak CEO Colleen Hardwick, shown with colleagues Yuri Artibise, left, and Justen Harcourt, said the Urban Futures survey is ‘again echoing or cementing what we know about the region’s perceptions about transportation.’ Health care, transportation top regional concerns Urban Futures Survey shows shift away from pollution,
From the City of Burbaby website: December 19, 2012: An opinion survey of Metro Vancouver residents that has helped shape growth in the region seeks participation from Burnaby households. Visit www.placespeak.com/urbanfuturessurvey by December 31 to take part.
This article appeared in the Vancouver Sun on Saturday, November 24, 2012: Vancouver residents happy with city’s diversity: survey Fewer than five per cent dispute that ‘people from many cultures contribute to the quality of urban life’ By Chad Skelton, Vancouver Sun, November 23, 2012 An overwhelming majority of
Three members of the Urban Futures Survey 2012 team will be on the Bill Good Show tomorrow morning (Friday, November 2, 2012) at 9:30 on CKNW AM 980. Colleen Hardwick, Justen Harcourt and Yuri Artibise will be talking with Bill about the creation of PlaceSpeak, the Urban Futures Survey 2012,
