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Is Mass Timber Worth the Risks?

Yes
65% (11 votes)
No
18% (3 votes)
Unsure
18% (3 votes)
Total votes: 17

What type of seniors housing should we prioritize constructing more of?

Secure Rental
87% (129 votes)
Co-op Housing
5% (7 votes)
Independent Living with options for aging in place/increasing support available
7% (11 votes)
Assisted Living/Long Term Care Facilities
0% (0 votes)
Retirement Communities in Urban Centres (High Density/mid-rise to towers))
1% (2 votes)
Retirement Communities outside of Urban Centres (Low Density)
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 149

Who should decide what scale and type of development should go into an existing neighbourhood?

What role should zoning policy play in shaping the built environment?

None- zoning bylaws should be revoked
84% (1054 votes)
Control land use only
6% (75 votes)
Control land use and density
4% (53 votes)
Control land use, density, form and character
6% (77 votes)
Total votes: 1259

Which of the following current codes or regulations pose the biggest challenge to providing more/better housing?

Double egress
13% (30 votes)
Redundant cooling requirements
0% (1 vote)
Minimum residential parking space requirements
44% (98 votes)
Minimum lot sizes
4% (10 votes)
Front/side yard requirements
13% (30 votes)
Review/deliberation time for permits' issue by many municipalities
25% (55 votes)
Total votes: 224

Which climate event do you think we need to prepare for most urgently in the Lower Mainland?

Smoke/air quality
61% (154 votes)
Extreme temperatures (hot or cold)
16% (41 votes)
Flooding/droughts
16% (40 votes)
Earthquakes
7% (17 votes)
Total votes: 252

Which climate-focused solution for the built environment do you think would have the greatest impact?

Sustainable water management (grey water recovery systems & cisterns)
78% (177 votes)
Active/public transit (integrated walkways, bike paths, & automated vehicle corridors)
12% (28 votes)
Renaturalization of shorelines (return of marshes & wetlands)
3% (6 votes)
Microgrids for local energy (local parks allocated to wind/solar energy)
2% (5 votes)
Upcycled building materials
1% (3 votes)
Urban farms/gardens (for local food security & community gathering)
2% (4 votes)
Centres for environmental education
1% (3 votes)
Centres for refuge from climate events
0% (1 vote)
Total votes: 227

Is it fair to say Vancouver seawall is boring?

Yes
71% (138 votes)
No
24% (46 votes)
Other
6% (11 votes)
Total votes: 195

Where do you think colonial sculptures & monuments belong?

Where they are, as they are
10% (33 votes)
Where they are, with a contemporary layer of art or interpretation
27% (87 votes)
In museums, with additional historical context
44% (142 votes)
Removed from public display and put in storage
6% (18 votes)
Forged into something new
14% (46 votes)
Total votes: 326

Recent events has magnified racial, ethnic and income disparities within health, housing, labour market, and other urban systems of cities globally. How much should equity concerns be prioritized in the urban development of Metro-Van going forward?

High priority, as it is a growing issue or remains largely unaddressed 
86% (37 votes)
Medium priority, along many other critical issues, as we have made some progress
9% (4 votes)
Low priority, as it’s already been addressed/not a problem here in this region
5% (2 votes)
Total votes: 43