Abundant Housing Vancouver
@ahvancouver.bsky.social
We are a non-partisan group of advocates supporting more housing of all types for everyone in Metro Vancouver
On now!
Our monthly happy hour is tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) at Rogue at Waterfront, starting at 5:00 pm. Come drop in and say hi!
Details and RSVP in thread:
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November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
On now!
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this chart is so so sad
god forbid we build enough housing for people to live in
god forbid we build enough housing for people to live in
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
this chart is so so sad
god forbid we build enough housing for people to live in
god forbid we build enough housing for people to live in
A quick reminder that the Provincial housing mandates are worse than useless. They are set so low that they encourage city councils to celebrate their failures as successes.
Thanks to Councillors Zhou, Maloney, and Meiszner for at least trying to ask some tough questions.
Thanks to Councillors Zhou, Maloney, and Meiszner for at least trying to ask some tough questions.
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A quick reminder that the Provincial housing mandates are worse than useless. They are set so low that they encourage city councils to celebrate their failures as successes.
Thanks to Councillors Zhou, Maloney, and Meiszner for at least trying to ask some tough questions.
Thanks to Councillors Zhou, Maloney, and Meiszner for at least trying to ask some tough questions.
Our monthly happy hour is tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) at Rogue at Waterfront, starting at 5:00 pm. Come drop in and say hi!
Details and RSVP in thread:
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Details and RSVP in thread:
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November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Our monthly happy hour is tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) at Rogue at Waterfront, starting at 5:00 pm. Come drop in and say hi!
Details and RSVP in thread:
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Details and RSVP in thread:
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Vancouver's survey on the draft Official Development Plan closes TODAY (Oct 29), so it's not too late to fill it in!
Here's the letter we sent to the city about it. And see below for a link to our blog with all the info you need to participate quickly and easily!
Here's the letter we sent to the city about it. And see below for a link to our blog with all the info you need to participate quickly and easily!
October 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Vancouver's survey on the draft Official Development Plan closes TODAY (Oct 29), so it's not too late to fill it in!
Here's the letter we sent to the city about it. And see below for a link to our blog with all the info you need to participate quickly and easily!
Here's the letter we sent to the city about it. And see below for a link to our blog with all the info you need to participate quickly and easily!
New from @Sightline.org:
Small apartment buildings, everywhere, are how we can deliver homes in years rather than decades.
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Small apartment buildings, everywhere, are how we can deliver homes in years rather than decades.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
New from @Sightline.org:
Small apartment buildings, everywhere, are how we can deliver homes in years rather than decades.
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Small apartment buildings, everywhere, are how we can deliver homes in years rather than decades.
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The city's survey on the draft Official Development Plan (which is supposed to guide planning for the next 30 years!) closes TOMORROW, Wed October 29.
Want some help filling out the survey? Don't worry. We got you. With our help it'll only take a minute!
www.abundanthousingv...
Want some help filling out the survey? Don't worry. We got you. With our help it'll only take a minute!
www.abundanthousingv...
October 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The city's survey on the draft Official Development Plan (which is supposed to guide planning for the next 30 years!) closes TOMORROW, Wed October 29.
Want some help filling out the survey? Don't worry. We got you. With our help it'll only take a minute!
www.abundanthousingv...
Want some help filling out the survey? Don't worry. We got you. With our help it'll only take a minute!
www.abundanthousingv...
Better than Backyards: "Impossible Toronto" calls for gradual development of courtyard blocks in detached house areas.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Better than Backyards: "Impossible Toronto" calls for gradual development of courtyard blocks in detached house areas.
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Edmonton's infill election is over, and Edmontonians overwhelmingly voted for a pro-infill council. The predicted backlash never came.
Now, it's time to build. And what better place to start than near our LRT stations.
Read our op-ed 👇 #yeg #yegcc
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Now, it's time to build. And what better place to start than near our LRT stations.
Read our op-ed 👇 #yeg #yegcc
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Voters backed infill housing: Now let's build it near transit
The infill election is over. The mandate is clear: it's time to build.
edmontonjournal.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Edmonton's infill election is over, and Edmontonians overwhelmingly voted for a pro-infill council. The predicted backlash never came.
Now, it's time to build. And what better place to start than near our LRT stations.
Read our op-ed 👇 #yeg #yegcc
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Now, it's time to build. And what better place to start than near our LRT stations.
Read our op-ed 👇 #yeg #yegcc
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Tonight! Open house - Vancouver's Official Development Plan (6-8 pm)
Community Hall at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, 2305 W 7th Ave
Link in thread.
Community Hall at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, 2305 W 7th Ave
Link in thread.
October 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Tonight! Open house - Vancouver's Official Development Plan (6-8 pm)
Community Hall at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, 2305 W 7th Ave
Link in thread.
Community Hall at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, 2305 W 7th Ave
Link in thread.
