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PLANNING INSTITUTE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PLANNING WEST WINTER 2019 FORWARD THINKING SHAPING COMMUNITIES The Co-housing Solution page 15 PM41854519 2 PLANNING WEST WINTER 2019 PLANNING WEST p.10 Volume 61 | Number 1 Planning West is published by the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) Dave Crossley, Executive Director Tel: 604.696.5031 Fax: 604.696.5032 Email: [email protected] Opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of PIBC, its Board of Directors, or the Planning West Editorial Team The primary contact for Planning West is Maria Stanborough MCIP, RPP Editor Please send submissions to [email protected] Paid subscriptions to Planning West are available for $57.75 (incl. 5% GST). Send a request with a cheque to Planning Institute of British Columbia #1750 - 355 Burrard St. Vancouver, BC V6C 2G8 Tel: 604.696.5031 Fax: 604.696.5032 FEATURES Email: [email protected] Find more about the Planning Institute 8 PIBC Presidents Past of BC and Planning West at INSIDE and Present www.pibc.bc.ca Planning West is designed by 9 PIBC Climate Action Lives On Paper Rabbit Publishing 4 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE paperrabbit.ca 10 [email protected] 2018 World Town 5 OUTLINES Planning Day Planning West is printed by What’s Trending; Member in Focus BondRepro 12 Vancouver, BC Saving Vancouver's 25 BOOK REVIEW Chinatown Neighbourhood Contents Copyright ©2019 Showing the Way Planning Institute of BC 15 All rights reserved The Cohousing Solution to ISSN 1710-4904 26 INSTITUTE NEWS the "Missing Middle" PIBC Board Notes; Membership Report; Volunteer Thank You 18 Planning the Cycle City 30 WORLDVIEW 20 The Housing Wheelhouse Golden Bridge of Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang, Vietnam 22 PlanGirl Travels ON THE COVER facebook.com As the "missing middle" struggle /PIBC.bc.ca to find their footing across the province, urban planners are twitter.com introducing innovative co-housing /_PIBC solutions to make life easier for people. Photo: Bellingham linkedin.com/company/ Cohousing, Washington State planning-institute-of- british-columbia WINTER 2019 PLANNING WEST 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE website, through the regular e-News, or by contacting Executive Director Dave Crossley at the PIBC office. The call for submissions is also now open for the Awards for Excellence in Planning and Individual Achievement. And the call for nominations and sub- missions for Honourary Membership and Life Mem- ber recognition will be coming out later this year. Be s we turn the page on 2018, it is typically a time to set goals and resolu- sure to visit the Awards section of the website or watch tions for the new year. Before we get to the prognostications for 2019, the regular e-News for more information on how to though, we should reflect on a number of important events that closed submit or nominate an individual or a body of profes- out the last quarter of 2018. In November, planners around the globe sional work for recognition. gathered to mark and celebrate World Town Planning Day. Concur- An ongoing strategic objective of the Board was to A rent with our celebration of World Town Planning Day on November freshen up our digital presence and increase the func- 3rd, we further celebrated PIBC’s 60th anniversary. From the kind and inspirational tionality of the PIBC website. We are very pleased words of our distinguished speakers – including the Honourable Minister Selina that, after much time and effort by our communi- Robinson, featured speaker Larry Beasley FCIP, RPP, and our newest Honourary cations team and design firm, we expect to have the member Gary Paget – to planners young and old who kicked it up at the after party, new site up and running in early 2019. We are looking the event celebrated the profession and the Institute’s milestones from the past six forward to a fresh look, new and updated content and decades, as well as speculated on those that may characterize the decades to come. enhanced services for PIBC members and the broader A full album of photos from this great event has been posted online – check out the public who use the site. PIBC website or the November 28th issue of the PIBC e-News for links. On the administrative side of things, I would like The PIBC Board also held its annual budget workshop at the end of September to offer a gentle reminder about membership renewals to set our budget and membership fees for 2019. After holding membership rates and Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) report- constant last year, 2019 sees slight increases in line with inflation. Following on ing: if you have not yet renewed your membership for our commitment to strengthen support for aspiring future planners