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Broadway concept of two vehicle lanes, with bike lanes on the curbside space and added pedestrian sidewalk space retained. (City of Vancouver)
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City staff warn new Broadway bike lanes will cause "significant congestion"

Immense challenges and negative impacts of narrowing Broadway to 2 vehicle lanes for new bike lanes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 7, 2022
Conceptual depiction by the SkyTrain For Surrey advocacy group of what a Fraser Highway SkyTrain station could look like. (SkyTrain For Surrey)
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Surrey mayor makes campaign promise for new SkyTrain to Newton

SkyTrain would be extended along King George Boulevard from Surrey City Centre to Newton.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 6, 2022
Artistic rendering of the upgrade for SkyTrain Brentwood Station. (TransLink)
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New renderings of the expansion of SkyTrain Brentwood Town Centre Station

Major construction on the $33 million project begins this month.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 6, 2022
TransLink's R2 Marine Drive RapidBus (Bowinn Ma/Twitter)
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West Vancouver Blue Bus union opposes RapidBus route extension

Extending the RapidBus route from Park Royal to Dundarave was previously a highly controversial issue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 6, 2022
Bill Tieleman (SFU)
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Bill Tieleman seeking to run for Vancouver City Council under TEAM party

The veteran lobbyist is highly opposed to the Broadway Plan and other tower developments in the city.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 4, 2022
Centerm terminal at the Port of Vancouver in March 2021. (Shutterstock)
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Port of Vancouver is the world's 3rd worst port for efficiency and performance

Ranked at 368 out of 370 ports around the globe, according to the World Bank 🚢

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 4, 2022
Artist homes at 187 East Hastings Street, Vancouver. (221A Artist Housing Society)
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30 affordable rental homes for artists open in Mount Pleasant in Vancouver

Rental homes starting at $646, with artist residents chosen by lottery.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 4, 2022
Aerial view of the recently built Walmart Distribution Centre in Campbell Heights North, Surrey. (Stuart Olson/RiteTech Construction)
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Metro Vancouver's industrial space vacancy is still North America's lowest

A super-low vacancy of 0.5% is also contributing to the cost inflation of goods and services.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 4, 2022
Metrotown skyline in Burnaby. (Shutterstock)
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Housing downturn definitely underway in Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley

Home sales volumes, prices, and building permits are all on a downward trend.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2022
Browsing home properties for sale in British Columbia. (Shutterstock)
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Number of terminated home listings spikes amidst Metro Vancouver downturn

Over 5,000 listings were terminated in May, significantly more than earlier in 2022.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2022
HouseSigma
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You can now see the property sale commissions of Metro Vancouver realtors (MAP)

This enables better information transparency for prospective home buyers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2022
Heather Lands redevelopment, Vancouver. (Dialog/Canada Lands Company/MST Development Corporation)
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Vancouver City Council approves Indigenous-owned Heather Lands development with 2,600 homes

Heather Lands is the largest First Nations-led development approved by the City yet.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2022
Artistic rendering of the new Vancouver Alpen Club at 4875 Victoria Drive. (NSDA Architects/Townline Homes/Vancouver Alpen Club)
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New building for Alpen Club and Deutsches Haus restaurant includes rental housing

Vancouver's German cultural organization is redeveloping its aging club and restaurant property.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 2, 2022
Aerial of Vancouver (Shutterstock)
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With higher interest rates, Metro Vancouver records slower home sales in May

"Upward pressure on home prices has begun to ease."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 2, 2022
Burrard Inlet Rapid Transit concepts of two North Shore SkyTrain lines via the Second Narrows: Gold Line from Park Royal to downtown Vancouver via Hastings, and Purple Line from Park Royal to Brentwood Town Centre Station and Metrotown Station via Willingdon Avenue. (North Shore Connects)
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Buses first, SkyTrain maybe later: TransLink planning bus rapid transit from Park Royal to Metrotown

SkyTrain from Park Royal to Metrotown will have to wait, as it will be studied over the long term instead.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 2, 2022
Parking violation ticket (Shutterstock)
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Residents in this Canadian city can now spend at businesses for parking ticket forgiveness

An innovative way to support struggling businesses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 2, 2022
The temporary traffic road deck on Broadway, just west of Main Street, for the construction of Mount Pleasant Station for SkyTrain's Millennium Line Broadway Extension, as of April 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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City Council to discuss offering relief to businesses impacted by subway construction

"The loss of business has had a profound impact."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 2, 2022
A row of townhouses in Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Canada expected to see three more interest rate hikes before end of 2022

It's a measure to curb home prices and rampant inflation, which reached 6.8% in April.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 2, 2022
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