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Double-decker transit buses in Victoria. (BC Transit)
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There are already ads offering to sell Victoria's free youth transit passes

The free program is already being abused.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 8, 2019
Vancouver housing. (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver admits it's falling behind in building rental housing

So far in 2019, just 32% of the annual target of approving 2,000 units has been reached.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 8, 2019
Artistic rendering of the SFU Burnaby Mountain gondola terminal station. (SFU)
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Gondola public transit line integral to new SFU Burnaby Mountain campus master plan

Plans call for a long-term major expansion of the campus on the southern slopes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 8, 2019
Twice performing "Likey" in downtown Vancouver's Alley Oop pink alley. (JYP Entertainment / YouTube screenshot)
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Vancouver's new laneways win International Olympic Committee's design award

Downtown Vancouver's new pedestrian-friendly laneways are a success.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 7, 2019
The Upper Levels Highway (Highway 1) near BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay terminal in West Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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BC government launches study to improve North Shore's Upper Levels Highway

Between the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal and Lynn Valley Road.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 7, 2019
Airbnb short-term rentals. (Shutterstock
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Vancouver city council approves even stricter regulations for short-term rentals

Making a false declaration can now lead to prosecution.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 7, 2019
Artistic rendering of BC Ferries' Island Class vessels. (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries orders 4 new hybrid-electric vessels from Europe for $200 million

The all-electric vessels are super quiet and highly energy efficient.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 7, 2019
Condo buildings in False Creek in downtown Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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City council approves motion providing all emergency services with condo building access

Vancouver Police and paramedics would also be granted emergency access.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 6, 2019
Heritage neon lights to be installed by QuadReal at The Post: The Cookie, 1952 (left); "R" from Ridge Theatre, 1949 (centre); and Palm Ice Cream, 1935 (right). (QuadReal Property Group)
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Vancouver's heritage neon signs to illuminate Amazon's new office building

They will be installed at the old Canada Post building redevelopment.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 6, 2019
BC Transit bus. (BC Transit)
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Free transit passes for youth in Victoria and Whistler

Both cities are rolling out their own programs.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 6, 2019
Artistic rendering of the new St. Paul's Hospital and health campus at the False Creek Flats. (IBI Group Architects / Providence Healthcare)
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New St. Paul's Hospital at False Creek Flats approved by Vancouver city council

This will be the largest hospital redevelopment project in BC history.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 6, 2019
The homeless modular housing project at 3986 Norland Avenue in Burnaby, completed in October 2019. (Government of BC)
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Burnaby's first housing building for the homeless reaches completion

Metro Vancouver's newest temporary modular housing building.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 6, 2019
Artistic rendering of 3510 Main Street, Vancouver. (Rositch Hemphill Architects)
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New condos and retail, with heritage preservation, proposed for Main Street

A 1911-built building will be restored and expanded.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 6, 2019
'Safety first' campaign on public transit. (TransLink)
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TransLink CEO urging union to come back to bargaining table

Desmond says there needs to be a balance between addressing worker needs and service expansion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 6, 2019
Artistic rendering of the Senakw redevelopment at the south end of the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver. (Revery Architecture / Westbank / Squamish Nation)
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Squamish Nation planning 6,000 new homes next to Burrard Bridge (RENDERINGS)

It includes 11 towers, with mostly rental housing, and park space.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 5, 2019
TransLink Compass Card. (Shutterstock)
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Escalating strike could test Metro Vancouver's dependence on public transit

This is how ridership has changed between 2001 and 2019.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 5, 2019
Vancouver in the fall. (Arthur Da Silva / Flickr)
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Metro Vancouver home sales increased by 45% in October: report

Sales exceeded the 10-year average for the month.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 4, 2019
First new Canada Line train now in service, November 2019. (Juan M. Sanchez / submitted)
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First of 12 new trains for the Canada Line now in service (PHOTOS)

The new trains are exactly identical to the trains built a decade ago.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 4, 2019
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