A compilation from Tom Durning:
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Surprisingly little local press on the overturn of the Brenhill decision by the Appeal Court of B.C. And, very few comments at the end of this article considering the publicity it generated several months ago.
Globe – british-columbia/court-of-appeal-sides-with-vancouver-in-land-swap-case
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The City of Vancouver is about 40% through revising its area plans. While the media universe centres on Vancouver, many other municipalities in the province dread updating their Community Plans as required. Delays can cause problems as the article states.
These are not easy these days. Here’s what’s happening in San Diego.
voiceofsandiego – san-diego-explained-the-community-plan-clog
And, in the U.S.
citylab – the-deep-roots-of-americas-housing-affordability-crisis
crosscut – bring-back-the-townhouse-can-millennials-and-boomers-change-the-regions-housing-mix
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Who’s to blame? Seems there’s enough blame to go around for causing Vancouver to evolve into an unaffordable city. It’s not that we didn’t see it coming. Here’s the UDI getting excoriated somewhat in the comments section for, in many ways, stating the obvious.
metronews. – suburban-lifestyle-in-vancouver-not-realistic-udi
biv – opinion-why-vancouvers-real-estate-market-unlikely
biv – sellers-market-takes-grip-condo-market
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I take this to mean exclusionary zoning doesn’t work.
bettercities – new-right-hook-new-urbanism
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While everyone is waiting for the Millenial tsunami to roll and have a say in how the Metro Vancouver is shaped – or at least vote in larger numbers, they may not be too different in some ways from the boomers.
wsj – survey-more-millennials-renting-but-just-as-many-want-to-own
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“We used to be able to live here.” Seattle on change, affordability and the growing divide.
crosscut – survival-of-the-richest-priced-out-of-seattle
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Things may get messy in the U.K., well in England at least:
guardian – housing-crisis-halve-young-homeowners
guardian – landlords-pocketing-56bn-in-rent-on-unsafe-housing-citizens-advice
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I’m glad they used the plural in this headline. Too much focus on Vancouver an not nearly enough on other Metro Vancouver municipalities.
vancouver.24hrs – mayors-cant-afford-to-ignore-housing
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Finally, a documentary you can view at your desk. “We The Tiny House People.” Not just about tiny houses as you will see. Zoning and sustainability are also topics.
