Downtown Vancouver Updates II

[madog222]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Why?

This is from the Burrard Peninsula Transit Plan

In short: efficiency.

The above routes will eigther be split into two (4 & 16), rerouted (17 & 50), or discontinued (14).

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

I was just reading your old posts on the Vancouver Lighting thread

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163541&page=6

Maybe I should remember next time that it takes the city 20 years and 17 studies to come to the same obvious conclusion.

[s211]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

5.1.5
Permanently re-route bus service to Howe and Seymour Streets for the entire length of Granville Street downtown. Implement permanent fulltime bus priority lanes and additional transit priority measures, potentially including bus bulbs, traffic signal improvements, parking restrictions, and turn restrictions.

Is this for real? Seymour is almost gridlock most of the day already, and they wan't to add all of the bus service and also choke the artery with bus bulbs, etc.?

I can't wait to see the buzzword bingo card associated with that ill-conceived concept. And almost fully pedestrianizing Granville? Are these the same people that held block parties when open drug use was condoned?

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by s211

Is this for real? Seymour is almost gridlock most of the day already, and they wan't to add all of the bus service and also choke the artery with bus bulbs, etc.?

I can't wait to see the buzzword bingo card associated with that ill-conceived concept. And almost fully pedestrianizing Granville? Are these the same people that held block parties when open drug use was condoned?

It's okay they'll remove all the street parking and traffic will flow fine.

[WarrenC12]

Downtown traffic flows relatively smoothly IMO. "24/7 gridlock" just isn't reality.

[Burquitlaman]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Downtown traffic flows relatively smoothly IMO. "24/7 gridlock" just isn't reality.

Anecdotal but I was there on Sunday around 4. I was stuck on West Georgia for over 20 mins before I gave up and went to the Bay closing sale to kill some time. Traffic was literally gridlocked.

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by s211

Is this for real? Seymour is almost gridlock most of the day already, and they wan't to add all of the bus service and also choke the artery with bus bulbs, etc.?

I can't wait to see the buzzword bingo card associated with that ill-conceived concept. And almost fully pedestrianizing Granville? Are these the same people that held block parties when open drug use was condoned?

Bus lane

[Zepfancouver]

The Granville Street Plan Presentation

• Video Link

[csbvan]

Passed unanimously.

[jollyburger]

Curv's cash in lieu of social housing got approved May 20th

On May 20, 2025, an update to the Development Permit Board(External link) report was presented to the Board Members and approved for this DP, following the approval by Council of a Text Amendment to the CD-1(External link). The amendment is regarding meeting the social housing obligations through a cash-in-lieu payment which will be used to deliver off-site social housing.

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1075-nelson-st

[jollyburger]

Chard Development

1045 Haro Street - To rezone from DD to CD-1 under the West End Plan to allow for the development of two residential towers with commercial at grade and a child day care facility. A total of 542 secured market rental units, which include 22 affordable housing units are proposed at a FSR of 10.78 and a max height of 117 m (384 ft.). Tower A (West) - 27 storeys - Height 117 m (384 ft.) Tower B (East) - 26 storeys - Height 114 m (373 ft.)

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=266401854

Chard Development Buys Site Of 55-Storey Project Under Receivership In Vancouver

https://storeys.com/1045-haro-receivership-chard-development/

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Chard Development



https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=266401854

Chard Development Buys Site Of 55-Storey Project Under Receivership In Vancouver

https://storeys.com/1045-haro-receivership-chard-development/

Charred?

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Chard Development

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=266401854

Chard Development Buys Site Of 55-Storey Project Under Receivership In Vancouver

https://storeys.com/1045-haro-receivership-chard-development/

That takes the total of net new apartments submitted under the West End Plan (approved in 2013) to over 10,000. And Chard paid $180K per door (and probably under $200 psf buildable) for the Haro site.

[PBlonde]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Chard Development



https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=266401854

Chard Development Buys Site Of 55-Storey Project Under Receivership In Vancouver

https://storeys.com/1045-haro-receivership-chard-development/

This site deserves taller towers, we should be looking at 35 storeys or thereabouts for each.

[officedweller]

Hard sell across the street from a firehall.

[idunno]

People have been living "across from that fire hall" on all sides forever! Fire halls are almost always within residential areas.

[kikin]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

It's okay they'll remove all the street parking and traffic will flow fine.

wonder how that will work when the Orpheum needs half a block of street parking for tour buses and trucks, and the street parking in front of the Capitol is usually full and also loading zones needed for drop offs and pickups

Seymour already seems about right for volume and adding more will definitely make things worse

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by kikin

wonder how that will work when the Orpheum needs half a block of street parking for tour buses and trucks, and the street parking in front of the Capitol is usually full and also loading zones needed for drop offs and pickups

Seymour already seems about right for volume and adding more will definitely make things worse

Are those always for the Orpheum? I've been by when there's nothing go on at that theatre yet there are tour buses parked.

Look no further that traffic chaos caused by the HoJo SRO fire the other day to see how overburdened Seymour is when Granville is closed.

[officedweller]

848 Seymour St

Asphalt all taken up.
Pic by me today.
(and just noticed that the palm tree may be missing from the small gray office building behind)

[jollyburger]

Vancouver and B.C. gov’t plan to move supportive housing out of Granville Entertainment District

An emergency “task force” formed to address what the city calls street disorder along the Granville Strip held a press conference in downtown Vancouver Thursday, where Sim shared Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon confirmed the province is working with the city to move the current supportive housing units.

“And so what does this mean? This means that as the City of Vancouver, we will support supportive housing projects that are capped at 40 units or structures, or supportive housing buildings that provide on-site security initiatives that include road to recovery. So it will help the residents that will live in these units have an opportunity to get better and overall, [with] wrap-around services that will address mental health challenges that the residents face,” Sim said.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/06/12...ousing-granville-entertainment-district/