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Affordable rents: There’s a way, just no will
Over the last number of years, Vision Vancouver has been offering developers significant incentives in the form of waiving development cost levies or DCLs in return for a commitment from the developer to provide purpose-built rental housing. (See my June … Continue reading
Posted in affordable housing, British Columbia, City Hall, developers, electoral reform, gentrification, Green Party, homelessness, influence peddling, National Housing Strategy, NDP, Planning, seniors, social justice, Vancouver, Vancouver election, Vision Vancouver
Tagged Adriane Carr, affordability crisis, affordable housing, Carlito Pablo, David Eby, DCLs, Development Cost Levies, Georgia Straight, Jonathan Baker, Nathalie Baker, rent control, rent freeze, rental housing, Vancouver charter
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