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Nightlife Safety in Vancouver

Many have directly witnessed or experienced rampant gender-based violence within the nightlife industry, which often takes the form of sexua

Vancouver Needs More Equitable Cycling Infrastructure

Background In recent years, cycling has become an increasingly popular form of active transportation in Vancouver. Arising out of the...

Key Council Motions – July 19th and July 20th

Vancouver City Council meets every second week. The clerk’s office shares upcoming agenda items and motions before these meetings, which...

Who's Serious About Social Housing?

An upcoming supportive housing vote is a test of Council's commitment to tackling the housing crisis. Housing (in)security remains the...

Improving the Public Hearing Process

Women Transforming Cities sent a letter to the mayor and city council urging them to create a more equitable public hearing process in...

Considerations for Accessibility: Outdoor Restaurant Patios

Background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, outdoor patios have become a defining feature of the restaurant...

Being Visible, Local to Global - Speeches from the 2022 Pride Human Rights conference

Women Transforming Cities joined the Pride Human Rights conference in Winnipeg from June 1-3, 2022 and presented a panel titled “Being...

The Inaccessibility of Public Transportation in Vancouver

The findings from our Dialogue Cafes are: affordable transportation, transportation safety, language accessibility, and ability-inclusive tr

WTC Supports Calls for the VPD to Conduct a Full Investigation Into the Death of Chelsea Poorman

We stand with the family and all the other organizations, including the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the WAVAW Rape...