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Uber and Lyft decals. (Shutterstock)
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New policy changes could help enable ridehailing expansion into the Fraser Valley

The easternmost areas of the Fraser Valley will be added to Vancouver's ridehailing license.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 7, 2023
Victoria Cruise Ship Terminal at Ogden Point. (Greater Victoria Harbour Authority)
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Shore power links to be installed at Victoria's cruise ship terminal to cut emissions

This allows cruise ships to turn off their engines when at port.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 7, 2023
Dance party in a warehouse (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver City Council to consider allowing more events to be held at informal venues

Vancouver City Council is considering allowing informal and non-traditional venues to host more events.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2023
2023: Areas highlighted in blue within the Cambie Street Corridor will be pre-zoned to allow townhouses. (City of Vancouver)
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City of Vancouver to pre-zone Cambie Corridor properties to speed up 1,600 new townhomes

It will shave up to one year in the timeline to achieve new townhomes on 220 parcels.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2023
Electric vehicle charger in a parking lot. (ShutterOK/Shutterstock)
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New policies make it easier to receive strata approval to install EV chargers

The threshold for receiving strata approval to install electric vehicle charging stations is reduced ⚡️

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2023
2023 revised design for the supportive housing building at 2930 Renfrew Station, Vancouver. (BC Housing)
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12-storey supportive housing tower proposed near Renfrew SkyTrain

Instead of a six-storey building, the supportive housing project will now be 12 storeys.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2023
Lions Gate Bridge's south pier (left) and the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge (right). (Shutterstock)
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Ship collision barriers to be installed on Lions Gate Bridge and Ironworkers Memorial Bridge

The new protective barriers will prevent a bridge collapse due to a ship collision.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 5, 2023
The renovated Ferry Building in West Vancouver. (District of West Vancouver)
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West Vancouver's 108-year-old Ferry Building reopens after restoration (PHOTOS)

This building next to Ambleside Pier is a lasting reminder of the old ferry to downtown Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 5, 2023
2023 artistic rendering of the Portwood (Woodland Park) redevelopment in Port Moody. (Edgar Development/Acton Ostry Architects)
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First phase of Port Moody redevelopment with 2,000 homes moves forward

The largest neighbourhood-sized redevelopment in Port Moody in 20 years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 5, 2023
TransLink's R4 41st Avenue RapidBus in Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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New South Vancouver express bus route part of TransLink's seasonal service changes

The spring seasonal service changes starting this month include a new express bus route 🚍

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2023
Construction progress on SkyTrain Capstan Station on the Canada Line, April 2023. (TransLink)
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More Canada Line service disruptions for Capstan Station construction

Expect another month of early nightly service disruptions in Richmond.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2023
Downtown Vancouver townhomes and condominiums (Enzhe/Shutterstock)
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Metro Vancouver's home sales in March were stronger than expected

"The spring market is already on track to outpace our 2023 forecast," says the real estate board.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2023
Construction progress on Bosa Waterfront Centre at 320 Granville Street, as of September 17, 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Downtown Vancouver office vacancy rate now exceeds 10%, highest in 20 years

This is downtown Vancouver's highest office vacancy rate since 2004.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2023
Burnaby's Metrotown skyline (Imagenet/Shutterstock)
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BC government announces ambitious plan to tackle housing affordability and supply

A multi-billion-dollar plan to catalyze housing supply, plus a new flipping tax.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2023
April Fools' Day 2023: Goodman Commercials' vertical expansion of BC Place Stadium (left) and TransLink's SkyLift (right). (Goodman Commercial/TransLink)
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The best 2023 April Fools' jokes on changing Vancouver's urban realities

Everything from removing Canada Place's sails to a Chip Wilson statue...

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2023
Final permanent design of the Bute-Robson Plaza. (City of Vancouver)
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New permanent plaza design coming to Robson and Bute intersection

Big pedestrian-friendly changes are coming to the Robson Street retail strip.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 3, 2023
Towers in the Brentwood area of Burnaby. (Alex533/Shutterstock)
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38% of Metro Vancouver households now rent their housing

Secured purpose-built rental housing construction is at a 20-year high.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 3, 2023
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim announcing the Mayors' Task Force on the City of Vancouver budget, on April 3, 2023. (Ken Sim/Twitter)
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Independent task force to find efficiencies in City of Vancouver budget

The City of Vancouver is facing a runaway train of escalating costs over the coming years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 3, 2023
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