This Tuesday the Vancouver city affordable housing task
force are meeting to discuss the idea of creating cheaper housing for renter
and buyers that include building housing on the city's thinner streets, the
West End could be one area that it is tested also included are Marpole and the
Grandview - Woodland areas. The idea and the aim is to take thinner less
used streets in those areas and to create up to 10,000 affordable new homes, if
approved the pilot project would focus on areas close to Skytrain stations and
significant bus routes first. The idea for the thin streets project was
one of seven winners of a city contest aimed at generating new ideas for
cheaper housing and this idea was the favourite of
What are your thoughts about this project? Do you
want it in your neighbourhood?
Let me know your thoughts at adamknightrealty@gmail.com
Adam Knight
604.916.9940
www.AdamKnight.ca
Vancouver using thin streets to make way for cheaper housing
Blog by Adam Knight | October 2nd, 2012