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Regulation Redesign - Winter 2019 Open House Much like the City of Vancouver's overlapping, confusing, and sometimes even contradictory policies, the city's website can be a complex beast in its own right. Even with all of our experience, it continues to steal precious hours of sleep from Hannah and I as we scour its pages... Continue Reading →
Note : An earlier version of this post incorrectly identified the costs and timeline associated with the redesign. The process in Vancouver will be guided by a dedicated team of city staff over a 2 year period. The previous listed costs and timeline were in reference to the recent changes to the regulation of Los... Continue Reading →
Making Room Housing Program - Kitsilano Zoning Changes After a quick stop by city hall to pick up Darren from a very short UDP meeting, we made our way down to Kitsilano to learn more about the biggest changes proposed for the neighbourhood since 1994. We were surprised to learn that many of the proposed... Continue Reading →
This meeting kicks off the first of five public hearings between now and July 18th. While our expectations are based on the experiences we had at open houses and the comments received by the city, it is still tricky to predict how the people of Grandview Woodlands will react, as some are heavily resistant to... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that False Creek South was once the pinnacle of urban planning in Vancouver, and is still one of the most affordable places to live, when there are openings. This affordability is due to the majority of the land being owned by the city, which has resulted in co-ops, social housing, and long term leaseholds. However, those leases are nearing the end of their term.... Continue Reading →
On March 10 and 12th, the partnership of the Canada Lands Company, and the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Partnership took a large step forward in showing all of Canada how we can come together to heal old wounds, while embracing our shared future. Given the role the Fairmount Building played in one of Canada's Darkest... Continue Reading →
Almost 10 years after it began, the last phase of the Cambie Corridor plan is finally being presented to the public before it heads to city council. Hannah and I went down on Thursday to check out the plan and reception from the neighbourhood. The event was held in a really strange place; a former... Continue Reading →
It is not often we have an entire week full of opportunities for community participation (many on the same day!). As the event page can become overwhelming, we thought we would do a quick recap of the week to come. Rezoning Open House Events 610 - 644 Kingsway March 14th 5pm - 7pm @ 612 West Kingsway... Continue Reading →
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