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Vancouver skyline. (Shutterstock)
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A new master plan will determine how the city of Vancouver will grow physically

City council has approved the $18-million creation of a new citywide urban development plan.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 18, 2019
July 2019 preliminary concept of 4683 Arbutus Street, Vancouver. (DIALOG Architecture / Broadway Properties / Colliers International)
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500 rental homes proposed for Arbutus Street near 33rd Avenue in Vancouver

Located near Arbutus Village, and includes affordable units.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 17, 2019
Artistic rendering of the Ashley-Mar Housing Co-op and rental housing development at 8495 Cambie Street, Vancouver. (Perkins+Will Architects / Intracorp Homes)
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3 towers with 600 rental homes proposed next to Marine Drive Station in Vancouver

And it includes 125 non-market homes, with rentals as low as shelter rates.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 17, 2019
A kayaker in English Bay and the downtown Vancouver skyline. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver ranks as top 10th city Canadians are willing to move to buy a home

Behind Toronto, Montreal, and Calgary.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 17, 2019
January 2019 artistic rendering of The Post redevelopment, the location of a new Amazon office, in downtown Vancouver. (QuadReal Property Group)
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Vancouver's tech talent soars to top 12th ranking in North America: report

Vancouver has climbed up 13 spots in just one year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 17, 2019
A high-speed rail train. (Shutterstock)
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High-speed rail connecting Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland worth the cost: report

And just eight minutes from downtown Vancouver to downtown Surrey.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2019
2019 artistic rendering of the revised design of the Park Royal mixed-use towers at 707-723 Main Street, West Vancouver. (DIALOG / Park Royal / Larco Development)
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Taller towers for rental homes proposed for Park Royal redevelopment

95 more rental homes could be added to the under-construction project.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2019
New LCD displays at SkyTrain's Joyce-Collingwood Station with real-time next train arrival information. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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New LCD displays with next train arrival times coming to SkyTrain platforms

Even more displays will show real-time next train arrival times.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2019
Lions Gate Bridge. (Shutterstock)
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Lions Gate Bridge lane closures this weekend for joint repairs

A temporary bridge is being installed over a joint to allow for repairs.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2019
Central City in Surrey City Centre. (Shutterstock)
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Federal government planning new major centralized office hub in Surrey

"It will fully establish Surrey City Centre as Metro Vancouver's second downtown."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2019
Willingdon Linear Park in Burnaby. (City of Burnaby)
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Burnaby's new 13-block-long Willingdon Linear Park wins design award

The $15-million project is receiving international recognition.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2019
HOPR Bike Share. (HOPR)
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UBC switches to new operator for campus bike share

Gone are Dropbike's orange-and-white bikes, replaced with HOPR's black-and-blue bikes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2019
Lime electric scooters in Calgary. (Lime)
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Lime officially launches in Calgary with 1,000 electric scooters

It complements the company's bike share.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 15, 2019
Artistic rendering of the Main Alley tech campus redevelopment in Mount Pleasant at Main Street and East 4th Avenue, which will include a new Hootsuite headquarters. (Henriquez Partners Architects / Westbank)
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Hootsuite executive says Vancouver needs more rental housing to attract tech talent

"You just need to increase the supply, that is the bottom line."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2019
COPE Vancouver city councillor Jean Swanson. (COPE)
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Councillor Jean Swanson wants to get rental housing 'out of the market'

She wants the City of Vancouver to build rental homes instead of private developers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2019
Artistic rendering of 3811-3833 Fraser Street, Vancouver. (Integra Architecture / Strand Development)
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Vancouver council approves new Fraser Street redevelopment with 121 rental homes

Following another public hearing over market rental prices and building heights.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2019
Artistic rendering of the preliminary concept for 810 Taylorwood Place, West Vancouver. (NSDA Architects)
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New housing complex with rentals proposed for West Vancouver

Located near Park Royal, 40% of the 390 homes could be rentals.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 12, 2019
Artistic rendering of the new retail pavilion at 701 West Georgia Street, replacing the rotunda entrance into CF Pacific Centre. (Perkins + Will Architects)
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New Apple flagship store for downtown Vancouver moves forward

Big changes are coming to the northeast corner of Georgia and Howe Street.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 12, 2019
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