Our City- Diverse, Informed, Together
Public Hearing – May 9th, 2023 The quick transition from winter to summer has left Hannah and me scrambling to handle some overdue housecleaning, and it appears city council is no different. Almost every part of this agenda deals with things that have been years in the making, like the sewer upgrades along the Cambie... Continue Reading →
Updated - May 19th, 2024 Since 2009, various policies have been crafted in Vancouver with the intent of incentivizing the construction of new rental homes as as very few have been built after the 1980s. While Hannah and I have written about some of these largely failed measures, this article is meant to track the... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
7280 Fraser StreetAs this rental building heads to a public hearing next week, I figured it was time to rip the Band-Aid off this painful memory, and write up a summary of its Urban Design Panel review. It took place earlier this year, shortly after my father’s passing, at this body’s first virtual meeting. Hannah... Continue Reading →
In an uncommon set of circumstances, there will be two public hearings this week. This first meeting could easily be described as the calm before the storm, as all the items are minor or easily supportable. Co-Housing on Main St, townhomes on Cambie, and Saving Kitsilano's Hollywood theatre shouldn't see any backlash. If anything, it... Continue Reading →
City Duo 