It will be very interesting to see what council decides when it is faced with a clear decision: approve a high-rise development as requested by a developer, or deny it on the basis that it does not comply with its own climate action and sustainability plans.
I think what's presented to Council is confused enough that they will not see it that way. Staff have set enough TBD measures that the game appears to be, manage one and you are good. Great observation!
Excellent summary. As you say, high density does not mean high rise.
One thing I'd like to see more of would be low rise development over shopping mall parking lots. It wouldn't displace existing character homes; it would support the merchants at the mall; and it would create a high use transit hub.
The poster child for this is Stonestown in San Francisco:
We have a couple of those in Vancouver, homes over parking lots, that is. Probably makes some sense in some locations. Interesting Stonestown is a Canadian developer proposal.
By the way, thanks for the link to the YIMBY newsletter. I'm not one of those, but have subscribed to see what that buzz is. Cheers!
It will be very interesting to see what council decides when it is faced with a clear decision: approve a high-rise development as requested by a developer, or deny it on the basis that it does not comply with its own climate action and sustainability plans.
I think what's presented to Council is confused enough that they will not see it that way. Staff have set enough TBD measures that the game appears to be, manage one and you are good. Great observation!
Excellent summary. As you say, high density does not mean high rise.
One thing I'd like to see more of would be low rise development over shopping mall parking lots. It wouldn't displace existing character homes; it would support the merchants at the mall; and it would create a high use transit hub.
The poster child for this is Stonestown in San Francisco:
https://sfyimby.com/2021/10/2-billion-preliminary-masterplan-published-for-stonestown-development-project-san-francisco.html
We have a couple of those in Vancouver, homes over parking lots, that is. Probably makes some sense in some locations. Interesting Stonestown is a Canadian developer proposal.
By the way, thanks for the link to the YIMBY newsletter. I'm not one of those, but have subscribed to see what that buzz is. Cheers!