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Jul. 11, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver’s Density In a Picture

The majority of Vancouver’s land is zoned for residential use, but forbids apartment buildings.  (click to enlarge) Thanks to @GRIDSVancouver for…
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Jul. 09, 2018 / Colin Stein

The Language of New Urbanism: From Abutter to Numtots to YIMBYs (oh my)

“It was a coving Boomburb lacking ekistic viewsheds, but that terminating vista created by the setback on Sally’s abutter is…
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Jul. 07, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Making Room for Whom In Vancouver

Candidates of various persuasions keep telling me that housing is the #1 issue for Vancouver in the 2018 civic election.…
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Jul. 06, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

McMansioning of Agricultural Land May be Over~Province Finally Stepping In

After the majority of council in the City of Richmond busily carved up the best agricultural land in Canada —…
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Jul. 06, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Northeast False Creek Piercing Tower Proposal Goes to Council Public Hearing ~ “Save Our Skyline YVR” Responds

There are some surprises in the City of Vancouver’s Northeast False Creek rezoning plans for 750-772 Pacific Boulevard (the Plaza…
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Jul. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Farmland Owner$ A$$ociation Rai$es Dollar$ for Pro Man$ion City Councillor$

There’s a farmland travesty occurring in Richmond where city council has been influenced to approve mansions of 10,700 square feet…
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Jul. 03, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Housing Crisis in the Bay Area: Where $117,000 is Low Income

The New York Times reports that in three counties in California’s Bay Area, a family of four with a household income…
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Jun. 27, 2018 / Colin Stein

Kettle-Boffo Question: Candidate Responses 2

On the same day we published responses from City of Vancouver mayor and council candidates to our question “What would…
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Jun. 26, 2018 / Colin Stein

Davidoff on the Economic Policy Change We Need: A Tax on One, the Other (or Both) of Your Houses

As is widely acknowledged, single family homes are now unaffordable to most new home buyers in Metro Vancouver. Even with…
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Jun. 25, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

New Rental in Vancouver: Transportation Re-thought

When deciding to build this attractive rental property, Strand Developments latched onto a site adjoining the good old Arbutus Greenway. As…
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Jun. 25, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

City of Richmond Doubling Down on Transit

Richmond’s vintage Lansdowne Centre Mall, age 41, is getting a facelift, but maybe not the type you’d assume for its…
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Jun. 22, 2018 / Colin Stein

Discussion: Is Vancouver Truly ‘Making Room’ for More Affordable Housing for All?

Amidst the ongoing housing affordability crisis in the Vancouver region, and just four months before municipal elections, City of Vancouver…
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Jun. 21, 2018 / Colin Stein

Kettle-Boffo Question: Candidate Responses 1

The question for all mayor and council candidates — “what would you do different” —was in itself not without some…
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Jun. 20, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Rising Housing Costs, Less Migration in British Columbia

Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock have reported in Business in Vancouver on another startling casualty of rising housing prices. Late last…

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