Urbanarium

Vancouver allows a lot of wiggle room in its zoning requirements to be able to negotiate trade-offs with developers. That can spawn public amenities, but sometimes public backlash as well. Time to stop this “spot zoning” and nail down a city-wide plan?

Can market forces provide the range of housing options needed for all of Vancouver’s population? If not, is that a problem? Should the government fill the gaps? Where has this worked, or not?

Is Vancouver and its region too quick or too slow to build towers? Are they good or bad for livability and green aims? Are towers the future or past their prime?

How and where will Vancouver and its region accommodate increased population?

In densifying neighbourhoods, where do issues of fairness, democracy, ecology, and community preservation come into play?

Should any community preservation come into play? Shold any areas be off limits?