Feb 6, 2023 · What is residential density and why is it so confusing? Residential density is critical to urban planning. It refers to the number of people living in a specific area and is significant because it helps us understand how densely populated an area is. It’s also very controversial. In certain folks, increasing density evokes fear aboutContinue reading "S101S – …

Jun 14, 2024 · Information matters….and so does context. So, as the City of Vancouver embarks on four open houses related to the Broadway Plan over the next week and a half, we want to share the wonderful information in the interactive map below. Updated to June 12, 2024—and continually refreshed—it shows the active rezoning applications and possible sites for rezoning for the Broadway Plan.

Jul 24, 2023 · What is Transit-Oriented Development and what are its benefits and drawbacks? Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has become so common within urban planning circles that many preach it is a “universal truth” of sound planning decision-making. Within the North American context, the term has become synonymous with mixed-use towers around transit stations, with advocates touting its ...

Feb 1, 2024 · The federal Liberals spent a good chunk of January fixating on foreign students, and how Canadian universities and colleges have become addicted to the full-freight tuition they’re required to pay. Said students, the government contends, have placed an outsized burden on Canada’s buckling housing market. They are also forced to live in abysmal conditions. TheContinue reading "LORINC: The ...

Sound is both inevitable and necessary in the city – we live close together, we need to build and maintain buildings and infrastructure, we need to socialize, we need to get around.

Dec 23, 2024 · The Architectural Institute of British Columbia has transitioned its achievement awards to the Architectural Foundation of BC (AFBC).. Since 2021, the rebranded AFBC has undertaken the program which includes the Lieutenant Governor (LG) Awards—an institution that the AIBC had run for several decades. Kudos must go to the AFBC board for their ongoing efforts to which we can now add the AFBC ...

Oct 11, 2024 · The morning was overcast, but the mood was bright as our group of visiting BC Planners emerged from the Metro station into El Poblenou, Catalan for “new village.” It was a special day. We had ventured beyond the typical tourist spots into the southeast of the Eixample to learn about Barcelona’s innovative Superilla—or “Superblock”—initiative. This …

This is a copy of John Sewell’s remarks introducing Catherine Nasmith at the 2010 Jane Jacobs Prize Ceremony on September 14, 2010. Cathy Nasmith says she first met me in early 1978, when as a city councillor I was leading a campaign to protect the Don Jail. The Jail was despised because of the awfulContinue reading "Catherine Nasmith"

Welcome to Spacing Vancouver, a daily blog about urban life in Canada’s largest west coast city. Vancouver is one of Canada’s most fascinating urban centres because of its people, geography, and social history. The city is home to a dynamic public realm thanks to a high standard of design, but it still faces many challenges.Continue reading "About"

Apr 18, 2022 · By Christopher Cheung and Jen St. Denis . It’s here at last — Vancouver’s long-awaited plan that will guide land-use decisions from density to design across all neighbourhoods until 2050.. Vancouver unveiled its city-wide plan today, with a focus on waking low-density residential neighbourhoods “from their slumber” and welcoming more floors and even corner stores to those quiet areas.