Housing
The Vancouver Plan: A Letter to Council from Abroad
By scothein
Dear Mayor and Council, Thank you for this opportunity to share just a few thoughts on the recently released draft Vancouver Plan 2050... Read More
The Tower Default
By Erick Villagomez
“Hell is paved with good intentions.” ― Samuel Johnson “But remember that good intentions pave many roads. Not all of them lead to... Read More
A Better Broadway Plan: Radical Pro-Affordability
By Patrick Condon
It’s not a good week to be a member of Vancouver City Council. Confronted with a final decision on the Broadway Plan, and now brutally... Read More
Where Did Vancouver’s Children Go?
By Christopher Cheung
What happened to all the kids? In Metro Vancouver, the senior population is growing over six times faster than the region’s number of... Read More
What You Should Know about Vancouver’s New City Plan
By Christopher Cheung
By Christopher Cheung and Jen St. Denis It’s here at last — Vancouver’s long-awaited plan that will guide land-use decisions from... Read More
The Jericho Lands Need a Human-Scaled Rethink
By scothein
Vancouver is destined to have a new neighbourhood on its west side, one so densely populated that Council recently approved routing... Read More
Too Obsessed with ‘Character’ Homes?
By Christopher Cheung
Go to just about any Vancouver council meeting or public hearing to do with urban growth and you can bet someone will say that change... Read More
Optimizing Social Connection: An Interview with Saif Khan
By Ulduz Maschaykh
[EDITOR’S NOTE: It is with the heaviest heart that we at Spacing Vancouver inform readers of the unexpected passing of Ulduz... Read More
EVENT: Urban Lunch with Michael Geller and Tom Davidoff, Feb 24th
By Spacing
Urban Lunch with Michael Geller and Tom Davidoff DATE: Thursday February 24th TIME and LOCATION:12 noon, via Zoom REGISTRATION: Free... Read More
Spacing Express: Winners of the Urbanarium Mixing Middle Competition
By Spacing
Urbanarium has just announced the winners of The Mixing Middle competition, which sought innovative mixed–use designs for four... Read More