British Columbia

An influential Vancouver Realtor has proposed a density bonus scheme that he says would get developers to provide more housing affordable to first-time buyers.

This video from CBC looks at how Victoria, British Columbia, plans to mimic the efforts of Portland, Oregon, to reduce homelessness by taking a "housing first" approach.

From construction to infrastructure to social marketing, the Dockside Green condominiums in Victoria B.C. is becoming recognized as the greenest in Canada.

Already praised for its efforts at encouraging residential density in its urban core, Vancouver's mayor is pushing for a new EcoDensity charter that would push for higher densities citywide. But even in Vancouver, residents are wary of more density.

More people in British Columbia are responding to higher gas prices by ditching their cars and rising bikes, taking transit and walking, according to a recent survey.

Condos are booming in Vancouver, and as a result the city's young creatives are being squeezed out.

Residents in the small town of Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island are starting a citywide carpooling program to help provide for people without cars after the city's underused public transit system was shut down.

Gentrification of one of Vancouver's low-cost neighborhoods in pushing immigrant populations out of the city.

Vancouver's plans to increase density in the city are being called "a hard sell".

The government of British Columbia has announced a carbon tax system for the province -- the first in North America.

Vancouver's plans for "EcoDensity" should be better understood by the public before moving forward, according to this opinion piece.

As Vancouver weighs the importance of density in the city, some say the debate needs a refresh.

This report from the Suzuki Foundation examines climate change impacts on equity of land values in British Columbia.

British Columbia's Premier Gordon Campbell has announced $14 billion worth of public transit investment.

The demolition of two historic buildings in Vancouver has many worried that the provincial preservation laws aren't doing enough to protect the city's historic stock.

New buses being added to Victoria, British Columbia's transit fleet are being warmly welcomed, but this editorial argues much more needs to be done to deal with the area's increasing congestion and mobility issues.

Vancouver has been named one of the world's "smartest" cities in a recent list, which also includes cities from Australia, Ohio, Scotland, and India.

The scene of white-clad lawn bowlers playing amid highrises, long an icon of downtown Victoria, will soon vanish, as the city plans to turn a long-established club's greens into underground parking and a hard-surfaced urban plaza.

Vancouver looks to its people to help chart out the city's future growth strategy.

Plans for "EcoDensity" in Vancouver are at odd with the city's willingness to allow big box development, according to this article.