Servicing Agreement for Squamish Nation’s Senakw Development Now PublicEarlier this year Mayor Stewart announced that a servicing agreement had been signed between the Squamish First Nation and the…
Overall Vancouver Plan Creates Capacity, Nixes Neighbourhood InputIt is kind of in reverse order, but after passing the Broadway Plan with a myriad of amendments Vancouver City…
David Ley on Vancouver & Broadway Plans: Tower Densification Does Not Mean AffordabilityDavid Ley is a thoughtful and well known urban geography professor emeritus at University of British Columbia who is just…
Michael Geller, The Broadway Plan & The Great Myth: Density Does Not Make for AffordabilityThis week the Broadway Plan will be back at Council committee. Everyone has an opinion on this plan which impacts…
Urban Designer/Author Scot Hein-Why “Zoning Must Evolve: Because You Forgot About Me”The Broadway Plan has shown the Big Cleave, with social media pundits ascertaining commenters as being either “for” housing or …
Heather Lands Rezoning Approved, Heritage “Class A” Building to be RemovedOn Tuesday May 24 Council unanimously approved the rezoning of 4949-5255 Heather Street and 657-707 37th Avenue, which formerly were…
Ralph Segal, City of Vancouver’s Former Chief Urban Designer on the Broadway PlanIf you worked at City Hall in the 1990’s and 2000’s, you knew Ralph Segal. He was the senior architect/urban…
A Solution to Broadway Plan Stalling: Phase, Prioritize & Evaluate Affordable Rental HousingEarlier this week Viewpoint Vancouver posted about the Broadway Plan which has a broad brush approach to upzoning eight blocks…
A Very Good DealThe Mayor is proposing a ground-breaking deal to preserve rental accommodation along the Broadway corridor. The draft plan includes compensation…
The Vancouver & Broadway Plans: Should “Livability” in Vancouver Mean Erasing Existing Neighbourhoods? As the City of Vancouver strives to create a new “Vancouver Plan” and “Broadway Plan” which seems to focus…
Before the Draft Vancouver Plan of Today: The CityPlan of the 1990’s.You would think from some of the media reports that there has not been an overall city plan for Vancouver…
Fun Facts (and Doubts) on Metro and City GrowthSome intriguing insights from the Backgrounder on Metro Vancouver Growth Projections: Our share of immigration in-migration for the region is…
What Does B.C.’s Minister of Housing Have in Mind for Housing Approvals? Ken Cameron Weighs In It’s clear that B.C. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, David Eby intends to intervene in municipal government…
David Eby & Metro Vancouver Housing: Will Less Red Tape, Increased Supply, Mean More Affordability?There has been much discussion about the B.C. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, David Eby’s comments in late…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner