Community Planning Matters! Brian Palmquist -3 Steps to a better Vancouver
Schedule
Wed Apr 15 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran Church | Vancouver, BC
About this Event
Issue
Vancouver’s historic neighbourhood planning tradition is being eclipsed by citywide growth frameworks that prioritize development scale and financial yield over community-based planning principles. As the city approaches the 2026 civic election, there is a timely need to re-centre public understanding of neighbourhood planning, local knowledge, and place-based decision-making.
Background
Vancouver has a long legacy of neighbourhood-led planning that emphasized livability, social cohesion, and context-sensitive urban design. Recent planning approaches have shifted toward broad, top-down growth strategies, often experienced by residents as disconnected from local needs and neighbourhood character.
There is strong public interest in revisiting how neighbourhood planning can:
- Support housing affordability without eroding livability
- Balance growth with infrastructure, services, and social capacity
- Strengthen democratic participation at the local level
Where is it happening?
Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3491 West 31st Avenue, Vancouver, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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