City of Vancouver to explore banning all vehicles from Granville strip, including buses
Part of the effort to transform and revitalize the Granville Entertainment District.
Vancouver City Council to encourage new hotels on the Granville strip
More hotels would complement the entertainment district uses.
Science World dome lights to be fully relit by summer after upgrades
Crews are in the process of removing and replacing 198 LED lights š”
Metro Vancouver's housing market slowdown to continue into 2023: forecast
Home prices will also increase more modestly this year.
New drawings of the transformative 800 Granville redevelopment proposal
650,000 sq ft of office, retail, dining, and entertainment uses, with 4,000+ jobs.
TransLink to launch new express bus route from SkyTrain Marine Drive to River District
TransLink is launching a new limited-stop bus route on Marine Drive this spring š
TransLink ridership rebound reaches 82% of pre-pandemic volumes
Comparable to London, and higher than Toronto and NYC.
Future West End tower pivots from condos to 100% rental housing
A 32-storey tower with 269 rental homes, instead of condos and social housing.
Over 1,100 fires in SRO buildings in Vancouver over the last seven years
And 12,000+ fire alarms, each requiring a fire rescue response.
Vancouver City Council to create policies that encourage new tech hub spaces
Mayor Ken Sim wants to develop land use strategies that grow the tech industry.
Mayor Ken Sim aiming to restore civic pride, fun and events in Vancouver
Vancouver is "open for business again."
Vancouver City Council to review the impact of view cones on new housing
Vancouver has a housing crisis, not a view cone or shadowing crisis.
UBC student housing rents set to increase by up to 8%
Expect "higher level than usual" increases for the next 3 years.
Coquitlam aiming to launch its own e-scooter share service this summer
Personal e-scooters can already be used in Coquitlam š“
New London Drugs building with rental housing on Hastings Street moves forward
Vancouver's Hastings-Sunrise area will finally get its new London Drugs, plus 157 rental homes.
Vancouver's General Fusion hits milestone in plan for major UK test plant
Construction on the $400 million proof-of-concept test plant begins this year ā”ļø
Over 500 applications to live at new Vancouver rental building with 52 suites
The provincial government provided the project with $22 million in construction financing.
Granville Street should be Vancouver's version of NYC's Times Square: City staff
There's a lot of work to do š”