by eliminating 2019, or are a bit behind on reporting your 2018 CPL student member fees last year, I am happy to report that CIP also recently embraced activities and learning units, be sure to log into the this approach, with the CIP portion of annual member fees now being waived for membership section of the website where you can con- student members as of 2019; another small example of how PIBC plays a leading veniently complete these tasks online. role amongst our profession’s provincial and territorial Institutes and associations. Finally, I would also like to offer a special thank Looking ahead to events for the first quarter of 2019 – which will, sadly, be my you to everyone who has volunteered, in any capacity, last as PIBC President – staff and volunteers are busy organizing and preparing for towards the activities and operations of PIBC over the our annual conference – the 2019 BC Land Summit: Collaborations & Connec- past year. Without all of you, we would not be able to tions, which will run from May 8th-10th, 2019 in Vancouver. If you have not at- achieve any of the goals and objectives of this impor- tended the Summit before, it is an interdisciplinary conference providing education, tant and influential organization of ours. Please see the professional development, networking and collaboration for practitioners in fields complete list of 2018 member volunteers published related to land and land-use in BC, the Yukon, and beyond. It is only held every five elsewhere in this issue of Planning West. And thank years, so do not miss out on the opportunity to attend. Early registration is already you again to everyone who volunteered this past year. open and well underway. On behalf of the PIBC Board and staff, Happy Our Governance & Nominating Committee has also been hard at work to start New Year and all the best for 2019! the formal process of seeking members to stand for election to the PIBC Board of Directors for the 2019-2021 term. If you are interested in being more involved in our organization’s governance, I would encourage you to consider putting your name forward. The at-large nomination process will open in early February and runs until early March. The voting period will then begin in mid-March and continue until the Annual General Meeting in early May. The newly elected Board will be announced at the AGM in Vancouver. More information about the Board, its roles, and how to put your name forward for nomination can be found on the PIBC Andrew Ramlö MCIP, RPP 4 PLANNING WEST WINTER 2019 OUTLINESOUTLINES What’s Trending... Member in Focus... Story number one here. Story number two. Story number three. Notice some planning gold in THE FIRST NATION profiles map the social media is available on the Government of universe? Share Canada website. it @_PIBC What’s Trending by Cindy Cheung, PIBC Communications & Marketing Specialist elcome to 2019! To kick off the new past and our future! Have a milestone or noteworthy year, be sure to check out these interac- entry to add to the timeline? Contact us at info@pibc. tive online tools, as well as a video from bc.ca to get it added onto our timeline! View the timeline Metro Vancouver on their Climate on our website at www.pibc.bc.ca. 2050 Framework to inform and inspire W you into action. Start by giving them First Nation Interactive Profiles Map your “likes” and share the links below. Making First Nation profiles and general information more accessible, the Government of Canada has an Take a Walk through 60 years of PIBC interactive First Nation Profiles Map available online. Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate our 60th The map makes readily available locating Aboriginal anniversary throughout 2018. If you haven’t done so communities, along with details on reserve(s), governance, already, be sure to visit and click through our new online federal funding, geography, registered population and interactive PIBC timeline that debut at the November various Census statistics. Easy to use, simply click on the 2018 World Town Planning Day gala event. Not dot and a pop-up window with the First Nation’s profile only can you move back in time to see the Institute’s will appear. milestones through the decades, but you are invited to Take a look at the interactive map here: http://cippn- participate in further mapping and documenting our fnpim.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/index-eng.html WINTER 2019 PLANNING WEST 5 Metro Vancouver – Climate 2050 One to watch – the Vancouver Climate 2050 video was launched following Metro Vancou- ver’s recent approval of the Climate 2050 Stra- tegic Framework. The 30-year vision outlines Metro Vancouver's climate policies, objectives and actions, including the goal of a regional target of an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2007 levels by 2050.