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City Primer — Part 6: Why Civic Literacy Matters - Spacing Vancouver (opens the original)
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Olympic Village Open House. Image courtesy of the City of Vancouver. Most people do not spend much time thinking about municipal government. They think about finding housing, getting to work, walking their children to school, meeting friends in a park, navigating construction, paying taxes, or wondering how their neighbourhood is changing. They think about the city itself—not the institutions that help shape it. Yet municipal government quietly influences many of those experiences every day. Thr
City Primer — Part 5: Why Municipal Politics Feels So Broken - Spacing Vancouver (opens the original)
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Vancouver City Council chambers. Image courtesy of CityHallWatch. A public hearing runs late into the evening. Dozens of residents take turns speaking. Some support the proposal. Others oppose it. City staff present reports and technical analysis. Councillors ask questions. Eventually, after hours of discussion, a vote is taken. The next morning, participants often leave with very different impressions of what happened. