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The Ladner VIllage Area Plan – Del-POP Dispatch #8 (Archive)
ByNorm V.Urgent Request to Write to Council Please write an email to mayor-council@delta.ca to tell them you support the introduction of more housing in Ladner Village!!! An update to the Ladner Village Area Plan has been prepared for Council consideration on November 22 and a Public Hearing on December 14. This update would reduce the height…
Analysis of the Ladner Village Area Plan
ByNorm V.Norm’s Two Cents on Housing and the Ladner Village Area Plan Changes After centuries of use by our local First Nations communities, the plot of land along the banks of the Fraser River that became known as Ladner began to take shape as a fishing and farming village. Early maps drawn up of the settlement…
Housing-Induced Poverty Makes Us All Poorer – Del-POP Dispatch #12 (Archive)
ByNorm V.The State of the City– “The high proportion of single-detached housing in Delta is not meeting the needs of the community.”– There is a clear “expectation of dramatic changes in housing type need over time.”– “Different types of density, like infill housing, midrise buildings, and highrise towers, are appropriate in different areas of Delta.”– “Some increases in density…
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We can make Delta more people-oriented by densifying residential and commercial space in the town centres of our three major communities, spaces that have low vehicle traffic and are walkable and transit-accessible to everyone. Building mid-density housing, such as walkup apartments, townhomes, row homes, and even small apartments next to town centres lowers both vehicle traffic and pollution caused by traffic, leaving more spaces for walkers, cyclists, transit users, and everyone in between.
Analysing the Housing Action Plan – Del-POP Dispatch #7 – (Archive)
ByNorm V.We want to see housing options improve within the lands we’ve already decided are suitable for building on. We want for-profit and non-profit projects to succeed and not be held back by arbitrary or outdated land use restrictions.
Archive | Call to Action | Dispatch | HousingYou + Public Hearing = 314 More Homes? – Del-POP Dispatch #2 (Archive)
ByNorm V.Call to Action: A major project with 50 rental homes (including 10 subsidized rental homes), 264 market rate homes, a childcare centre, and street level retail is coming to public hearing on Monday, June 8th starting at 4pm. After council hears from the public, they will then move into the Meeting Following Public Hearing (yes, that’s it’s…
