Public Hearing – December 2nd, 2020 – A Pleasant Hope Shines Through East Van’s Trees, While Rental Homes Look For A Safeway Through Vancouver’s Asphalt Transformation

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...

Hit The Road! Urban Design Panel Recommendations Push Camouflaged Social Housing To The Edge

2924 Venables (Alice Saunders House)When Hannah and I started writing City Duo, we wanted to put some good into the world by preventing misconceptions over our city’s growth. The planned expansion of this senior’s social housing building has already been the victim of that, as it was met by protests when it was first introduced....

January 21st, 2020 Public Hearing – Laneway Landlords Condemn Violation Of Homeowner Rights As Moderate Income Rental Homes Break New Boundaries

January 21st, 2020 Public Hearing - Update 01/22/20 - The public hearing has recessed and will resume on January 28th at 3pm. As such, one can still send in correspondence or sign up to speak on Items 5 & 6. The first public hearing of 2020 finally tests what the relatively new Moderate Income Rental Housing...

800 Waitlisted Renters May See Relief As UDP Support Overcomes Vancouver’s Courtyard Blind Spot

2735 East Hastings Street It's no secret that city staff are having a hard time keeping up with the many conflicting priorities of our elected officials. No sooner do they start acting to address one problem, when another directive is issued, forcing their attention elsewhere. Which might be part of the reason why this proposal...

November 5th, 2019 Public Hearing – Vancouver Challenges Burnaby’s Definition Of Transit-Orientated Housing

November 5th, 2019 Public Hearing - The announcement of an 82 floor skyscraper near Burnaby's Lougheed Town Centre station was the big story last week, but the fate of two similar projects in Vancouver might be this week's. That said, the only thing Items 3 and 4 have common with that development are their proximity...

Will The Desire For Perfection Send A Multi-Generational Wonderland Down The Rabbit Hole

2924 Venables Street – Alice Saunders House Similar to my recent flight to attend a family member's funeral, I had a window seat on my way to this open house. As a result, I knew that Darren and I's prediction that the Vancouver Tenants Union would protest this event were accurate, as I could see...

Fresh Off The Grill – A Brighter Future For Vancouver’s Most Venables

2924 Venables Street - Alice Saunders House Admittedly, Hannah and I were a little torn on whether to write this post. While we enjoy sharing information about upcoming pre-application events, it almost feels unnecessary when the notice is openly available on Twitter. Then again, as we only learned about it when we were sent a...

Borderline Disgusting – Middle Class Renters Slandered and Unwelcome in East Vancouver Neighbourhood

3600 & 3680 East Hastings Street Darren and I have certainly had some “unique” experiences since we began chronicling our city's various engagement events. I like to think we have become pretty good at telling when a proposal is going to be meet with a nasty reception. That said, as the tone at the pre-application...

June 11th, 2019 Public Hearing – Local Business Owner Fights for East Van Renters as City Council Prepares to Reject 21 Rental Homes in Shaughnessy

June 11th, 2019 Public Hearing Last month, Hannah and I predicted this public hearing was going to be a rough one, and unfortunately it seems like we were right. While the elimination of over over 2,000 sq.m (20,000 sq.ft) of retail and living space has blunted opposition to the rental homes in Hastings Sunrise. Then...

January 15th Public Hearing – The Choices of a New City Council – Seniors or Million Dollar Views? Are Rental Buildings Worth the Cost? & How Valuable are Community Plans?

January 15th, 2019 - Public Hearing The start of the new year marks the first time our new city council will host a public hearing, which could give us glimpse of their intentions for the next four years. Though some may believe non-market seniors housing, two simple 6 storey rental buildings on Hastings Street, and...