Urban design and art has become a hobby during my planning education - a skill I hope to develop further in both traditional and digital mediums.
Tag: vancouver
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.
How I got out of a 10-year reading rut
That feeling of wanting to eat up every book in a series is hard to describe, and I never thought I’d feel it again in adulthood.
London will always be my good friend
I found myself wanting to hang out, create memories, and let it tell me stories. It provided countless moments of solace where my homesickness melted away.
Street things, and why they make us feel
“In that moment, I've acknowledged it… it isn’t a forgotten piece of trash anymore… I'm attaching a human feeling to an object that doesn't have a human feeling.”
Half broken, half built: Metrotown in photos
At the same intersections, decades-old apartments are torn down while glittering new 'estates' go up...
Photo Diary: A pandemic year in my community
Early on in the pandemic, I started taking pictures. Of board game sessions, takeout adventures, and the changing streets.
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.
What I would tell my Dad 10 years after his death
Dad taught me that it is healthy to share what you are going through, and that the internet is a great place to do that.
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