Skip To Main Content
Emilie K. Adin on Muck Rack

Emilie K. Adin

  • President, Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC)
Vancouver
As seen in: The Globe and Mail, The Tyee, Times Colonist, McSweeney's, Planetizen, North Shore News, Spacing Magazine
Covers:  Cities, city planning, city building, urban travel, authentic travel, community, the built environment

Get in touch with Emilie K.

Contact Emilie K., search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Emilie K. Adin’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Emilie K Adin is the President of the Planning Institute of British Columbia. In 2023, Emilie was named one of the 500 Most Influential Leaders in BC by BIV Magazine. She's waiting for her "influential leadership" to work on her kids and dog. She lives in EastVan and likes to write love letters to cities in her spare time.

Emilie K. Adin’s Journalist Portfolio

See all →
A Disillusioned Urban Planning Glossary

A Disillusioned Urban Planning Glossary

Compiled while sitting through a three-hour public hearing and rethinking life choices. - - -Are you a citize…

View article →
I Love These Streets. Come Walk with Me

I Love These Streets. Come Walk with Me

See ‘the Drive’ through an urban planner’s eyes. I write a love letter to my imperfect neighbourhood, and ask…

View article →
Smart Growth, aka The Rose

Smart Growth, aka The Rose

City planners need to keep on top of changes in terminology at the risk of sounding outdated, or worse, like …

View article →
Commentary: A World Planning Congress That Was Out of This World

Commentary: A World Planning Congress That Was Out of This World

This year's gathering was full of promise, hope - and tension.

View article →
Dialogue on Housing Supply and Public Engagement

Dialogue on Housing Supply and Public Engagement

This article presents a dialogue between a city planner and an engagement specialist, emphasizing the need fo…

View article →
"On Community" by Casey Plett, Book Review

"On Community" by Casey Plett, Book Review

View article →

Articles

Copenhagen is losing its cool

|
By Emilie K. Adin
| Planetizen Verified
I’ve chosen a route made for walking. I’m off to attend an event at Copenhagen’s Danish Architecture Center (DAC) about the successes and failures of how we build cities. I find myself walking down Vester — a once-busy road for motorists that was semi-pedestrianized in 2013 with the help of a design team from Gehl, the local "Cities for People" consultancy that has long since gone global.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

A Little Library for Dog Sticks

|
By Emilie K. Adin
| The Tyee Verified
When subscribing to a newsletter edition you’ll also get early notice on Tyee events, news, promotions, partner messages and special initiatives. Further to the provision of the Personal Information Protection Act, personal information is kept confidential by TheTyee.ca and will not be sold, traded, released, shared or distributed to any other individuals, organizations or agencies without prior consent or notification.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (17) Issue with article?

I Love These Streets. Come Walk with Me - Spacing Vancouver

|
By Emilie K. Adin
| Spacing Magazine Verified
Photos by Kayla Isomura Looking at my house fills me with a quiet joy. She is painted in turquoise with a bright yellow door. Vines gives her a winsome hairdo that changes with the seasons. She is also at the core of a successful walkshed — the radius of a life lived in motion.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 9 articles