Vancouver's Alleyway Revitalization Project (w/ Charles Gauthier, Downtown Vancouver BIA)
Reimagine alleys in a major city for just a minute.
Can you do it?
They’re generally grungy, dark, dank places that you never want to enter, let alone think about.
Well, think again. Ackery’s Alley and Alley Oop are two back lanes that have been transformed from forgotten spaces where – during the day – the trash gets picked up and deliveries are made, and – at night – are the stomping grounds of dumpster divers, drug users and sex trade workers.
In downtown Vancouver, there approximately 240 alleys: that’s about 180 thousand square meters of publicly owned land. Reclaiming those public spaces in an ever-expanding city is a needed improvement.
Yes, you heard that right – public space. And I know you’re asking: for whom?
Well, you and me and Korean pop-stars.
You may have seen the YouTube sensation where the K-Pop group “Twice” used the refurbished Alley Oop as one of its Vancouver backdrops. At the time of this writing, there were just shy of 76 million views.
Density is forcing us to find space, but more importantly, it’s forcing us to be innovators in the creation of liveable space.
We sat down with Charles Gauthier of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association to ask him what was the motivation for this project, why it’s important and what the value is to all of us who call the city home – not just the businesses he represents.
We also talk to Alexandra Kenyon of the design firm HCMA. Why did they leap at the opportunity to donate their services to this project? What does it say about the way we’re reshaping downtown?
And we also sat down with Alex Beim, the artist who sees revitalized alleys as a way to get people to actually interact and talk to one another, for a Conversation That Matters about alleyways as public spaces.
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Видео Vancouver's Alleyway Revitalization Project (w/ Charles Gauthier, Downtown Vancouver BIA) канала Conversations That Matter
Can you do it?
They’re generally grungy, dark, dank places that you never want to enter, let alone think about.
Well, think again. Ackery’s Alley and Alley Oop are two back lanes that have been transformed from forgotten spaces where – during the day – the trash gets picked up and deliveries are made, and – at night – are the stomping grounds of dumpster divers, drug users and sex trade workers.
In downtown Vancouver, there approximately 240 alleys: that’s about 180 thousand square meters of publicly owned land. Reclaiming those public spaces in an ever-expanding city is a needed improvement.
Yes, you heard that right – public space. And I know you’re asking: for whom?
Well, you and me and Korean pop-stars.
You may have seen the YouTube sensation where the K-Pop group “Twice” used the refurbished Alley Oop as one of its Vancouver backdrops. At the time of this writing, there were just shy of 76 million views.
Density is forcing us to find space, but more importantly, it’s forcing us to be innovators in the creation of liveable space.
We sat down with Charles Gauthier of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association to ask him what was the motivation for this project, why it’s important and what the value is to all of us who call the city home – not just the businesses he represents.
We also talk to Alexandra Kenyon of the design firm HCMA. Why did they leap at the opportunity to donate their services to this project? What does it say about the way we’re reshaping downtown?
And we also sat down with Alex Beim, the artist who sees revitalized alleys as a way to get people to actually interact and talk to one another, for a Conversation That Matters about alleyways as public spaces.
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Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue presents Conversations That Matter. Join veteran broadcaster Stuart McNish each week for an important and engaging Conversation about the issues shaping our future.
Please become a Patreon subscriber and support the production of this program, with a $1 pledge https://goo.gl/ypXyDs
ctm167 #vancouver #downtownvancouver #urbanplanning
Видео Vancouver's Alleyway Revitalization Project (w/ Charles Gauthier, Downtown Vancouver BIA) канала Conversations That Matter
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