What is this project?
This project is my contribution to the Access to Nature goal outlined in Vancouver's Greenest City 2020 Action Plan. One of the main targets in the plan is that all Vancouver residents will be within a five minute walk of a natural space by 2020.

Who am I?
I am Becky Till, a CityStudio student working in collaboration with the City of Vancouver on Greenest City projects. I am also a person wondering what it really means to have access to nature.

What will all the participants and myself be doing?
Each participant of this challenge is going to "take a moment" in a "natural space" everyday for the next ten days (March 24th - April 2nd). We will all be posting reflections both written and visual to share what impact this commitment is having on us.

Why am I doing this?
Well, because I used eat blackberries on a forest path during my commute and now I try not to get hit by cars. I want to see if there is a bridge between my busy city life and my need to feel connected to nature. What does it mean to connect with nature in a city? Does it have the same impact as "wilder" nature? Will having more contact make a noticeable difference in my life? To broaden my conclusions I asked fourteen other people living in Vancouver if they could commit to "Accessing Nature" for 10 days straight too. They said yes.
It's on!

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Kaylen and Deanna - Day 5



Wednesday, Day 5 of the challenge felt a little more successful. It was still a busy day, but once I was off work and on my way to pick Kaylen up from school, things felt a bit brighter. I stopped to enjoy the cherry blossoms (my favourite!!!). I watched Kaylen play with his friends after school for a while, then we started our journey home. We ended up traipsing through the "green space" at city hall. I think travelling one block took half an hour, but it was worth it. We enjoyed the sights and smells of the blooming flowers and Kaylen showed me how spies should be able to get through anything. He wrapped up his feelings of the afternoon by saying "I felt happy". Simple but wonderful words.
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