General Vancouver Updates

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Asphalt on the Cambie side has been removed...

That strip always looked quick and temporary, I wonder what the story is behind that. Relocating something related to Skytrain construction?

Let's see if they can do whatever it is they need without cracking the shit out of the new sidewalk there (doubt it).

[s211]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Asphalt on the Cambie side has been removed...

Has it been at least a month now that traffic has been redirected along Cambie Street? Aside from removing the median, I can't think of any sewer-related work occurring along there yet. What's the time line for that?

[officedweller]

Here's the construction notice - into "Spring 2022".

https://www.broadwaysubway.ca/app/upload...mbie-sewer-relocation-UPDATED-Sept24.pdf

[s211]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Here's the construction notice - into "Spring 2022".

https://www.broadwaysubway.ca/app/upload...mbie-sewer-relocation-UPDATED-Sept24.pdf

Thanks for that. To quote:

The Broadway Subway Project Corporation (BSPC) is in your neighbourhood extending SkyTrain’s Millennium Line. In
preparation for building the new station at Broadway City-Hall, the sanitary and combined sewer lines running
beneath Cambie Street will be relocated. This sewer relocation project will start in October and continue into Spring
2022.
Before we connect the new pipes to the existing sewer lines, we need to install bypass pipes to enable a seamless
activation of the new sewer pipes. The installation of bypass pipes will be conducted over approximately four weeks
at night to minimize traffic disruptions. Work includes, but is not limited to the following activities:
• Excavate and install sewer pipes across Cambie Street at W. 10th Avenue (Night work);
• Relocate TransLink trolley lines;
• Realign traffic signals on Cambie at Broadway (Night work);
• Remove the median on Broadway between W. 8th Avenue and W. 12th avenues; and
• Modify traffic lanes and shift traffic to the east side of Cambie between W. 8th and W. 12th avenues.
Once the bypass sewer pipes are installed, we will then begin excavating and installing the permanent sewer pipes on
Cambie Street between W. 8th and W. 10th avenues. This stage of work will continue through the Spring.

Unless I'm mistaken, all they've done is remove the median and redirect traffic lanes. Is it possible they started all this in October and then sat still for a few months? I don't recall seeing bypass sewer lines being installed.

[WarrenC12]

No they haven't dug up the road yet at all.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

No they haven't dug up the road yet at all.

Road and sidewalk now excavated.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

Item #1 – 622-688 SW Marine Dr – Very Low
Neither group is that large, but those in support outnumber the opposition by a 3 -1 margin

Seven speakers in favour. Approved Unanimously - (Councillor Hardwick abstained from the vote)

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

Item #2 – 2037-2061 E Broadway – Low
Anger continues to decrease as this area’s community vision slowly becomes a reality

Approved - (Councillors Hardwick and Swanson opposed)

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

Item #3 – 7929-7949 Cambie St – Very Low
Like most proposals on this corridor, there’s been literally no complaints

Approved - (Councillors Hardwick and Swanson opposed)

[vanman]

I've never had a more clear idea of who not to vote for in a civic election before.

[hollywoodnorth]

Originally Posted by vanman

I've never had a more clear idea of who not to vote for in a civic election before.

for sure Hardwick and Swanson are pure nutjobs as is Adrianne 'Nutter' Carr.

all need to be bounced from Council. I hope Adrianne runs for Mayor and gets DESTROYED and goes out with a wimper not a bang.

all three are as useless as they come.

[WarrenC12]

The Greens on council continue to ride on their party name alone. The individuals are pretty useless and there's no real party platform.

[chrisel]

Originally Posted by Changing City

Seven speakers in favour. Approved Unanimously - (Councillor Hardwick abstained from the vote)



Approved - (Councillors Hardwick and Swanson opposed)



Approved - (Councillors Hardwick and Swanson opposed)

Thanks for the update, Changing City. Much appreciated!

[Migrant_Coconut]

Carr, Fry, Swanson and Hardwick all came in the top five last election; except for Hardwick (who's running for mayor with a 93% chance of failure), don't count on any of them being voted out.

[dreambrother808]

Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

Carr, Fry, Swanson and Hardwick all came in the top five last election; except for Hardwick (who's running for mayor with a 93% chance of failure), don't count on any of them being voted out.

