Tag: housing-reset
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Press Release: Vancouver’s Official Development Plan (ODP) can be repealed
Vancouver’s Official Development Plan can be amended or replaced, contrary to claims. An open letter (Aug 30, 2026) emphasizes the need for new approaches to affordable housing and critiques existing planning practices. This coalition of experts urges public participation for effective revision of the ODP, ensuring compliance with provincial legislation.
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Letter to Vancouver on Official Development Plan (ODP) (Public Hearing March 10, 2026)
This open letter relates to a City of Vancouver Public Hearing starting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (https://app.vancouver.ca/CouncilMeetingPublic/CouncilMeetings).(Note – Link in top line of the PDF has been revised to link to HousingReset.ca top page.) OPEN LETTER From HousingReset (HousingReset.ca) February 25, 2026 To: City of Vancouver Mayor Sim and Councillors Re: City of Vancouver…
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Letter to B.C. Premier and Housing Minister
(August 14, 2025) In a continuation of efforts calling for a housing reset at all levels of government, a group of 27 urbanists sent a joint letter to B.C. Premier David Eby and B.C. Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Christine Boyle, expressing concerns regarding provincial housing policy, offering concrete suggestions, and requesting a meeting in person. The letter…
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Letter to Prime Minister and Housing Minister
In the context of fast-moving discussions on housing policy at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, a group of 27 experts on July 22, 2025, sent a joint letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Federal Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Gregor Robertson expressing concerns and suggestions. The letter is entitled “Advancing Housing Affordability…