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A 4 storey plex does stand in sharp contrast to a 50s bungalow, but the problem isn’t the plex - it’s the decades of exclusion where @cityofburnaby.bsky.social didn’t even allow lane houses until recently.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Public backlash to 'gigantic' multiplex homes in Burnaby, B.C., has council scaling back | CBC News
The City of Burnaby is reversing course on parts of its multiplex housing rules, after fielding complaints from residents about the size and scale of the new multi-unit homes in previously single-fami...
www.cbc.ca
October 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A 4 storey plex does stand in sharp contrast to a 50s bungalow, but the problem isn’t the plex - it’s the decades of exclusion where @cityofburnaby.bsky.social didn’t even allow lane houses until recently.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I kept holding up Burnaby as a place that did SSMUH right. So much for that.
Time for the province to up the minimum standard that cities can get away with
Time for the province to up the minimum standard that cities can get away with
Burnaby started out with a forward-looking implementation of the provincial SSMUH legislation.
But after some “feedback from residents” they scaled that back to pretty much the minimum they can get away with under the legislation.
But after some “feedback from residents” they scaled that back to pretty much the minimum they can get away with under the legislation.
City Council cuts height and size of new Province-mandated developments | City of Burnaby
Burnaby City Council has approved changes to the R1 Zoning Bylaw to reduce the height and size of small-scale multi-unit housing (SSMUH) projects, aiming to protect neighbourhood character and livabil...
www.burnaby.ca
October 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I kept holding up Burnaby as a place that did SSMUH right. So much for that.
Time for the province to up the minimum standard that cities can get away with
Time for the province to up the minimum standard that cities can get away with
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AHV's regular happy hour is tonight--hope to see you there!
The weather is cooling down, the leaves are falling, and the October Happy Hour with Abundant Housing Vancouver is coming up!
Thursday, Oct 9
Rogue Wetbar in Waterfront Station
Starting 5 pm
See you there!
Thursday, Oct 9
Rogue Wetbar in Waterfront Station
Starting 5 pm
See you there!
Happy Hour with Abundant Housing Vancouver
Come meet your pro-housing neighbours at happy hour with AHV!
www.eventbrite.ca
October 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
AHV's regular happy hour is tonight--hope to see you there!
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The perfect warm up round the corner from @modacitylife.com book talk at 7!
The weather is cooling down, the leaves are falling, and the October Happy Hour with Abundant Housing Vancouver is coming up!
Thursday, Oct 9
Rogue Wetbar in Waterfront Station
Starting 5 pm
See you there!
Thursday, Oct 9
Rogue Wetbar in Waterfront Station
Starting 5 pm
See you there!
Happy Hour with Abundant Housing Vancouver
Come meet your pro-housing neighbours at happy hour with AHV!
www.eventbrite.ca
October 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The perfect warm up round the corner from @modacitylife.com book talk at 7!
The weather is cooling down, the leaves are falling, and the October Happy Hour with Abundant Housing Vancouver is coming up!
Thursday, Oct 9
Rogue Wetbar in Waterfront Station
Starting 5 pm
See you there!
Thursday, Oct 9
Rogue Wetbar in Waterfront Station
Starting 5 pm
See you there!
Happy Hour with Abundant Housing Vancouver
Come meet your pro-housing neighbours at happy hour with AHV!
www.eventbrite.ca
October 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The weather is cooling down, the leaves are falling, and the October Happy Hour with Abundant Housing Vancouver is coming up!
Thursday, Oct 9
Rogue Wetbar in Waterfront Station
Starting 5 pm
See you there!
Thursday, Oct 9
Rogue Wetbar in Waterfront Station
Starting 5 pm
See you there!
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Vancouver (Extra) Special
33' lots
4 and 6 storey single-stair buildings.
3Br accessible flats, adjacent to a park.
(sketchup / ai render)
33' lots
4 and 6 storey single-stair buildings.
3Br accessible flats, adjacent to a park.
(sketchup / ai render)
September 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Vancouver (Extra) Special
33' lots
4 and 6 storey single-stair buildings.
3Br accessible flats, adjacent to a park.
(sketchup / ai render)
33' lots
4 and 6 storey single-stair buildings.
3Br accessible flats, adjacent to a park.
(sketchup / ai render)
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I'm excited about @ahvancouver.bsky.social's Vancouver's Worst Zoning Walking Tour, TOMORROW!
Details below. This is a fun and social way to learn about a neighbourhood you probably didn't even know existed, but that has a lot to tell us about why we're in a housing crisis!
Details below. This is a fun and social way to learn about a neighbourhood you probably didn't even know existed, but that has a lot to tell us about why we're in a housing crisis!
We haven't done this tour since 2021, so this is a great opportunity to come see a neighbourhood you probably didn't even know existed, learn why it needs to change, and what it tells us about why Vancouver is in a housing crisis!
Vancouver's Worst Zoning: The Walking Tour
We have heard rumours that much of Vancouver is reserved by the government just for mansion owners. Let's go investigate.
www.eventbrite.ca
September 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I'm excited about @ahvancouver.bsky.social's Vancouver's Worst Zoning Walking Tour, TOMORROW!
Details below. This is a fun and social way to learn about a neighbourhood you probably didn't even know existed, but that has a lot to tell us about why we're in a housing crisis!
Details below. This is a fun and social way to learn about a neighbourhood you probably didn't even know existed, but that has a lot to tell us about why we're in a housing crisis!
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Trust me...it's SHOCKING!
Come join @ahvancouver.bsky.social for the Worst Zoning Walking Tour THIS SATURDAY! Details below!
Come join @ahvancouver.bsky.social for the Worst Zoning Walking Tour THIS SATURDAY! Details below!
September 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Trust me...it's SHOCKING!
Come join @ahvancouver.bsky.social for the Worst Zoning Walking Tour THIS SATURDAY! Details below!
Come join @ahvancouver.bsky.social for the Worst Zoning Walking Tour THIS SATURDAY! Details below!
Local control doesn't work:
"The result is an equilibrium that serves no one besides wealthy coastal homeowners. ~11% of San Joaquin County residents... drive more than 90 minutes each way to ... work... most of whom earn under $49,000/year & work blue-collar jobs..."
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"The result is an equilibrium that serves no one besides wealthy coastal homeowners. ~11% of San Joaquin County residents... drive more than 90 minutes each way to ... work... most of whom earn under $49,000/year & work blue-collar jobs..."
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September 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Local control doesn't work:
"The result is an equilibrium that serves no one besides wealthy coastal homeowners. ~11% of San Joaquin County residents... drive more than 90 minutes each way to ... work... most of whom earn under $49,000/year & work blue-collar jobs..."
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"The result is an equilibrium that serves no one besides wealthy coastal homeowners. ~11% of San Joaquin County residents... drive more than 90 minutes each way to ... work... most of whom earn under $49,000/year & work blue-collar jobs..."
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Our monthly happy hour is this week! Come say hi, chat housing, and meet some of your pro-housing neighbours!
This Thursday, Sept 11, starting at 5 pm
Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar in Waterfront Station
This Thursday, Sept 11, starting at 5 pm
Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar in Waterfront Station
Abundant Housing Vancouver Happy Hour
Come meet your pro-housing neighbours at happy hour with AHV!
www.eventbrite.ca
September 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Our monthly happy hour is this week! Come say hi, chat housing, and meet some of your pro-housing neighbours!
This Thursday, Sept 11, starting at 5 pm
Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar in Waterfront Station
This Thursday, Sept 11, starting at 5 pm
Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar in Waterfront Station
What mysteries lie behind the hedges of Belmont Ave?
Come learn on our next walking tour: VANCOUVER'S WORST ZONING!
When: September 20th, 2 pm
Where: We meet at Belmont & Blanca
RSVP and more details at the Eventbrite page below!
Come learn on our next walking tour: VANCOUVER'S WORST ZONING!
When: September 20th, 2 pm
Where: We meet at Belmont & Blanca
RSVP and more details at the Eventbrite page below!
September 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What mysteries lie behind the hedges of Belmont Ave?
Come learn on our next walking tour: VANCOUVER'S WORST ZONING!
When: September 20th, 2 pm
Where: We meet at Belmont & Blanca
RSVP and more details at the Eventbrite page below!
Come learn on our next walking tour: VANCOUVER'S WORST ZONING!
When: September 20th, 2 pm
Where: We meet at Belmont & Blanca
RSVP and more details at the Eventbrite page below!
Thomas Davidoff...said cases like this are why it’s important to keep an eye on how local governments implement laws that come from higher up.
“Housing supply is not just what you can build, but how easy it is to build it," Somerville said.
“Housing supply is not just what you can build, but how easy it is to build it," Somerville said.
Tale of two cities: Why Kelowna built more upzoned housing than Coquitlam
Kelowna and Coquitlam created similar policies to get more housing built, but each city had very different results and a new study has found out why.Both cities were upzoned, meaning they allowed developers to put severa
infotel.ca
September 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Thomas Davidoff...said cases like this are why it’s important to keep an eye on how local governments implement laws that come from higher up.
“Housing supply is not just what you can build, but how easy it is to build it," Somerville said.
“Housing supply is not just what you can build, but how easy it is to build it," Somerville said.
Vancouver is the most unaffordable city for renters in Canada, but is not making progress on building apartments compared to cities like Calgary and Edmonton, or even the rest of Metro Vancouver.
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September 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Vancouver is the most unaffordable city for renters in Canada, but is not making progress on building apartments compared to cities like Calgary and Edmonton, or even the rest of Metro Vancouver.
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