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Public Hearing – July 13th, 2023 As this is the last public hearing until city council returns from their summer break in September, some may have hoped its agenda would consist of some minor items. Well, Hannah and I have bad news, as like the Duplex amendments in 2018, or last year’s Broadway Plan, there’s... Continue Reading →
601 Beach Crescent (DP-2021-00162)As another year draws to an end, this proposal under the Higher Buildings Policy was a stark reminder that almost four have passed since Hannah and I started City Duo. It was first revealed only a couple months after we began to recap our experiences at Vancouver’s civic meetings, and it’s hard... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – September 21st, 2021(September 22nd, 2021 Update : As city council only managed to get through five applications, you can still send in comments / register to speak on Item #6, which will be heard on September 23rd, 2021 at 6pm. Also, despite previously claiming to support projects like Item #6, the Dunbar... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – June 15th, 2021Updated: June 30th, 2021 - After a second meeting on June 29th, city council has approved the first four items, and heard 41 of 78 speakers on Item #5. They will return on June 30th, 2021 at 6pm to attempt to hear the rest. That said, there is still time... Continue Reading →
1317 Richards St and 508 Drake StIt’s not often an applicant team will announce to the Urban Design Panel they hope their proposal will set a worldwide example. That claim was bolstered by city staff, who admitted they were willing to stretch the Downtown Official Development Plan to enable that goal. They stressed this would... Continue Reading →
837 Beatty St (DP-2020-00531)It is somewhat sad that the most attention the Anglo American Warehouse has garnered recently was over a failed plan to replace it with a 26 floor rental building (pg 24). That focus was understandable, as developers rarely reveal their proposals have been rejected, which in this case was due to a... Continue Reading →
150 Robson Street - DP-2019-00809 Perhaps it's fitting that a project that will provide a new hotel, strata tower, and save a heritage building by BC Place was the final item reviewed by the Urban Design Panel this year. While its rezoning was approved last summer, it's likely the conditions were met only a few... Continue Reading →
Downtown Bike Network – Drake Street (Burrard St. to Pacific St.) Admittedly, I had strongly considered not going to this open house. Hannah and I have been feeling a little burnt out trying to manage the requirements of our daily lives with the hours it takes to attend all of these meetings and then write... Continue Reading →
Richards Street Upgrades As this open house started at 4 o'clock, and Hannah doesn't usually get off work before 5pm, I decided to go by myself so we could both to to an event on Nanaimo street later that evening. Even before I arrived I learned something new, as I was unaware this area of... Continue Reading →
1290 Homer Street When this proposed 3 floor addition to the Macpherson & Teetzel Company building was reviewed by Vancouver's Heritage Commission in July, it faced a somewhat mixed reception. No one argued the restoration wasn't well handled, but they were split on whether it was better for the addition to be clad in a... Continue Reading →
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