Five Things to Know: Permanent plaza at 800 Robson Street

Vancouver’s city council took another step towards the construction of a permanent plaza on the 800-block of Robson Street on Wednesday, voting to approve over $5 million toward the project.
The presentation preceding that vote also gave the public its first look at council’s vision for a “city-serving public space with high social and cultural value.”
What did we learn? Besides the fact that Robson Street will never be a through-road again, we now know that council&