The plan takes into account projections for population, housing and employment growth, and anticipates the need for creating about 500,000 new jobs and 500,000 new homes.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
But one critic, who has presented his analysis to Metro’s board in the past, said that while the plan has laudable goals, the stated policies aren’t the ones needed to realize them. “But in actual fact, Metro Vancouver has analysis that it’s going to shrink from 32 to 28 per cent,” said Boston.Article content
Boston said there are definitely spots of intense densification with tall tower developments at some transit hubs, but overall, “We’re doing too much tall and too much sprawl. There’s a whole bunch of missing middle that is super attractive and that we’re not doing a lot of.”