Councillor seeks to track 'demovictions' over concerns about loophole in Broadway Corridor plan
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Vancouver City Council is once again debating the next steps of the Broadway Plan.
Vancouver City Council is once again debating the next steps of the Broadway Plan.
The controversial project aims to densify the Broadway corridor, creating a second downtown.
But as the city continues to grapple with a housing crisis, there are concerns the project could lead to a spike in so-called “demovictions.”
Council has approved a report on consent from city staff titled “Broadway Plan implementation.” It calls for urgent amendments to the city’s zoning bylaws. Those recommendations will soon be subject to a public hearing.
The report asks councillors to consider providing additional height and density for commercial use in the Mount Pleasant Industrial and the Burrard Slopes Mixed Employment areas.
Staff also want to extend city-wide, six-storey secured rental housing allowances.
“We need to have that balance where, if we're introducing new residential, it's not at the expense of industrial, and I think that's what these (allowances) attempt to do,” said Green Party councillor Pete Fry.
