This month, we chatted with Jim Diers, community advocate and neighbourhoods expert. He was appointed the first director of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods in 1988 where he served under three mayors over the next 14 years. His work ...
PlaceSpeak is excited to announce that it has achieved another significant milestone: over 1,250 active neighbourhoods in 15 cities across Canada. This means that over 60% of PlaceSpeak users have Neighbourhoods available in their community.
PlaceSpeak announced today the launch of a new, free service, which allows residents to be notified online about proposed land use changes within their immediate area. PlaceSpeak will use its unique ‘geolocation’ process to send ...
On November 27, 2014, PlaceSpeak CEO Colleen Hardwick participated in a webinar with Brook Pooni president Garry Pooni. The webinar, entitled “Ideas for Engaging Neighbourhoods on Affordable Market Housing,” is part of the Government of British ...
The City of Colwood is creating a Transportation Master Plan to improve how community members and visitors travel in and through our city – whether they are driving, walking, biking or using transit. The plan will ...