Critics say rezoning proposal to allow more density in single-family neighbourhoods is a threat to affordability and aesthetics
Vancouver City Council has unanimously voted to send a policy allowing as many as six homes on almost any residential lot to public hearing, though some criticize the proposal as insufficient to meet housing demand, while others say it’s a threat to affordability and neighbourhood aesthetics.
“It seems to be purposefully incremental. Given how long we’ve been dealing with this housing crisis, it’s shocking,” said Alex Hemingway, an economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. But others worry that it is far too radical and will lead to beautiful and functional city neighbourhoods being torn down in favour of small, expensive boxes.
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