Broadway plan approved
The Canadian Press – June 23, 2022 / 11:52 am | History: 372772
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A seagull stands on top of a statue of Captain George Vancouver in front of Vancouver City Hall on Saturday, January 9, 2021. The Vancouver City Council voted in favor of a plan that would dramatically change the appearance of the city’s Broadway corridor over the next 30 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Daryl Dyke
The Vancouver Council has voted in favor of a plan that will dramatically change the look of Broadway’s city corridor over the next 30 years.
Councilors voted seven to four in support of a plan to add up to 30,000 homes along a six-kilometer strip of 16 blocks serving Vancouver General Hospital, City Hall and hundreds of businesses, shops, restaurants and schools.
The project is planned to complement the construction of the Broadway subway, scheduled for completion in 2025.
Concerns about the plan, which will allow high-rise buildings up to 40 floors, focus on the possible displacement of current tenants, while failing to make rented housing more affordable.
But supporters, including Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, say more than 50 percent of new homes will be rented out and residents displaced by construction will be entitled to pay identical or possibly lower rents on their return.
A statement from the city said the development also supports Vancouver’s goal of ensuring that 90 percent of people can live within a short commute to work, school or shopping by 2030 without using their car.
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