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NSV sent the letter below to Mayor and Council regarding the proposed changes to the Heritage Density Bank and the Transfer of Density. This letter is also available as a PDF document (click here to download). NSV – Neighbourhoods for … Continue reading →

July 29, 2013 Mayor Robertson and Councillors City of Vancouver 453 West 12 Avenue Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 1V4 Dear Mayor Robertson and Councillors, Re: Point Grey Cornwall Active Transportation Corridor While Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV) is strongly supportive … Continue reading →

Local funds shouldn’t pay for transit Opinion: If Victoria and Ottawa don’t pay, property taxes and development fees are diverted from other programs By Elizabeth Murphy, Special to The Vancouver Sun July 23, 2013 5:04 PM http://www.vancouversun.com/business/bc2035/Local+funds+shouldn+transit/8698500/story.html  Also found on … Continue reading →

Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver sent this message to Mayor and Council today. July 23, 2013 Dear Mayor Robertson and Councillors, Re: Hastings Park/PNE Governance Review – Standing Committee on Planning, Transportation and Environment Meeting July 24, 2013 Neighbourhoods for … Continue reading →

Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver sent this letter to Mayor and Council. July 22, 2013 Dear Mayor Robertson and Councillors, Re: Clr. Adriane Carr’s Motion to Extended Timeline for Grandview-Woodland Community Plan – Council Meeting July 23, 2013 Neighbourhoods for … Continue reading →

Vancouver’s development plan lacks public input Opinion: If you haven’t heard about it, you’re not alone By Elizabeth Murphy, Special to The Vancouver Sun May 24, 2013 4:17 PM Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/2035/Vancouver+development+plan+lacks+public+input/8432633/story.html#ixzz2UKFFsAAH   Caption: The Official Development Plan and Regional Context … Continue reading →

NSV submitted two letters to City Council before the Public Hearing held on April 9, 2013. Please find the full text of these letters reproduced below as both text files and PDFs. The rezoning of 1900 RS-1 zoned lots in … Continue reading →

By Elizabeth Murphy, Contributing writer to The Vancouver Courier Excerpt: TransLink recently released its Phase 2 study report on the three proposed shortlisted options for the Broadway-UBC corridor. Vancouver had already announced the subway option as preferred before engaging the … Continue reading →

By Elizabeth Murphy, Special to The Vancouver Sun Excerpt: In recent years new development has caused the loss of many arts, culture and community assets including local theatres such as the Ridge (and Bowling Alley), Pantages, Hollywood, Varsity, Granville 7 … Continue reading →

Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver held a panel discussion on Funding our Community Centres to better serve the needs of all citizens. See below for video of panelist presentations. About 75 people attended. Discussion raised new insights and impressed many that … Continue reading →