Kenneth Chan
Optimistic realist. Daily Hive Editor for Architecture, Real Estate, Transport, Urban Issues, Politics & Business. 🏗🏙🏘🚎🚇⛴✈️ kenneth@dailyhive.com
- City of Vancouver staff can't prove it maximized value in some land sales, according to an audit from 2016 to 2024. Auditor suggests there is currently a system that is too informal, too opaque, and too reactive. #vanpoli #vanre #vancre dailyhive.com/vancouver/ci...
- Vancouver City Council has approved the City-owned project of 2 market rental housing towers at Burrard Bridge's north end in downtown. 1,089 units generating $1+ billion revenue over first few decades. Execution strategy is uncertain. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/bu...
- Vancouver City Council endorses requesting BC government for support to enable free FIFA World Cup match screenings at new PNE amphitheatre. But not at BC Place Stadium's non-match days, not possible due to security and logistics. #bcpoli #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- BREAKING... Vancouver City Council has approved up to $600,000 in new funding to support a 1-night fireworks event this summer, filling in for the cancelled Celebration of Light. 🎆 Efforts will also be made to save the 3-night event in 2027+. #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- A 16-storey hotel with 183 guest rooms is proposed for #SkyTrain's future Oak-VGH Station. This is now the 4th new hotel project within 1 block of the transit hub, creating 765 rooms. #vancre #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/89...
- BC government's latest improved BC Place Stadium deal would give the Vancouver Whitecaps all net match profits: about $1.5 million/year. Better, perhaps, but is it enough to secure the team's future until the new stadium is ready? #VWFC #bcpoli #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/go...
- JUST IN... Vancouver mayor Ken Sim is proposing to have the City fund up to $2 million to stage a 1-night fireworks event in August. 🎆 To carry the momentum of the cancelled Celebration of Light, while efforts are made to find a 2027+ solution. #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- Vancouver Plan is set to be replaced by the first-ever citywide legal Official Development Plan, following BC legislation. Rezonings that align with the ODP and include at least 50% residential floor area will not need a public hearing. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- #TransLink will widen a 3-km-long segment of Golden Ears Bridge's arterial access road it owns & operates in Maple Ridge. Golden Ears Way north of Lougheed Highway will be widened from 2 lanes to 4 lanes. Construction could begin 2027. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/go...
- BREAKING... Vancouver International Airport achieves all-time historic annual record of 26.9 million passengers in 2025. ✈️ Far exceeding the previous record set in pre-pandemic 2019. New record also set for air cargo. #YVR #bcpoli #vanpoli #aviation dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- BC Conservative party leader candidate Ian Black is proposing to cancel the 8-lane George Massey immersed tunnel project to "immediately" revive the original 10-lane bridge project. Named the "Sir John A. Macdonald Gateway." #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/ge...
- City of Surrey begins bidding process for a developer, sports team & operator for new 10,000-seat City Centre Arena. Seeking "innovative" funding & financing. With hotel, conference & retail/restaurant. Construction could begin in 2027. #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/su...
- Westbank is making a pivot for its project at Creative Energy's Beatty Street site next to BC Place. Instead of 17 storeys of office, it's planning a 48-storey tower with hotel, housing & data centre uses over the new steam plant. #vancre #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/15...
- Thomus Donaghy Overdose Prevention Site in the laneway of Metson Rooms & Shelter on Howe Street in downtown Vancouver permanently closes today. Since April 2024, this was the replacement site for the controversial Yaletown OPS. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/th...
- JUST IN... Cadillac Fairview is rebooting its Waterfront Station office tower project in downtown Vancouver with an all-new, tree-inspired design. The new application calls for a 22-storey tower with 581,000 sf of office space. #vancre #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/60...
- JUST IN... It's official: Pete Fry is the Green party's candidate for Vancouver mayor in the 2026 civic election. He is the Green party's first Vancouver mayoral candidate in 30 years. #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/pe...
- Vancouver Police is opening a major patrol operations headquarters at Woodward's: a hub for #VPD's new District 5 for Gastown, Downtown Eastside & other areas. A police training academy is also being considered for the London Drugs space. #DTES #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- Anne McMullin is leaving her role as the president and CEO of the Urban Development Institute after 14 years. #vanre #vancre #vanpoli #bcpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/an...
- B.C. government says there's no plan to make the 8th Avenue detour bus-only during the 4-month Broadway road closure for subway construction. At times, there's bumper-to-bumper congestion spanning blocks, with #TransLink buses bunching. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/ea...
- Vancouver City Council has approved a 25-storey tower with industrial uses & 200 rental homes. In Mount Pleasant's protected industrial lands. City staff recommended rejection to protect industrial land & prevent residential speculation. #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/32...
- A 35-storey hotel & rental housing tower is proposed for the corner of Granville & Helmcken streets in downtown Vancouver. 112 hotel rooms, 176 rental homes & a major restaurant. Another big project to revitalize Granville Strip. #vancre #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/11...
- Vancouver School Board chair Victoria Jung has joined the new Vancouver Liberals civic party. She intends to run for Vancouver City Council in this year's election. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/vi...
- William Azaroff, who is seeking OneCity's nomination to run for Vancouver mayor, is proposing city-wide coordinated traffic signals that could cost up to $200 million. 🚦 It'd also enable extensive signal priority for #TransLink buses. #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- City of Vancouver and #TransLink are planning new 24/7 curbside bus lanes in both directions of Hastings Street between Boundary Road and just west of Hastings Park. Implementation is set for Spring 2026. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/ea...
