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Vancouver motion to increase housing density in Shaughnessy loses voteThe only three councillors to vote for the motion were Christine Boyle and the two Green Party councillors, Pete Fry and Adriane Carr.PoliticsNov 16
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Vancouver housing motions to be heard at council, including Shaughnessy density proposalAn associate professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business thinks the motion for the Shaughnessy neighbourhood will pass.CanadaNov 15
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Vancouver to get its first ‘scramble’ pedestrian crosswalkVancouver city councillors voted Tuesday to approve a new "scramble crosswalk" pilot project at the crossing of Granville and Robson streets.TrafficOct 17
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Vancouver City Council endorses rapid transit for Hastings corridorVancouver City Council is requesting that TransLink study the feasibility of a rapid transit connection on East Hastings Street.TrafficOct 6
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Vancouver council votes to review ‘view cones’ amid housing crisisThe view cones were designed to preserve ocean and mountain views from 26 specific locations in the city and have limited the size and location of construction projects.PoliticsOct 5
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Vancouver council wants child-care spaces paired with housing for essential workersThe municipality hopes to use prefabricated construction to build childcare spaces in a modular building with housing units on top.PoliticsOct 4
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Some Vancouver ‘view cones’ could be scrapped under proposed reviewLove them or hate them, so-called "view cones" have been a critical feature of Vancouver's development policy since 1989.PoliticsSep 27
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Vancouver mayor says missing middle just a start, as critics say plan not bold enoughVancouver city council voted unanimously to change zoning and development bylaws to allow more "missing middle" housing that fills the gap between detached homes and apartments.PoliticsSep 15
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Vancouver council hikes fees, including big increase for short-term rental licencesCouncil and city staff called the fee hikes 'necessary' to limit the property tax increase in the upcoming Vancouver city budget.EconomySep 14
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Vancouver council to mull measures to close ‘hotel supply gap’ with new buildsSince 2010, the city has lost 1,500 hotel rooms. Another 550 were lost during the pandemic, purchased by BC Housing and the municipality, and converted into supportive housing.EconomySep 7
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