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Public Hearing – July 12th, 2022Update: July 14th, 2022 - Thanks to the reporting of Denise Ryan, we have learned the reason why Item#2 was justifiably removed from this agenda, and you can read about this building's complicated past here.As city council scrambles to find dates to hear the remaining public speakers on several controversial... 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 →
1477 W BroadwayFrom the moment its development plans were found in a dumpster, the future South Granville SkyTrain station has polarized opinions. In fact, Councillors Bligh, Hardwick and Kirby-Yung, even voted against (pg 8) the Issues Report that let the average person speak their mind on this mix of market and moderate income rental homes,... Continue Reading →
855-865 W 10th AveWhat’s an appropriate amount of time for city staff to spend reviewing a 12 floor office building, less than a block from a future Skytrain station? Apparently, in Vancouver the answer is over four years, since it’s taken this modest proposal that long to reach the Urban Design Panel. Granted, Hannah and... Continue Reading →
2538 Birch St (DP-2021-00628)Given the tone of this Urban Design Panel meeting, you would never know that this proposal under the Moderate Income Rental Housing Pilot Program had once gone through a passionate public hearing. With hundreds of letters, both in support and opposition, the decision came down to a single vote on city council,... Continue Reading →
901 W BroadwayAnyone who’s visited central Broadway recently knows it’s in the midst of a huge transformation, and nowhere is that more obvious than where it intersects with Laurel Street. With one corner cleared for a SkyTrain station, and another new hotel approved at a second, Hannah and I knew one of our favourite restaurants,... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – July 13th, 2021 I still remember how excited I was when summer break rolled around, and this public hearing has the same vibe as it will be the last one until late September. Those experiences as a young woman are also why I am writing our usual primer instead of Darren, as... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – June 17th, 2021 This public hearing’s agenda will let me recap one of my favourite open house experiences, and one that Hannah still rightly scolds me for attending, as I was literally bleeding internally. Even with the post surgical fog, I’ll never forget the shocked faces in the room, though not every... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – April 15th, 2021Update: As city council only managed to finish the first three items, the public hearing will resume on April 20th at 6pm to hear from anyone who wishes to speak to Item #4. At first glance, this public hearing might seem like a game changer for efforts to create affordable... Continue Reading →
546 W 13th AveIt’s hard to complain about being able to work from home when others are on the front lines of the pandemic, out of work, or don’t even have a home. Yet, I think we can all sympathize with one city staff member’s fear that their kids would burst into their bedroom/office, and... Continue Reading →
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