Westside Backyard

Screenshot of the android keyboard while long-pressing the hyphen character

Android is just a long press on the hyphen for em- or en-dashes

"No take, only throw" meme of a dog refusing to give up its ball to play fetch

No townhouse, only calibration

Yes to the Olympic Village School in my backyard SUPPORT OUR OLYMPIC VILLAGE SCHOOL - SUPPORT THE REZONING TO INCREASE ITS SIZE We are a group of residents of Olympic Village who are concerned about efforts to have City Council reject or defer this ...

Here's the full document to edit, share, print, etc

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What's their ranking system for choosing debated motions 👀

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I don't recall saying "good luck"

So that's it after a year, "so long, good luck?"

What Vancouver politics looks like rn

I don't like that they're planted right up to the sidewalk and then people don't keep them trimmed

Alas I am a prissy princess and I like being centrally located and able to walk everywhere (To the west of me is Kitsilano, Mt Pleasant is east, north is downtown, and south... well, I don't usually go south but I could if I wanted to)

If you want a flyer for handing out...
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Them treating homeowners as a distributed power who are in opposition to a monolith of developers reinforces that view, even though owners often act as a cartel against changes beneficial for renters

Like with alcohol in parks, the curfew is a proxy for other concerns like noise.
Just address those things directly if people are causing an issue.

Sue Sylvester meme captioned "I am going to create a facade that is so articulated"

First time I've pulled out this meme as a positive sentiment

Every school's playground or sports field should count as a park

Now that we have Transit Oriented Areas, we need School Oriented Areas for minimum allowable heights of and around schools

That's probably exactly some people's issue with it, like with not wanting improved transit because it will result in increased density along the transit route

Vancouver also limits their 4 storey apartment zoning to 35 feet 🫤

We need more family-sized ownership housing, not more studios for renters

No, not like that

If the the size and quantity of ADUs needs to be limited to prevent a rush of development overwhelming existing infrastructure, then planners have failed in two ways

Information on housing starts and completions from the Metro Vancouver Housing Data Book 2025. A chart shows gradually increasing numbers since 2000, but still below historic levels prior to 1990.

Has Vancouver been very yimby for 15 years?
Having concentrated a lot of new housing with high density in brownfield redevelopments while not substantially changing the amount of new housing per population sounds pretty contrary to yimby goals.

Yeah, I don't think they provide any value, but they would be less of an obstruction if they were in line with the street trees

I really don't get requiring them to be against the building instead of at the curb, unless the sidewalk is very wide.
Places like 4th or Yew with narrow sidewalks would be better if the signs were required to be at the curb.

Just anyone can print off some flyers and post them in public places

Aesthetically, were I a neighbour overlooking this school, a rooftop play area would be significantly better to see out my window than the typical building roof.

An update to the rezoning information from the city website, describing an agreement between the city and school board to improve the field north of the school site so that it is suitable for the school's use during school hours. A large field is also allocated in future plans for development west of the existing park.

The complaints about not having ground-level green space turn out to be unfounded anyways. The portion of Hinge Park north of the school site is slated to be improved for the school's needs during school hours.

I get the strong impression they would oppose a third storey if it wasn't already part of the original zoning.

Pretty rich that they include the budget as a concern, then propose using more land ($$$), relocating existing park amenities ($), and building an elevated walkway ($$)