What were the significant events of 2016?
Following on the success of our inaugural 2015 Year-in-Review process that took place this past January, the Vancouver City Planning Commission’s Chronology Project is preparing for our second annual Year-in-Review events held in January 2017. These events identified the following emerging planning and development milestones of 2016.
Habitat Island. Source: Vancouver Park Board
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- Vancouver Park Board Approves Biodiversity Plan
- City Steps Aggressively into Housing
- City buys Arbutus Corridor
- SkyTrain Expansion Connects Port Moody, Coquitlam to Vancouver
- Strata Rules Eased
- City Adopts Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action
- Empty Homes Tax Introduced by City
- Tax on Foreign Nationals Buying Metro Vancouver Real Estate
- Changes in Senior Management at City Hall
- Statistics Canada reintroduces the long form census
- Profound changes in local media (link forthcoming)
Other Emerging Milestones discussed in 2016
In addition to the above shortlist of emerging milestones, several other planning and development milestones were discussed in 2016. These potential milestones will be monitored for possible inclusion:
- 800-block Robson Street Permanently Closed to Traffic
- Vancouver Starts Up a Bike-Sharing Program
- Launch of North East False Creek Planning process (2015)
- St. Paul’s to move to False Creek Flats (2015)
- Grandview-Woodlands Citizens Assembly Sets a New Direction for Community (2014)
- CLC and First Nations agree to work together on redevelopment of Heather & Jericho Lands (Jericho Lands 2014)
- TransLink 10 year Plan (emerging 2017)
- Increasing property taxes to deal with fentanyl crisis
- Completion of Seaside Greenway
- Burrard Corridor Infrastructure Upgrade
- Heritage Action Plan & Character Home Zoning Review
- The rise of YIMBYism (Abundant Housing Vanvcouver)
- Annual mural fest started
- Vancouver hosts Placemaking Week (Project of Public Spaces and Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place conferences)