Check the left side of the screen for this Q and A, folks. Comments re the exorbitant cost of green paint, the mollycoddling of cyclists, the city’s shameful lack of action on green painting, etc., should be posted over there, not here

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Besides building a lot of rental units around the Rogers Arena, the Aquilini empire is also being required to put in 200,000 square feet of office space as part of the city’s drive to create new “job space” downtown. Nearby Canadian Metropolitan Properties is also going to have to build a whack of office if [...]

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I’m hearing from multiple people that the city is about to launch a revised website that removes thousands of pages that are now available. There is also some chatter of giving new or slightly different names to various neighbourhoods. For all who care, you should go on the site now and get screenshots of the [...]

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Take a close look at this idea. It could be a reality. Many design competition entries are fanciful exercises that don’t go anywhere. But this one has a high-powered team, if you’ll notice,  and I have heard this idea being talked of favourably around city hall at various points.  

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He lives in the city. He walks his dog everywhere here. He’s looking forward on helping Vancouver achieve its affordable-housing goals. He starts his job Aug. 27. My little Q and A with Brian Jackson.

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I’m a fan of vacation rentals. I’ve stayed in them all over the world, from Hornby Island and Portland to Bologna and Chicago. The good ones are the next best thing to home exchanges for getting into regular neighbourhoods. (There are some not great ones, for sure. I’ve had the odd less-than-stellar experience, which is [...]

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It was confusing yesterday to see most media outlets report the big news out of council as the city’s plan for a “super-road,” something that has been in city documents for over a month. This was the slideshare the city posted May 28, which provided the framework for the public open houses in June that [...]

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Brian Jackson doesn’t start his new job as Vancouver’s general manager of planning and development for another month but everyone’s got an opinion already, surprising considering he’s been an under-the-radar planner for many. My first quick interview with him suggests he’s got loads of personality to unleash on the city, where he happens to already [...]

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Dear blog collaborators, especially those who bike/drive Burrard more regularly than I. Someone sent me this question. Can you answer it? I had a bike crash July 20, 2012 at Burrard and Pacific. I was knocked out and taken to SPH.  What has the city done since your May 28th piece mentioned COV was planning [...]

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City news release here, which Bill Lee kindly posted in a previous thread as I was crazy busy (plus he included a bunch of tweets). My story in the Globe, with assessments from various people in and out of B.C., will be up on the website later. The City of Vancouver has appointed Brian J. [...]

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