First Nations of Canada Building Housing, High-Rises, Battery Plant
The massive housing and other economic development projects underway in Canada could be inspiration for the US.
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The massive housing and other economic development projects underway in Canada could be inspiration for the US.
In B.C., Indigenous nations are reclaiming power and wealth for their own citizens—no matter what the neighbours think
The long reign of exclusionary single-family zoning is being challenged in British Columbia—and none too soon amid a severe housing shortage. The BC government has unveiled major pieces of housing legislation including a policy that requires cities to allow multiplexes with three to six homes on portions of land where they have long blocked all but single-family houses.
In just one month in 2023, the province legalized fourplexes, allowed apartment buildings up to 20 stories near all transit stations, eliminated public hearings for plan-compliant buildings, ended parking requirements in transit-oriented districts, and announced that it is considering single-stair reform.