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The existing condition of Broadway looking west from the intersection with Cambie Street, outside Broadway-City Hall Station. (Google Maps)
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Broadway will be narrowed to a four-lane road after the subway is built

Wider sidewalks for a pedestrian-friendly retail strip with patios.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 18, 2021
TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn. (TransLink)
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Maryland transit executive named as the new CEO of TransLink

"We've got to make that bus service as competitive as we can to auto traffic."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 18, 2021
City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan posing with a Lime e-bike. (City of North Vancouver)
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Lime to launch electric bicycle share in North Vancouver this summer

200 Lime e-bikes are rolling into the streets of North Vancouver šŸš“ā€ā™‚ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 17, 2021
Existing configuration of Smithe Street looking east from Seymour Street. (Google Maps)
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City of Vancouver pushing forward with Smithe Street bike lane extension

Another major downtown arterial road will see reduced vehicle lanes for a bike lane.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 17, 2021
September 2020 artistic rendering of 160 Street Station on the Expo Line's Surrey-Langley SkyTrain Extension. (TransLink)
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91% of Metro Vancouver residents support continued SkyTrain expansion: survey

The region's residents want SkyTrain to reach Langley and UBC šŸš

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 17, 2021
Portal into the existing George Massey Tunnel. (Government of BC)
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Overnight closures of the George Massey Tunnel for the end of May

The crossing will be fully closed for two nights for systems testing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 17, 2021
Granville Entertainment District looking south from near Nelson Street. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Over 80 streetfront businesses closed in downtown Vancouver over the past year

But there's reason for optimism this year as the pandemic begins to wane.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 14, 2021
Vancouver skyline (Shutterstock)
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Downtown Vancouver rents fell by 24% due to the pandemic

But a strong recovery is forthcoming, and Vancouver remains Canada's strongest market.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 14, 2021
Amazon fulfillment centre in Brampton, Ontario. (Shutterstock)
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Amazon now hiring an additional 1,000 positions in Vancouver

More low-barrier employment opportunities for Metro Vancouver residents.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 14, 2021
Preliminary conceptual design of 456-496 Prior Street, Vancouver. (Francl Architecture/Strand Development)
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470,000 sq ft of rental homes and offices proposed next to new St. Paul's Hospital

288 rental homes and 244,000 sq ft of medical and research offices next to Chinatown.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 14, 2021
Graffiti on the boarded up storefronts at 130 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. Captured on May 12, 2021. (Submitted)
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Vancouver City Council to consider new policies to discourage graffiti

There has been a significant spike in graffiti and tagging during the pandemic.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 13, 2021
Artistic rendering of the Millennium Line station structure construction process at Broadway-City Hall Station, an interchange to the Canada Line. (Government of BC)
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Major construction now officially underway on $2.8-billion Broadway Subway

Buckle up, the start of five years of major construction activity has begun šŸš‡

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 13, 2021
The Arc condominium tower under construction in downtown Vancouver. (Ian Ius/Daily Hive)
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Canada has the lowest number of homes per 1,000 residents in any G7 country

All signs point to a long-term housing shortage crisis that will spike prices.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 13, 2021
SkyTrain Arbutus Station design concept, April 2021. (Government of BC)
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Public washrooms urged for Broadway Subway stations

Only select stations will have public washrooms at some point in the future.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 13, 2021
Italian flag-coloured crosswalks on Commercial Drive to celebrate Vancouver's Little Italy district. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Vancouver to consider slowing Commercial Drive traffic in pedestrian-first redesign

Instead of an arterial transportation route, it would become a "stop and shop" street.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 13, 2021
Vancouver Zoning Map (Nicholson Road Maps)
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City of Vancouver to consider allowing 12-storey social housing in select areas

More social housing in Kitsilano, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, and Grandview-Woodland.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 12, 2021
Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii (Shutterstock)
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Air Canada to relaunch multiple routes from Vancouver to Hawaii in September

Frequent routes from YVR to Honolulu, Maui, and Kona šŸ

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 12, 2021
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Toronto named one of Canada's best cities for youth to work: RBC study

Toronto came in eighth place!

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 12, 2021
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