Nov 26 Vancouver’s Social Housing Plan goes to public hearing Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025
City's plan to rezone thousands of residential areas to social housing will be decided by Council on Dec. 9, 2025.
Oct 18 City launches open houses for Official Development Plan
The City of Vancouver is hosting a series of open houses on the Official Development Plan.
Oct 14 Standardized zoning for the Broadway and Cambie Plans
Vancouver City Council gave the nod to a new pre-zoning plan it believes will shave up to a year off development wait times. It does so by introducing standardized zoning changes throughout the Broadway and Cambie Plan areas.
Jul 20 Mass rezoning for the Broadway Plan area and Cambie Corridor – what does it mean for Vancouver residents?
Posted at 8:37 pm in Broadway Plan, Cambie Corridor Plan, City Hall news, Housing, Rezoning & development, Studies & reports, Vancouver Plan
On Tuesday, July 22, Vancouver City Council will consider a referral report that would simplify the city’s building rules and lead to mass rezoning in both the Broadway Plan area and Cambie Plan Corridor. Warning: the report is not user friendly. It’s 447 pages long.Some
Jun 19 Social Housing in Every Neighbourhood
Last year we told you about the City of Vancouver’s Social Housing and Villages plans, dreamt up by the municipal Planning Department to “improve the lives of citizens.” Both plans — creatures of the Vancouver Plan — have recently come back into focus with the
Jun 6 Vancouver City Council Capitulates to Provincial Development Approval Plan
Posted at 7:59 pm in City Hall news, Housing, Provincial News, Public hearings, Rezoning & development
As NDP Premier David Eby tightens his grip on municipal housing development, Vancouver City Council passed the controversial Interim Provincial Development Approval Plan (DAP) that, with few exceptions, will strip away the need for public hearings. See Report Rather than oppose the Province’s measures [Bill 18],
Apr 25 Jericho Lands gets ODP
The CIty of Vancouver has voted to approve an ODP for the MST Corporation's massive development at Jericho.
Apr 15 Progressive Candidates win two seats on Council; Jericho Lands ODP to be decided April 15
Progressives sweep Vancouver By-election; Jericho Lands requests ODP When the dust finally settled on the woefully mismanaged Apr. 5 by-election — where people faced tortuous line-ups of up to 3.5 hours to cast their votes — COPE candidate Sean Orr and OneCity’s Lucy Maloney were
Dec 15 City Council Approves Amendments to the Broadway Plan
Council voted unanimously to turbocharge housing density in established neighbourhoods along the subway line.
Jun 22 Vancouver to become a Transit-Oriented City with overflowing street parking
Posted at 4:18 pm in Broadway Plan, City Hall news, Housing, Rezoning & development, Transportation, Vancouver Plan
This week, Vancouver City Council is expected to welcome Bill 47, Provincial legislation to hyper-densify Vancouver.