
2019 Spring update
The last 18 months or so would rate amongst the most challenging we’ve seen in almost two decades.

The last 18 months or so would rate amongst the most challenging we’ve seen in almost two decades.

Motion would effectively downzone a number of properties, arbitrarily decreasing their value without consultation with affected landowners.

The Goodman Report has learned from a City of Vancouver planning department employee that a City councillor has filed a motion recommending cancellation of the City’s Secure Market Rental Housing Policy and the deforestation of approximately 10% of Stanley Park which is not being used.

The little City that could becomes the little City that won’t

Nature’s historic headwinds, which buffeted B.C.’s south coast in mid-December, were not the only blustery forces impacting our geographic area.

Policies, programs and market forces all collided in a Big Bang-like explosion, leaving us with a chaos of uncertainty.

A 10-year picture (2009-2018)
Regarding the language on redevelopment, we have three layers of concern.

In at least 6 Vancouver and suburban communities, volumes and unit averages compared to 2017 were skewed upward almost beyond recognition.

Cambie bike lane anticipated in middle of bridge?
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