After a year of planning school, I'm happy to share my major project and some reflections.
Tag: planning
Major Project: Facilitating in-person Engagement
The purpose of my major project is to share best practices for in-person facilitation which is conducted during community planning engagement.
Burnaby needs more pubs: policy analysis and research proposal
Once I started researching the lack of nightlife in Burnaby, I realized I had enough evidence to build a viable policy and research proposal.
Not too cool for school
My career in Communications over the past five years has been diverse and given me skills I am proud to flex at my current job. Moving forward, I want to meld these skills with my love for cities.
Doors of Wimbledon
There are so many unique facades in Wimbledon.
Burnaby needs more pubs
All of the development happening in Burnaby feels like the perfect opportunity to include alternative social spots.
Metrotown’s public art misses the mark
Metrotown is a blank canvas. There are so many new developments, with so many voids for community expression.
Revisiting Brentwood: New urbanism realized?
There is room for improvement regarding traffic, environmental impact of building new vs. retrofitting, equity, and other aspects. But overall, it is becoming a more widely accepted planning model for cities around the world.
SFU Environment Feature: Reflecting on SD499
This week, my writing is featured on the SFU Environment website.
Planning as place-making: A case study of Station Square, Burnaby, BC
Living in the neighbourhood my whole life and observing space in detail for this paper, Station Square doesn’t feel like it is at its true potential.
marina miller 