Housing
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
‘Most Livable City?’ A 30-Year Gap in Life Expectancy Exists Within Vancouver
By Christopher Cheung
Live in Vancouver? Then you’ve seen those annual rankings that celebrate it as one of the world’s “most livable cities.” But zoom in... Read More
As Vancouver Shrinks, the Suburbs Swell
By Christopher Cheung
Is it a pandemic exodus? Vancouver’s population has shrunk for the first time in half a century, according to population estimates by... Read More
Vancouver Needs Way More Co-ops. Here’s How to Get Them
By patrickcondon
The cost of housing has reached a crisis point in Vancouver, with no clear agreement on what to do about it. Which made it a rare... Read More
Vancouver’s Dramatic New Plan for Broadway: Five Questions
By patrickcondon
The City of Vancouver’s Broadway Plan has been released for public comment and is full of dramatic proposals. Profusely illustrated... Read More