{"id":38994,"date":"2026-03-19T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=38994"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T03:03:57","slug":"ucs-89-the-multiplexes-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/03\/19\/ucs-89-the-multiplexes-1\/","title":{"rendered":"UCS #89: The Multiplexes #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-36965\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate-600x72.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate-600x72.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate-768x92.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate-940x113.png 940w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate.png 1250w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>See our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2024\/05\/20\/urban-cartoon-syndicate-introduction-and-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Launch and Introduction<\/a>&nbsp;about the launch of the \u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2024\/05\/20\/launch-of-urban-cartoon-syndicate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcement by CityHallWatch<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em>Related Readings:<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Multiplexes sprouting up in Vancouver are just one of *many* topics for Vancouver\u2019s March 10 ODP Public Hearing. Will the ODP accelerate financialization of our housing? &#8211;&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/28\/multiplexes-sprouting-up-in-vancouver-financialization-an-odp-issue\/\">https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/28\/multiplexes-sprouting-up-in-vancouver-financialization-an-odp-issue\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Vancouver homeowners unhappy with new multiplexes push for change at city hall<\/b> (Shannon Paterson, CTV News (with video) 4-Feb-2026) &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/vancouver\/article\/vancouver-homeowners-unhappy-with-new-multiplexes-push-for-change-at-city-hall\/\">https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/vancouver\/article\/vancouver-homeowners-unhappy-with-new-multiplexes-push-for-change-at-city-hall\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>&#8216;Monstrosities&#8217; or the evolution of housing? Multi-unit buildings on single-family lots gain traction in B.C. cities<\/b> (Dan Fumano, Vancouver&nbsp;Sun, 31-Jan-2026) &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/local-news\/multiplex-feature\">https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/local-news\/multiplex-feature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Meet the Vancouver builder who says &#8216;it&#8217;s OK if some of the multiplexes are ugly&#8217;<\/strong> (Vancouver Sun) &#8211; https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/opinion\/columnists\/douglas-todd-vancouver-builder-says-ok-some-multiplexes-ugly<\/li>\n<li><b>16 mayors of Metro Vancouver urge Premier David Eby to unwind B.C.&#8217;s housing legislation<\/b>&nbsp;(Kenneth Chan, Daily Hive, 12-Dec-2025) &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/metro-vancouver-mayors-bc-housing-legislation-opposition-letter\">https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/metro-vancouver-mayors-bc-housing-legislation-opposition-letter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>B.C.\u2019s multiplex rollout hits speed bumps as cities diverge <\/b>(Jami Makan, BIV, 14-Nov-2025) &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biv.com\/news\/real-estate\/bcs-multiplex-rollout-hits-speed-bumps-as-cities-diverge-11493211\">https:\/\/www.biv.com\/news\/real-estate\/bcs-multiplex-rollout-hits-speed-bumps-as-cities-diverge-11493211<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Public backlash to &#8216;gigantic&#8217; multiplex homes in Burnaby, B.C., has council scaling back<\/b> (Lauren Vanderdeen, CBC News (with video),&nbsp;19-Oct -2025) &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/burnaby-multiplex-housing-changes-9.6944251\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/burnaby-multiplex-housing-changes-9.6944251<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Public Hearing (2023) to rezone for multiplexes citywide, impacting most Vancouver neighbourhoods. (Outcome: Adopted)<\/b>&nbsp;&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2023\/09\/05\/issues-public-hearing-rs-rezoning-multiplexes-missing-middle\/\">https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2023\/09\/05\/issues-public-hearing-rs-rezoning-multiplexes-missing-middle\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See our&nbsp;Launch and Introduction&nbsp;about the launch of the \u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the&nbsp;announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Multiplexes sprouting up in Vancouver are just one of *many* topics for Vancouver\u2019s March 10 ODP Public Hearing. Will the ODP accelerate financialization of our housing? &#8211;&nbsp;https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/28\/multiplexes-sprouting-up-in-vancouver-financialization-an-odp-issue\/ Vancouver homeowners unhappy with new multiplexes push for change<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/03\/19\/ucs-89-the-multiplexes-1\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;UCS #89: The Multiplexes #1&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8579,"featured_media":38995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-housing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UCS #89: The Multiplexes #1 - Spacing Vancouver<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/03\/19\/ucs-89-the-multiplexes-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UCS #89: The Multiplexes #1 - Spacing Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"See our&nbsp;Launch and Introduction&nbsp;about the launch of the \u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the&nbsp;announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Multiplexes sprouting up in Vancouver are just one of *many* topics for Vancouver\u2019s March 10 ODP Public Hearing. 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