I can safely say all the trip attendees are happy we went early. Within three weeks of the end of our trip to Seattle, the university was closed.
Author: Marina Miller
Communications professional in Vancouver and Urban Planning student after hours. I love writing, urbanism, fashion, food, and family.
Plus size fashion for an awkward (but thriving) zillennial
Being fat is often intertwined with other parts of peoples' identities
Policy Brief: Cultural Diversity in Abbotsford Through Public Art
In collaboration with Cherie Enns of UFV and Abbotsford's City Studio, this is a policy brief project for SD499 "Pandemics and Cities" at SFU.
SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR A NEW DAYCARE CENTRE IN VANCOUVER (Fall 2018)
For GEOG 355 (GIS II) we were tasked with creating a blog about our final project. The purpose of the project is to determine the suitability of building a new daycare facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The method used to achieve this was Boolean Multi-Criteria Analysis, where several factor maps are overplayed to determine … Continue reading SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR A NEW DAYCARE CENTRE IN VANCOUVER (Fall 2018)
Cyberspace and Distance Decay
Originally written in Summer 2020 for my Economic Geography course My sister and I at the Apple Store in 2005. We live in a remarkable age of fast, digital communication. I was born only a few years before the smartphone was introduced, so I often reflect on how high-tech and low-tech communications affected my upbringing. … Continue reading Cyberspace and Distance Decay
Film Review: C̓əsnaʔəm, the City Before the City
This film review was originally written and recorded in Summer 2020 for my Cities and Crisis course.
Walkabout: Indigenous Presence in my Neighbourhood
This is an excerpt from a term-long "walkabout" journal from my Indigenous Perception of Landscape course.
Indigenous Placemaking as a form of Resistance and Resilience
Originally written for my Indigenous Perception of Landscape course at SFU.
Planning as place-making: A case study of Station Square, Burnaby, BC
Originally written in Spring 2020 for my introductory planning course History Station Square is a part of the Metrotown neighbourhood of Burnaby, with a SkyTrain station to the south, McKay Avenue to the West, and Kingsway to the North. In the early 1900’s, the Silver family farm became a Ford automobile plant, and in the … Continue reading Planning as place-making: A case study of Station Square, Burnaby, BC
The transformation of streets during COVID-19
Originally written in Fall 2020 for my Pandemics and Cities course.
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