Victoria early this year approved a citywide overhaul of its restrictive zoning to get more housing built.
Vancouver is poised this fall to approve a citywide overhaul of its restrictive zoning to get more housing built – and city planners predict very little will happen.
As of last year, loud calls for changing the rules finally rang through at city councils previously impervious to the idea.
Vancouver and Toronto need to allow four-storey apartment buildings, with dozens of homes in each, to be built across the city, especially around public assets such as schools and parks.
Vancouver city council has a chance this fall at a public hearing to also loosen its plans before it locks in rules that it knows will lead to little change.
Civic leaders must stop undermining that essential goal by making sure the fine print supports the headline promise to build many more homes.
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Victoria early this year approved a citywide overhaul of its restrictive zoning to get more housing built.
Vancouver is poised this fall to approve a citywide overhaul of its restrictive zoning to get more housing built – and city planners predict very little will happen.
As of last year, loud calls for changing the rules finally rang through at city councils previously impervious to the idea.
Vancouver and Toronto need to allow four-storey apartment buildings, with dozens of homes in each, to be built across the city, especially around public assets such as schools and parks.
Vancouver city council has a chance this fall at a public hearing to also loosen its plans before it locks in rules that it knows will lead to little change.
Civic leaders must stop undermining that essential goal by making sure the fine print supports the headline promise to build many more homes.
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