VIVA Vancouver activities are currently postponed in response to COVID-19. This information will be updated as directed by the provincial health officer.
Designing for Difference: The remaining two workshops are postponed until further notice.
Community Pop-Up Activation Program: The deadline to submit proposals has been extended to March 27, 2020. Implementation of selected Pop-Up Activations will not occur until July of this year at the earliest.
Community Incubation Program: Implementation of selected Community Incubation projects will not occur until July of this year at the earliest.
VIVA Vancouver is the City of Vancouver’s tactical urbanism and public space innovation platform that delivers short-term action to inspire and enable long-term change.
Public spaces that are welcoming and inclusive fulfill an important role in connecting social interactions and building community health.
VIVA’s Vancouver’s mandate is to support public space innovation; VIVA piloted the City’s first parklet and the first pavement-to-plaza project.
VIVA’s program goals are to:
- Advance reallocation of street space to public gathering space
- Promote equitable distribution and access to public space opportunities across city
- Empower and support groups that are historically underrepresented in planning processes
- Reduce barriers to participation in public life
- Instill attachment to and value of public space
- Foster culture shift toward more equitable and inclusive public space
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