The debate and speechifying finally wrapped up at 11:38 last night and, to no one’s surprise, the Hornby bike-lane “trial” was approved — unanimously, with even NPA Councillor Suzanne Anton voting in favour, though expressing concern about the process and the snippy remarks some councillors made that she felt trivialized business concerns. (And much debate […]

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There is social housing all over the city, but most people don’t realize it. Coal Harbour, the nice section of Kitsilano next to Jericho Beach, north False Creek, the West End, south Granville — there are unobtrusive apartment buildings everywhere. For a long time, that’s gone unquestioned. But in the past week, the issue has […]

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In the ongoing debate about the proposed Hornby bike lane, this note just went in from DVBIA director Charles Gauthier, outlining concerns passed on to him about it from a commercial realtor. Another perspective to enrich this debate, which I think is an important one. It’s about far more than just this bike lane. Cities […]

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Development consultant, ex-planner for Simon Fraser’s UniverCity, and candidate for the NPA in the last election, Michael Geller is front and centre these days talking about the Olympic Village here and on his blog. Michael’s latest analysis, posted on his blog and emailed to many of us (including city manager Penny Ballem) with more details […]

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There are many, I am sure, who feel about the Olympic village the way they do about trying to sell the house after a divorce. Just anyone take it off our hands, please, at any price, so we don’t have to deal with this any more. Dream on, my friends. The village’s problems may be […]

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This out from Peter and Shahram Malek, after the city’s news conference saying yesterday their company failed to pay the full amount on their first loan instalment and that the city is going after their assets. STATEMENT FROM MILLENNIUM September 30, 2010 We have heard the City’s concerns today about the taxpayers investment in this […]

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So much news breaking about city issues these days, it’s hard to keep up. But here’s the Sun’s story on the latest calculation for the Hornby bike lane.

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And here’s my more complete story.

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It was cyclone season at city hall this afternoon, after the city called a briefing and unloaded a giant heap of steaming financial information on us about what’s going on with the private developer that built the Olympic village, plus more. I just finished writing my Globe story for tomorrow, which will have interesting details […]

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The Vision Vancouver council is now working out whether it is prepared to reach an agreement on its own with one or more of the non-profits who bid on its three rental/social-housing buildings at the village. As my story today says, that comes with one extra straw on the financial burden the city’s camel is already […]

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