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City of Vancouver to launch reduced TransLink fare program for low-income people

This pilot program will be used to develop a larger program.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 16, 2020
Artistic rendering of 1008 West 41st Avenue and 5763-5791 Oak Street, Vancouver. (IBI Group/Wesgroup Properties)
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222 rental homes proposed for former Chevron at corner of Oak Street and 41st Avenue

It includes 52 below-market rental homes and a grocery store.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 16, 2020
Construction progress on the Oakridge Centre redevelopment as of September 6, 2020. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Oakridge Centre redevelopment construction timeline expedited significantly (PHOTOS)

Nearly the entire mall will close this month so that it can be redeveloped years early.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 16, 2020
September 2020 map of North Shore SkyTrain route options. (Government of BC)
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BC government outlines new SkyTrain to North Shore from Vancouver (MAPS)

"This is a North Shore Line train to Lonsdale." šŸš‡

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 15, 2020
Eastbound view: Optimized SkyTrain design with four-lane Fraser Highway (mid block) between 140 Street and 96 Avenue through Green Timbers Urban Forest. (City of Surrey)
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SkyTrain project includes four-lane widening of Fraser Highway in Green Timbers

The existing two-lane road sees major congestion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 15, 2020
Future condition of Montgomery Park. (Vancouver Park Board)
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Vancouver Westside park to see renovations with added playing fields

A $1.8 million upgrade to create six new playing fields.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 15, 2020
Site area for the English Bay Beach Park and Sunset Beach Park master planning process. (Vancouver Park Board)
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Park Board pushes forward with redesign planning for English Bay and Sunset beaches

A Norwegian firm is involved in the $2.6 million planning process.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 15, 2020
Interior of the new MEC Vancouver flagship store at Olympic Village. (MEC)
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MEC to become a private retailer after being sold to an investment firm

The 49-year-old retailer is no longer a co-op.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 14, 2020
Futrhaus at 1152 East 13th Avenue, Vancouver. (Lee + Pete Vancouver Real Estate Group)
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Vancouver mayor proposes allowing up to four ownership homes on a standard lot

New affordable home ownership opportunities for the working middle class.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 14, 2020
A new Compass Card design with Dr. Bonnie Henry's COVID-19 safety tagline. (TransLink)
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TransLink unveils new Dr. Bonnie Henry Compass Card

A limited edition Compass Card with her famous phrase.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 14, 2020
Sea to Sky Gondola damage after the line was cut for the second time on September 14, 2020. (Squamish RCMP)
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Sea to Sky Gondola collapses again, after cable cut for the second time

The line has been cut once again.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 14, 2020
Aerial view of the newly completed 216th Street interchange on Highway 1 in Langley Township. (Government of BC)
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New 216th Street interchange on Highway 1 in Langley reaches completion

Highway 1 has also been widened to six lanes in the area.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 11, 2020
Artistic rendering of Minoru Centre for Active Living. (HCMA Architecture + Design)
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Richmond’s $80 million new aquatic centre will open this month after delays

It has six pools, a long lazy river, and Canada's largest hot tubs šŸŠšŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 11, 2020
Artistic rendering of the cancelled Kettle Boffo housing project on Commercial Drive. (Kettle Boffo)
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Kettle Society's new Commercial Drive proposal calls for social housing and drop-in centre

But the project could be cancelled again over the city's added $3 million cost.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 11, 2020
January 2020 concept of the final proposed design for the Granville Connector. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver outlines scaled back plan for the Granville Bridge walking and cycling path

It includes a Drake Street bike lane and the demolition of the bridge's northern loops.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 11, 2020
Homeless encampment at Strathcona Park in Vancouver on July 4, 2020. (Shutterstock)
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Park Board to consider motion on relocating Strathcona encampment to a "non-park site"

And the suspension of requiring individuals to remove their shelters in parks.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 11, 2020
West Coast Express commuter rail train at a station. (Mike Woolley/TransLink)
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TransLink to study potential renovations for West Coast Express

The commuter rail stations could see improvements.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 10, 2020
Underground parking. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver to consider eliminating minimum parking requirements for new buildings

Instead, developers would decide the amount of parking required.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 10, 2020
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