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Public Hearing – April 12th, 2022With only ten public hearings scheduled before the civic election, Hannah and I expect this will likely be one of the last calm events this term. The pandemic certainly consumed much of our city council's ambitions, yet they still managed to spend plenty of time debating simple things like Item... Continue Reading →
2303 - 2355 Vanness Avenue When it was first announced over two years ago, Vancouver's Temporary Modular Housing drew a reaction that Darren and I have come to expect. Initially there was a fear of something new, which became twisted into an unreasonable boiling madness. How else can one explain the events in Marpole that... Continue Reading →
Union St at Gore Ave (898 Main St) On my way to this event by Oppenheimer Park, I made a point of stopping by to take another look at the location that will host these homes. The first thing I noticed was that more people seemed to have made this park their home, as it... Continue Reading →
Union St at Gore Ave (898 Main St) If you're tired of our coverage of these modular housing projects, then your in luck, as there is only enough funding allocated to Vancouver for this last proposal. Unfortunately, all of these buildings combined only provide 600 new homes across our city. Come wintertime, this means dozens... Continue Reading →
215 West 1st Avenue Hannah and I generally feel it is a waste of the city's resources to hold 4 events for every modular housing proposal. Though this time we were grateful, as it allowed us to take in a pre-application proposal on Joyce Street one day, and still attend this event together the next.... Continue Reading →
4949 Heather Street This week has been pretty busy one for Hannah and I. As a result, we missed the first of two events for these modular homes proposed for this empty parking lot in the Heather Street Lands. Even today, I was only able to drop by the open house at Van Dusen Gardens... Continue Reading →
688 Cambie Street It appears that, as Vancouverites become more experienced with the Temporary Modular Homes, the opposition to this new form of housing will continue to drop. Alternatively, it could be those in charge of finding locations know which areas are less tolerant of these needed services and simply avoid them. ... Continue Reading →
688 Cambie We are always appreciative that this member of the Skyscraperpage Forum, goes around around our city, and documents projects under construction. This time, we're grateful that they decided to share a notification card that alerted us to the city's newest proposed location for the temporary modular housing program. Source Other than hosting the occasional festival, this... Continue Reading →
As Vancouverites become more familiar with the city's new temporary modular housing program, opposition continues to decline. I'm sure many remember the backlash when the new homes in Marpole were proposed, but now that the homes are occupied, we have yet to hear of any problems. Similarly, our experience in False Creek South revealed only... Continue Reading →
599 West 2nd Avenue - Temporary Modular Housing In a sign of community disinterest, satiated curiosity, or even support, the second open house for the modular home site near the Olympic Village Station drew only a small crowd. While the first open house held on January 30th saw attendance in the mid 300's, this event... Continue Reading →
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