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,
Urban Futures Survey 2012
Urban Futures Survey Shows Huge Support for Public Transport

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
Metro Vancouver Urban Futures Survey 2012 Results
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
Next generation of Vancouver’s urban visionaries on Bill Good Friday to discuss Urban Futures Survey 2012
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,
Urban Futures Survey 2012 Profiled in the Vancouver Sun
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
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