- Alberta's population is likely to exceed that of British Columbia by 2050, according to Statistics Canada's new forecast. Alberta would become Canada's 3rd most populous province, while B.C. drops to 4th. #bcpoli #abpoli #vanre #vanpoli #yyc dailyhive.com/vancouver/al...
- The full week-long closure of both the old Pattullo Bridge and new Riverview Bridge will begin on Feb. 6. Enabling crews to complete road connections at both ends of the bridge, ahead of the full traffic switch. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/pa...
- JUST IN... #TransLink says Westham Island Bridge has been knocked out of alignment from last week's vessel collision. Very extensive repairs require lifting the bridge, reconnecting the damaged pier to the structure, and replacing piles. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/we...
- Broadway businesses are "cautiously optimistic" after today's meeting with Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth over the full road closure between Main and Quebec streets for subway construction. New calls for short-term loans. #vancre #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/br...
- City of Vancouver staff are opposed to City Council's proposal to ban garburators in new developments. The potential benefits for the environment, sewage treatment, water use, and cost savings would be highly minimal. #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- Construction is underway on the redevelopment of Listel Hotel Vancouver on Robson Street. Upon opening in 2029, the hotel will be under #Hyatt's The Unbound Collection luxury brand. 183 hotel rooms and 133 market rental homes. #vancre #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/hy...
- #TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn emphasizes "certainty and delivery" in Bus Rapid Transit approach. "We don’t have to buy rail cars. We don’t have to buy land for a new maintenance facility for vehicles that we don’t maintain today." #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/tr...
- This is Apcon Group's concept for a major rental housing project near #SkyTrain Scott Road Station in partnership with City of Surrey. 452 rental homes on City-owned land, with the City earning $1 million per year from rental income. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/10...
- And so it begins ⛔️... The block of Broadway between Main & Quebec streets is now fully closed for 4 months to enable the next phase of subway construction. East 8th Avenue is now the "New Broadway" for the temporary detour route. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/br...
- #TransLink buses, particularly the No. 19 Stanley Park/Metrotown trolley, are set to benefit from segments of new and extended bus lanes, intersection changes, and bus stop changes/removals along the Main Street and Kingsway corridor. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/tr...
- City of Vancouver is eyeing federal & provincial loans to demolish the Dunsmuir & Georgia viaducts and build new roads, enabling Northeast False Creek projects. Development revenues are no longer enough due to "massive cost escalation." #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/du...
- For many locals, a school field trip to the Capilano River Hatchery in North Vancouver is a childhood rite of passage. Now, the federal government is providing this major salmon hatchery & education experience with a $49 million upgrade. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/me...
- Early nightly closures at #SkyTrain's Oakridge-41st Avenue Station for construction extended by 2 months, starting this Monday. The station expansion project is expected to reach completion this summer, just after the Oakridge Park mall opening. #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/oa...
- JUST IN... #TransLink states Westham Island Bridge across Fraser River in Delta could be closed for several weeks. After a vessel collision earlier this week. "The damage is more significant, and we still don’t know the full extent." #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/we...
- A new pedestrian and cyclist bridge over the busy CN railway in the Brentwood district is proposed. The City of Burnaby is considering five potential locations for the overpass. 🚶🏻🚴♂️ #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/bu...
- Vancouver-based General Fusion to go public under Nasdaq in first-of-its-kind fusion energy deal. #GFUZ dailyhive.com/vancouver/ge...
- Taiwan-based flying theatre ride manufacturer Brogent will buy Vancouver-based #Flyover Attractions for US$78 million. This includes all 4 locations, which use the company's equipment & tech. Flyover has been owned by U.S.-based Pursuit since 2017. dailyhive.com/vancouver/fl...
- City of Vancouver's landfill in Delta to remain operational for another 20 years through 2050. It was previously set to close as early as 2030. There's spare capacity, and this will reduce the need to hike household & business user fees. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- JUST IN... New details of the plan to rebuild Vancouver General Hospital. A substantially larger, taller & modern VGH with 3.2 million sf of new floor area. Starting with an expedited new 11-storey care building with expanded ER. #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- Westham Island Bridge across the Fraser River in Delta is temporarily closed due to an unspecified marine vessel strike. Crews are inspecting this wooden bridge owned and operated by TransLink. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/we...
- Nearly $3 million in funding for Downtown Eastside street-cleaning and employment program approved by Vancouver City Council. #DTES #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/mi...
- Vancouver City Council is set to decide on a number of transformative redevelopment proposals early this year. This includes 800 Granville, Army & Navy, Langara Gardens, and more. #vancre #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
- Vancouver City Council has approved a 25-storey student housing tower situated next to #SkyTrain's Langara-49th Avenue Station. It'll offer purpose-built furnished student housing, with a total of about 650 beds. #vanre #vanpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/ge...
- Park Board commissioner Scott Jensen has joined Kareem Allam's new Vancouver Liberals party. Jensen, who was first elected under ABC and then became an independent, will finish the term with the Liberals before the October election. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/sc...
- Vancouver City Council has approved an enormous 2-tower expansion of the Vancouver General Hospital campus. Diagnostic, surgical & clinical spaces, and long-term care. Led by VGH's charity, without relying on government funding. #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/90...
