Jul 25 2024 55 mins 33
Council controversies: Brian Montague’s integrity commissioner review, Vancouver’s rollback on climate action policies, and the city’s purchase of an almost completed market rental building. Delayed suicide prevention barriers on Granville Bridge, TransLink’s funding crisis, and the debate over Vancouver’s view cones. Cities try to meet the deadline to pass multiplex bylaws, except West Vancouver. City council and the park board battle over bike lanes in the West End. And we dig into a heavily redacted FOI on when Ken Sim decided to move to abolish the Park Board.
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- 01:57 Integrity Commissioner Review
- 05:05 Climate Action Report and Natural Gas Debate
- 09:47 Granville Bridge Suicide Barriers Delayed (see also re debris)
- Vancouver to get new dedicated bus lanes on these key routes
- 13:43 TransLink Funding Crisis and Potential Cuts
- 21:08 View Cones Debate
- 26:43 City Purchases Market Rental Building
- 30:36 Ken Sim’s Quick Fix for Kits Pool
- 33:37 Bike Lane Battle: Park Board vs. Council
- 36:06 FOI Requests and Park Board Abolishment
- FOI fight
- 43:01 Provincial Housing Compliance and West Vancouver’s Defiance
- 45:55 Surrey’s Push for a City Charter
- 48:33 NIMBYs Oppose New Fire Station
- 50:56 Vancouver’s New Sign and Historical Homages
- 53:45 Farewell to AM 730 Traffic Radio
Outro audio credit: TikTok @unCOUVER
