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Jericho Lands Planning ProgramAt ninety acres, it’s unlikely the Urban Design Panel will ever again get to examine something as large as this former military base, now dubbed the Jericho Lands. These volunteers were clearly excited by this process, a sentiment I didn’t share it as I’ve sat through enough of these meetings to know... Continue Reading →
1002 Station St – New St. Paul’s Hospital (DP-2021-00085) Phase 1A – Revised Concept Apparently I’m not the only person tired of seeing the Urban Design Panel examine the new St. Paul’s Hospital, as city staff started this event by expressing hope it would go faster than the last review. That meeting concluded with a request... Continue Reading →
1002 Station St - New St. Paul's Hospital (DP-2021-00085) Phase 1A - Part Two Design Rational & Building ConceptI’m lucky to have a spouse who shares my passion for following our city’s evolution, and endless meetings like this one. Now on its fourth review, The Urban Design Panel spent over four hours examining the new... Continue Reading →
1002 Station St - New St. Paul's Hospital (DP-2021-00085) - Campus Public Realm WorkshopIt would be wrong to assume that in the middle of a pandemic, the Urban Design Panel would spend two hours reviewing city council approved plans to build a new hospital in Vancouver. In reality, this meeting dragged on for over four... Continue Reading →
5163-5187 Joyce StIt’s ironic that buildings around the Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain station are prohibited by the similarly named area plan from exceeding the Telus Boot’s height, as four high-rises are now planned there. While Burnaby debates which structure will become the region’s tallest, on this side of Boundary Road, opponents decry this development as the new... Continue Reading →
720 Beatty Street & 701 Expo Boulevard (DP-2021-00168) Update May 9, 2021 - The application has now been uploaded to Vancouver's Shape Your City website at the above link.Perhaps the most difficult thing about covering these Urban Design Panel meetings is providing an accurate summary of what occurred while maintaining these volunteers’ privacy. Hannah and... Continue Reading →
*Update* - March 12th, 2021 - City Council has approved Item #1, and has finished hearing speakers on Item #2. That said, one can still submit comments, or speak on Items #3 & #4, which will be heard at the Public Hearing reserve date on April 1st, 2021.Public Hearing – March 11th, 2021By nature, public... Continue Reading →
4949-5255 Heather St and 657 W 37th Ave (Heather Lands)Admittedly, spelling and grammar are not my strong points, so if not for Hannah’s efforts, my posts would be rather messy. Unfortunately, neither of us were taught the languages of our host nations, so we couldn't capture the presentation that started the Urban Design Panel’s review... Continue Reading →
650 W 41st Ave (Oakridge Centre) (September 4th, 2020 Application)It feels redundant to say that the events of the last year have effected even our nation’s oldest institutions, yet this Urban Design Panel review reflected that reality. The collapse of the retail market is perhaps most visible, as even The Bay’s has decided to forgo... Continue Reading →
480 Broughton St (DP-2020-00849 / RZ-2020-00063) - Coal Harbour Elementary School (Marina Neighbourhood Plan, Parcel 1.5) It’s hard to believe this elementary school was first planned in 1990 (pg 22 & 36), back before Hannah and I had even stepped into a classroom. To say a lot has changed since then is an understatement, and... Continue Reading →
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