There's a dissonance between how they present themselves at election time and the results they get otherwise.

Most people generally don't pay attention to the actual behaviour of individual council members once elected.

[hollywoodnorth]

Originally Posted by dreambrother808

There's a dissonance between how they present themselves at election time and the results they get otherwise.

Most people generally don't pay attention to the actual behaviour of individual council members once elected.

agreed.

we need a unified front to just get these troll losers bounced.

if people would know about the THOUSANDS OF UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL these losers vote against every year they would be outraged.

Vancouver is DIRECTLY less livable and more expensive because of these 3 tards.

Loser Hardwick in just the post above voted no on 3 residential projects. whats that 1000 units right there?

this woman has no soul and is a total douche bag.

[vanman]

Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

for sure Hardwick and Swanson are pure nutjobs as is Adrianne 'Nutter' Carr.

all need to be bounced from Council. I hope Adrianne runs for Mayor and gets DESTROYED and goes out with a wimper not a bang.

all three are as useless as they come.

That would be a dream come true.

The pro supply side needs to rally together this election. It does seem people have woken up on social media at least. People who want to live in the city of Vancouver but can't afford to buy a $5,000,000 house or a $2,000,000 townhome are becoming aware of exactly the people on city council who are denying them more affordable options.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by vanman

The pro supply side needs to rally together this election. It does seem people have woken up on social media at least. People who want to live in the city of Vancouver but can't afford to buy a $5,000,000 house or a $2,000,000 townhome are becoming aware of exactly the people on city council who are denying them more affordable options.

Whatever you (and Hollywoodnorth) think of their voting record, the current price of housing has nothing whatsoever to do with how these Councillors have voted in past three-and-a-half years on rezoning projects, because the rest of Council (or a majority of them) has approved every single rezoning that has come before Council.

[cov]

Originally Posted by Changing City

Whatever you (and Hollywoodnorth) think of their voting record, the current price of housing has nothing whatsoever to do with how these Councillors have voted in past three-and-a-half years on rezoning projects, because the rest of Council (or a majority of them) has approved every single rezoning that has come before Council.

the city council has the power to upzone entire categories of residential zones, instead of doing it case by case. There are plenty of things the city council could have done.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by cov

the city council has the power to upzone entire categories of residential zones, instead of doing it case by case. There are plenty of things the city council could have done.

The conversation was prompted by how Council voted on rezonings earlier in the thread, not broader policy. And despite supposedly 'waiting for the Vancouver Plan', Council have recently approved several policies to upzone specific parts of the City, and started planning processes to create plans promoting higher densities at Rupert and Renfrew for example.

It would be surprising if they could 'upzone' enough to make any difference to house prices though - most commentary suggests that's driven far more by interest rates and the availability of cheap money. We're still waiting for the Bank of Canada to make a move on that front.

[Feathered Friend]

Originally Posted by Changing City

Whatever you (and Hollywoodnorth) think of their voting record, the current price of housing has nothing whatsoever to do with how these Councillors have voted in past three-and-a-half years on rezoning projects, because the rest of Council (or a majority of them) has approved every single rezoning that has come before Council.

Not quite every single one. By a narrow majority they rejected the original application for 4575 Granville (the Shaughnessy townhomes) back in 2019. Plus, there's been more than a few proposals that have been shaved off thanks to the addition of last minute conditions of approval.

That said, with the culmination of several multi-year long planning processes, the big tests will come over the next few months (Jericho, Broadway, City Plan, Making Home, etc).

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

Not quite every single one. By a narrow majority they rejected the original application for 4575 Granville (the Shaughnessy townhomes) back in 2019. Plus, there's been more than a few proposals that have been shaved off thanks to the addition of last minute conditions of approval.

That said, with the culmination of several multi-year long planning processes, the big tests will come over the next few months (Jericho, Broadway, City Plan, Making Home, etc).

Thanks - I forgot the Granville one (although they did say yes second time round). It will indeed be an interesting few months. I wonder if any of those will fail to get considered by this Council, and get held over to the next. I don't keep a count of total units they've approved, but it must be many thousands they've said yes to, and of course anything built to zoning doesn't even reach them. There are some relatively new policies and plans that now allow DP applications where they had to be rezonings in the past, so those are also a policy change that theoretically speeds up development (and makes it cheaper).