Vancouver parking spaces to be transformed into parks

Tweet On Sept. 17, volunteers from 140 cities in 21 countries will transform more than 700 metered parking spaces into mini public parks. Andrew Pask, director of Vancouver Public Space Network (VPSN), says PARK(ing) Day, as it’s known worldwide, allows people to “repurpose” a parking space for one day. “It’s as if you can own [...]

Vancouver motorcyclists vie for more parking

Tweet Nearly 100 motorcyclists gathered in downtown Vancouver on Saturday to protest the lack of available parking in the city. The riders parked an estimated 70 motorcycles — each taking up an entire parking spot — along two blocks of Robson Street in the downtown core. They say city hall needs to increase available parking [...]