Paved Paradise: the best things in life are free…
Abbot St. @ Hastings St.
Like these free pay parking spaces in Vancouver. I find it crazy that the economy is so goonered and yet Vancouver still makes shoppers pay through the nose to shop. They made 1.9 million last year while you “just stopped off or a liter of milk and a pack of menthols.” Downtown Calgary is getting savvy with free parking schedules so shoppers can shop and then not pretend it’s Easter with the kids wondering where the hell that F*@#$#’n bunny hid your Hummer. Calgary’s Shopping/Parking Schedules Here.
The Best And Worst Of Public Art Across Canada: Openfile Magazine contributors go on the road.
I actually love this hot pink and black alley on Fraser St. I’m not sure everyone at OpenFile magazine would agree.
From their article:
“We want to find the best—and worst—examples of urban public art in Canada.
1. formal, state-sanctioned and funded pieces (e.g. giant oblong statues); and
2. informal or community- or individual-driven pieces (e.g. graffiti)
Let’s help them.
Send us the locations of what you think is the best or worst public art in Vancouver, and direct Drew and Dave cross-country. Either post your ideas in the comment section below or tweet with the hashtag #OFpublicArt “
The original OpenFile Magazine article HERE
OpenFile is a community-powered news organization operating in seven Canadian cities.
VANCOUVER GRAFFITI 
