British Columbia
Vancouver Thinks About Building Higher -- And So Do Suburbs
Scarcity of land has prompted officials in Vancouver to consider updating building height restrictions to allow buildings to rise higher. Even neighboring suburbs are thinking about raising their own allowed building heights.
Trouble In A Planning Paradise
A new United Nations report highlights the problems of prosperity and poverty in world's most livable city.
Vancouver Cautioned Against Overreaction To Bus Lane Study
In response to a recent report that cast doubt on the effectiveness of dedicated bus lanes in Vancouver, some are cautioning against abandoning the lanes too soon.
Report Calls Vancouver's Dedicated Bus Lanes Ineffective
A report from the planning department in Vancouver has shown that the city's dedicated bus lanes have not resulted in the decreased transit travel times they were intended to achieve.
Vancouver Struggles With Homelessness, Affordable Housing
As Vancouver prepares for the 2010 Winter Olympics, rampant homelessness and a lack of affordable low-income housing threatens to tarnish the city's Olympic gold.
Vancouver To Atlanta: 'Congestion Is Our Friend'
In their annual trip to cities that work better than theirs does, Atlanta leaders visit Vancouver to see first-hand the benefits of density, transit and regional planning.
Vancouver Releases Charter For Future Growth
The city of Vancouver has released a list of planning proposals it hopes will become the guiding document for future growth and development in the city. The main proposals include increasing density and open spaces.
Can U.S. Strategy Reduce Vancouver's Homelessness?
In the last five years, U.S. cities have taken a different approach to dealing with homelessness -- providing specialized services to the most vulnerable. The man heading this effort says that other cities like Vancouver should follow the U.S. lead.
Fuel Cell Bus Fleet Plan Unveiled For British Columbia
Officials in British Columbia have announced plans to create the world's first fleet of buses powered by fuel cells. The fleet would debut in the city of Whistler by the 2010 winter Olympics.
No More Mandatory Retirement For British Columbia
With Baby Boomers moving into their 60s and a significantly smaller population of younger workers, officials in British Columbia have passed a bill that will do away with the province's mandatory retirement age of 65.
Saving Money By Housing The Homeless
Housing advocates in British Columbia are pushing a "housing-first" policy to the local government as a way to combat homelessness and save money.
Incentivizing Green Building
The British Columbia village of Saanich has passed a measure that will make it easier for developers building energy-efficient projects to get approval. Green builders will also receive building permit fee rebates.
Farmland Dwindles As Land Values And Development Increase
Farmland in British Columbia is being rapidly snapped up by residential developers as land values increase. This pressure is threatening the area's remaining fertile farmland.
British Columbia Buys 'Poverty Hotels'
The provincial government in British Columbia has purchased 11 residential hotels in an effort to improve its handling of a rapidly increasing homeless population.
Growth Threatens Area's Green Plans
Projected growth in British Columbia has many worried about how the region will handle the rise in population and development.
Redeveloping And Improving A Public Housing Project
Vancouver is looking to redevelop its oldest public housing project into a mixed-use and mixed-income housing development, with at least six times its current density. City officials hope it will be a profitable example for the rest of the province.
Big-Box Costco Goes Downtown, Mixed-Use
Costco is the anchor tenant in a new Downtown Vancouver mixed-used development that partially opened November 2006. Besides going mixed-use, Costco also added underground parking to adapt to its new urban environment.
Vancouver's 'Living First' Policy Has Put Business Last
While Vancouver's downtown residential population has exploded, the housing boom has crowded out commercial office space, to the detriment of the city's economy.
Andrès Duany Responds To Critics In Vancouver
The father of New Urbanism takes on avant-garde architects and environmentalists as he talks about his latest project in Vancouver, Canada.
High-Tech Bathrooms For Bar Streets
The city of Victoria, British Columbia, is evaluating a European designed public urinal to cope with the problem of night time public urination.
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