Development

The city's plan to transform industrial land to housing may be harder than it looks

A comprehensive planning process will take at least a year, and Metro Vancouver would need to approve the changes. But there's another option if city council wants to move more quickly and independently on certain sites.

Vancouver's new non-profit housing initiative could reshape the city's neighbourhoods

It would be a big change in what could be built in every neighbourhood outside the downtown peninsula.

The Park Theatre goes independent

Following a very brief intermission, new management promises the Cambie Village cinema will return with a refreshed purpose.

West End residents organize against Barclay Street hotel proposal

Nearby residents are concerned about noise and the size of the new tower, which is enabled by a recent city council initiative to create more hotel rooms.

The benefits and drawbacks of rezoning 4,000+ properties at once

The decision reduces public input, money for public amenities, and could intensify displacement, while streamlining permit wait times and costs for new developments.

How affordable should housing be?

Great Northern Way proposals invite the latest transformation in False Creek Flats

Three major multi-tower proposals could transform the corridor into a new urban hub.

West End tower proposal offers insights into the city’s shifting pattern of development

A new development in the West End could signal chagnes ahead for development

Residents argue Vancouver council set worrying precedent on below-market rentals

The Cambie Corridor Neighbourhood Association wants the city to reverse its decision on a below-market rental building

Questions remain about infrastructure investments for Rupert and Renfrew neighbourhood

The plan emphasizes continuing the rehabilitation of Still Creek, but Renfrew Heights won't be seeing money for needed facilities, like a new community centre, anytime soon

A new Olympic Village? Some industrial sites could be opened up to new development

Sites considered exceptional could be transformed into neighbourhoods like Olympic Village and Yaletown

West End apartment building still empty seven years after a fire

Readers had general praise for cycling routes and infrastructure, mixed reviews on e-bikes, and concerns over sidewalk riding and a lack of investment in certain neighbourhoods.