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. @russilwvong.bsky.social's take on the Vancouver municipal parties is useful: www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/...
November 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
. @russilwvong.bsky.social's take on the Vancouver municipal parties is useful: www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/...
Burnaby is trying to dial back their multiplex program, and Mayor Hurley is very clear that he wants there to be less floor space.
The people who get angry about small apartments should be angry about this - literally less space for people to live in! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The people who get angry about small apartments should be angry about this - literally less space for people to live in! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
October 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Burnaby is trying to dial back their multiplex program, and Mayor Hurley is very clear that he wants there to be less floor space.
The people who get angry about small apartments should be angry about this - literally less space for people to live in! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The people who get angry about small apartments should be angry about this - literally less space for people to live in! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The False Creek pumping station is pretty obvious; the Coal Harbour one not so much.
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The False Creek pumping station is pretty obvious; the Coal Harbour one not so much.
Vancouver's Dedicated Fire Protection System is really neat. An earthquake-resistant firefighting water supply system to supply the denser parts of the city and VGH
October 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Vancouver's Dedicated Fire Protection System is really neat. An earthquake-resistant firefighting water supply system to supply the denser parts of the city and VGH
lots going on in this article about SkyTrain to UBC, but the bus routes by ridership caught my eye. surprised that the 16 and 19 (relatively slow local buses) are so popular www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
October 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
lots going on in this article about SkyTrain to UBC, but the bus routes by ridership caught my eye. surprised that the 16 and 19 (relatively slow local buses) are so popular www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This got approved today! Only Sean Orr declined to vote yes.
October 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This got approved today! Only Sean Orr declined to vote yes.
They have to do all kinds of weird shit to pretend that they're a wholesaler because Vancouver's planning department decided that this *one building* was appropriate for a bajillion different uses but not retail (unless you're selling cars). And god forbid an accountant or travel agency open up here
October 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
They have to do all kinds of weird shit to pretend that they're a wholesaler because Vancouver's planning department decided that this *one building* was appropriate for a bajillion different uses but not retail (unless you're selling cars). And god forbid an accountant or travel agency open up here
Chatting with a lovely pet shop owner that moved to near Cambie and Broadway, and she mentions "Ignore the shelves, we had to divide the space up because we're only allowed to have retail on 40% of the floor area."
Turns out it's an insane CD zone from 1995 cd1-bylaws.vancouver.ca/cd-1(330).pdf
Turns out it's an insane CD zone from 1995 cd1-bylaws.vancouver.ca/cd-1(330).pdf
October 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Chatting with a lovely pet shop owner that moved to near Cambie and Broadway, and she mentions "Ignore the shelves, we had to divide the space up because we're only allowed to have retail on 40% of the floor area."
Turns out it's an insane CD zone from 1995 cd1-bylaws.vancouver.ca/cd-1(330).pdf
Turns out it's an insane CD zone from 1995 cd1-bylaws.vancouver.ca/cd-1(330).pdf
Jameson House is up there for worst layouts in a $$$ Vancouver building. Imagine paying $1.75M for a huge 1700 sqft 2BR and then you only get natural light from these dinky angled+round windows on one side of the unit www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
October 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Jameson House is up there for worst layouts in a $$$ Vancouver building. Imagine paying $1.75M for a huge 1700 sqft 2BR and then you only get natural light from these dinky angled+round windows on one side of the unit www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
love me some overgrown Tokyo buildings www.tokyotimes.org/recently-fou...
September 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
love me some overgrown Tokyo buildings www.tokyotimes.org/recently-fou...
(there’s a good story about a local tech company called airG doing shady deals – the cofounders literally had a “Shady Deals” section in a signed document, lol)
September 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
(there’s a good story about a local tech company called airG doing shady deals – the cofounders literally had a “Shady Deals” section in a signed document, lol)
Looking at a Vancouver coach house that would be a *lot* more liveable with a few hundred extra square feet. And whaddya know, the top floor had to be set back by about that much
September 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Looking at a Vancouver coach house that would be a *lot* more liveable with a few hundred extra square feet. And whaddya know, the top floor had to be set back by about that much
been idly considering moving and IMO these areas plus Metrotown are the serious contenders for nice, interesting, walkable places to live with decent transit options. apologies to all the neighbourhoods that didn't make the cut
September 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
been idly considering moving and IMO these areas plus Metrotown are the serious contenders for nice, interesting, walkable places to live with decent transit options. apologies to all the neighbourhoods that didn't make the cut
Seeing this in a 2025 new build; do you reckon it was built under the old rules? www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
(also ahhhhhhhhhh that balcony sucks so much)
(also ahhhhhhhhhh that balcony sucks so much)
September 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Seeing this in a 2025 new build; do you reckon it was built under the old rules? www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
(also ahhhhhhhhhh that balcony sucks so much)
(also ahhhhhhhhhh that balcony sucks so much)
this is often framed in a "we will give sympathetic communities more self-determination ✊" way, but that feels like a sleight of hand without mentioning that *every* neighbourhood including Shaughnessy and Point Grey will have more veto powers
September 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
this is often framed in a "we will give sympathetic communities more self-determination ✊" way, but that feels like a sleight of hand without mentioning that *every* neighbourhood including Shaughnessy and Point Grey will have more veto powers
local control, everybody: direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
September 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
local control, everybody: direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
Don Davies? The guy who NIMBYs wood-frame apartments in East Van? www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/...
September 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Don Davies? The guy who NIMBYs wood-frame apartments in East Van? www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/...
thinking, after a pedestrian was killed at 12th and Victoria, about how Vancouver has a 311 app with a million categories and no way to complain about a dangerous intersection
September 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
thinking, after a pedestrian was killed at 12th and Victoria, about how Vancouver has a 311 app with a million categories and no way to complain about a dangerous intersection
putting together a lil' speech for tonight
September 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
putting together a lil' speech for tonight
Once you see this you can't stop seeing it. Yaletown penthouse with a tiny little fenced off patio that could easily be 4x bigger: www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
September 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Once you see this you can't stop seeing it. Yaletown penthouse with a tiny little fenced off patio that could easily be 4x bigger: www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
TIL that the Canadian Auto Dealers Association has been lobbying to allow cars certified in Japan, Korea, and Europe (like we do for US-certifications). Rare auto dealer W www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...
September 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
TIL that the Canadian Auto Dealers Association has been lobbying to allow cars certified in Japan, Korea, and Europe (like we do for US-certifications). Rare auto dealer W www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...
making 10 bajillion HTTP requests and using a *lot* of CPU for a couple seconds, in my case. wild guess is that either there were network issues or some critical component on their side (like the thing that returns feed data) was running slow
September 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
making 10 bajillion HTTP requests and using a *lot* of CPU for a couple seconds, in my case. wild guess is that either there were network issues or some critical component on their side (like the thing that returns feed data) was running slow
First time seeing a unit in that neat little yellow building in Chinatown (which I hear was extremely difficult to get past the planning dept) and *wow* www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
September 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
First time seeing a unit in that neat little yellow building in Chinatown (which I hear was extremely difficult to get past the planning dept) and *wow* www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
“having a several story school is going to darken the streets of Olympic village even further” www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/...
September 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“having a several story school is going to darken the streets of Olympic village even further” www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/...