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. A busy outdoor dining area in Manhattan, NY, July 2020. (Byron Smith, cited in U.S. News, 2020) This summer while I was taking courses online for the first time, I shared a couple school reports on my social media. They were received well by … Continue reading The transformation of streets during COVID-19