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...
- Jul 18
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...
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- Jun 24
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...
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- May 3, 2021
A Letter to the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act
This is Women Transforming Cities’ submission to the request for submissions on the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act in...
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- Feb 17, 2021
Announcing the Re-Launch of the Women Friendly Cities challenge
Women have historically been excluded from city building. And there are still significant gender gaps and inequalities – particularly for...
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- Feb 12, 2021
Call to re-name Gladstone secondary school
Women make up approximately 50 percent of Vancouver’s population. But of the 109 schools within the Vancouver school district, the number...
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- Feb 8, 2021
Protecting Tenants in Vancouver
We, Women Transforming Cities and the UBC Social Justice Centre, strongly support Councillor Jean Swanson’s Motion, “Protecting Tenants...
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- Oct 30, 2020
WTC supports the Climate Emergency Action Plan
Women Transforming Cities (WTC) support the recommendations of the Climate Emergency Action Plan being presented to the Councillors in...
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- Oct 15, 2020
The Vancouver Plan needs to work for women
Women Transforming Cities has a 'Watch Council' team that reviews the City of Vancouver Council agendas. If we find a staff report,...
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- Jun 3, 2020
WTC Statement on the Black Lives Matter and anti-racism resistance
Women Transforming Cities stands in solidarity with all those resisting white supremacy, police and racial violence in all its forms. We...
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