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Public Hearing – June 28th, 2022Update July 5th, 2022 : After spending 15 hours over three days, city council has approved Items 1 & 2, and has heard from 116 speakers on Item 3. While this meeting will resume on July 14th, at 3pm, with at least 130 speaker remaining (estimated at 15 hours), it's... Continue Reading →
2 E Broadway (DP-2022-00184)Like an Urban Design Panel member, Hannah and I were shocked by the “radical” changes this 12 floor office building has undergone since we last saw it. After all, once city council approves an application’s general shape, it’s rare for it to switch architect firms, and go through a total overhaul. Mercifully,... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – April 14th, 2022 (Edited: April 19th, 2022 - As councilors Fry, Swanson, Hardwick and Kirby-Yung refused to hear any more speakers, this meeting will resume once again on April 21th, 2022 with Speaker 62 of 73 on Item #4. As such, it is still possible to speak or comment on 1477 W... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – November 16th 2021(Update – November 19th, 2021 – Despite relatively few speakers, city council only finished Items #1 & #2, meaning you still have time to comment on the rest, which will be heard on November 25th, 2021. While the last public hearing offered some unique stories, including one person’s recollection of... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – October 14th, 2021When Hannah and I first moved to Vancouver we didn’t plan to stay long, as the “big city” felt overwhelming, and the transformation the Olympics triggered sure didn’t help. Admittedly, we laugh about that sometimes, as while there’s nothing wrong with a suburban life, we’ve grown to love the flexibility... Continue Reading →
304 E 1st Ave (DP-2020-00370) - The Sophia - ResubmissionMaybe it’s because Hannah covered the Urban Design Panel’s review of this proposal’s original iteration last September, but I think this revised concept is far more interesting. City staff seemed to agree, as they were satisfied most of the recommendations that resulted in this resubmission had... Continue Reading →
5 W 2nd AveIt seems unreal that when Hannah and I moved to Vancouver, the Olympic Village is where we took our car to get serviced. Decades earlier, another man immigrated to Canada with a goal to allow his family to eat rotis for a lifetime (pg 7). After years of working hard, 16 hour... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – June 15th, 2021Updated: June 30th, 2021 - After a second meeting on June 29th, city council has approved the first four items, and heard 41 of 78 speakers on Item #5. They will return on June 30th, 2021 at 6pm to attempt to hear the rest. That said, there is still time... Continue Reading →
602-644 Kingsway (formerly 610-644 Kingsway)To say this simple six floor rental building has undergone a long journey would be an understatement, as its first Urban Design Panel review was in April of 2018. Considering it met a warm reception from both those volunteers, and an apparently disinterested community, I was surprised when it languished for... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – December 2nd, 2020Update 12/03/20 – The public hearing has recessed, and will resume on December 10th at 6pm. As such, one can still send in correspondence or sign up to speak on Items 6 & 7.Considering the difficulties we’ve all experienced this year, Hannah and I are grateful Vancouver’s second last public hearing... Continue Reading →
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