“housing affordability panel”
Mayor’s task force overlooks major tool to address housing affordability
Thousands of homes could be released into Metro Vancouver's costly rental market If you’ve lived in Metro Vancouver for any length of time, the topic of housing affordability has likely come up at the dinner table. With the average price ... Read More »
“What the hell is going on in this city?”
Debate about Vancouver's density and affordability should move beyond traditional venues, says Geller "What the hell is going on in this city?" This is the question asked of me earlier this week by someone looking at the developer's illustration in ... Read More »
Mayor’s affordable housing task force: Geller’s progress report
Yesterday the Vancouver Mayor's office released its first progress report on the activities of the Task Force. It can be found here: http://bit.ly/vanhousingreport A few quick observations. While many of the quick-start actions are not new, such as fast-tracking affordable ... Read More »
Even with “free land” why can’t Vancouver build affordable housing?
A question from the Affordable Housing Task Force co-chair Olga Ilich in the Globe and Mail: At top of mind is the 1989 decision by then-mayor Gordon Campbell to provide discounted city land to the Vancouver Land Corporation or VLC ... Read More »
Creating more affordable housing takes out of wood-frame box thinking
Could zoning more stacked townhouses help increase affordability in Metro Vancouver? Regardless of which survey you read, the issue of affordable housing tops the list of concerns for most Metro Vancouverites. Is it any wonder when a tear-down house on ... Read More »
