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Public Hearing – July 5th, 2022Update: As the July 5th meeting lost quorum during Item #5, it has been removed from the agenda, and will be forced to start over on July 28th. As for Item #6, it will continue as normal, and begin at 6pm on July 21st.With the news that the Broadway Commercial... Continue Reading →
Public Hearings – May 17th, 2022, and May 19th, 2022 With over 50 people already registered to speak on the Broadway Plan, it would be easy to forget there are three public hearings scheduled this month. So to simplify things, Hannah and I have combined this week’s zoning bylaw reviews into this post, and we’ll... Continue Reading →
728-796 Main Street Some days it's hard to believe it has been almost two years since Hannah and I started City Duo, but that pales in comparison to the seven years this applicant team has spent on this project. It seems that it first went public back in 2014, at a meeting of the Vancouver... Continue Reading →
728-796 Main Street There may only be a few weeks left until the December break in city consultation, yet I did not think it was cold enough that there would be plans for a new development in Chinatown. Frankly, neither Darren nor I thought we would see any growth here after the large opposition to... Continue Reading →
52 E Hastings Street – DP-2019-00680 To say attending all of these various meetings consumes a lot of Hannah and I's time would be an understatement. However, when the applicant team behind this project revealed its review by the Vancouver Heritage Commission wasn't easy, I knew we missed something big. Perhaps due to fears of... Continue Reading →
52 E Hastings Street - DP-2019-00680 Almost two years of attending nearly every consultation event in Vancouver has provided Darren and I wide range of experiences and knowledge. We have been screamed at with spittle, harassed on our way home, and even threatened with physical violence on one occasion. Those events are not something we... Continue Reading →
138 Main Street - DP-2019-00560 Since Hannah and I first became interested in our city's growth, we've journeyed to many places we never expected to visit. From "The Roof" of the Hotel Vancouver, to empty storefronts on the edge of the city, we've experienced a lot. Yet nothing compares to the abject poverty in the... Continue Reading →
1220 - 1298 East Hastings Street and 560 Raymur Avenue As the fate of these two applications are linked, like their open house, this Urban Design Panel review had an unusual format. It started out like normal, with a presentation from the applicant on the Hastings site, and then questions from the panel. Surprisingly, one person... Continue Reading →
1002 Station Street and 250-310 Prior Street (New St. Paul's Hospital and Health Campus) Something Darren and I have learned over these last few years is how powerful even one small voice can be in public consultation. For instance, we never expected our recap of the Urban Design Panel's recommendation for resubmission of the new... Continue Reading →
1002 Station Street and 250-310 Prior Street (New St. Paul's Hospital and Health Campus) Though I attended the Urban Design Panel's first look at the New St. Paul's Hospital back in January, Neither Hannah nor I could find a way to condense that nearly three hour workshop (pg 13) into a short recap. Now a... Continue Reading →
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