Category Archives: Business in Vancouver

Data-based Planning

Posted on March 1, 2022 by E. Murphy

Census data should inform Vancouver planning The 2021 Census confirms Vancouver is building more units than required for population growth By Elizabeth Murphy, Business In Vancouver, March 1, 2022 Downtown Vancouver is now the densest in Canada according to the … Continue reading →

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Property Taxes 2019

Posted on January 24, 2019 by E. Murphy

Municipal taxes in Vancouver: the good, the bad and the ugly By Elizabeth Murphy, Business in Vancouver, Thursday January 24, 2019 The October 2018 election in the city of Vancouver resulted in a decisive vote for change that ended Vision Vancouver’s decade-long majority as … Continue reading →

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Property surcharge against municipal interests

Posted on July 12, 2018 by E. Murphy

B.C. property surtax undermines municipal tax base By Elizabeth Murphy, Business in Vancouver, July 12, 2018 Graph source: Metro Vancouver report 2016. The B.C. provincial government’s proposed property tax surcharge encroaches onto the municipal tax base. The B.C. take of 40% will increase … Continue reading →

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Supply-side Development

Posted on December 1, 2017 by E. Murphy

City of Vancouver needs treatment for its overbuilding addiction By Elizabeth Murphy, Business in Vancouver Magazine, December 1, 2017 The City of Vancouver has finally admitted that it has an addiction problem. The addiction is increasing density through rezoning that has been inflating … Continue reading →

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Character house zoning backpedaled

Posted on March 17, 2017 by E. Murphy

Saving character houses needs incentives and zoning By Elizabeth Murphy, Business in Vancouver, March 17, 2017 The city is moving away from downzoning, especially on non-character lots. This is a good thing because much public pushback was generated when they went too far by not … Continue reading →

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Business in Vancouver – Transit Funding

Posted on November 1, 2016 by E. Murphy

Victoria’s civic tax grab a threat to local land-use authority By Elizabeth Murphy, Business in Vancouver, November 1, 2016 The province is about to impinge on the civic tax base, land-use authority and democracy by using development fees to fund transit and by … Continue reading →

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Business in Vancouver – Affordability

Posted on July 22, 2016 by E. Murphy

Rezoning is increasing land speculation, reducing affordability By Elizabeth Murphy, Business in Vancouver, July 22, 2016 The rush to rezone fuels speculative land inflation that’s further exacerbated by unregulated foreign capital flows. The fact that the City of Vancouver already has ample … Continue reading →

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