The city says the next step will be for council to approve motions to consider how renter protections and developer contributions could be included as part of the plan’s implementation
Vancouver city council has approved a land-use strategy aimed at reshaping the city to become more “equitable, livable, affordable and resilient” in years to come.
The city’s news release says the next step will be for council to approve motions directing staff to consider how renter protections and developer contributions could be included as part of the plan’s implementation. “We’re a city of renters, and all of us deserve the opportunity to live a great life in any neighbourhood,” the mayor says in a statement Friday. “The Vancouver Plan will expand housing choice and create new opportunities in parts of the city that have been largely off limits today — all without displacing long-time renters.”
The new land-use strategy will direct new housing choices toward low-density neighbourhoods that are “rich in amenities,” it says, along with adding amenities and services in areas that are currently underserved. In the future, it says, the goal is for 76 per cent of Vancouver residents to live within a five-minute walk of shops and services, up from the current 58 per cent.
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