About this Event
*General Walk - no registration required*
Walk Description: The Olympic Village was built as athlete housing for the 2021 Winter Olympics. This award winning compact urban village features green roofs, water harvest / re-use and a wide variety of public green rainwater infrastructure. A fun walk on the edge of False Creek!
Download a copy of the walk route and information here.
Walk Leader: Cam Owen is an Urban Planner / Landscape Architect with the City of Vancouver's Urban Watershed Division. He will talk about planning for Green Rainwater Infrastructure and how this contributes to making the city livable.
Starting place: Olympic Village Plaza near the Large Sparrow Sculpture.
How to recognize your walk leader(s): Cameron will be wearing his POLER ball cap.
Accessibility Info: Uneven terrain
Travel Tips: Expo Line, Canada Line, Bike Routes, Parking on Street
This event is taking place as part of the Jane’s Walk Vancouver Festival (May 2-5, 2024). Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, citizen-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs. Check out other Jane’s Walks happening this year in Vancouver here.
We respectfully acknowledge that Jane's Walk takes place on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Big Sparrow at Olympic Village, 1650 Manitoba Street, Vancouver, Canada
CAD 0.00
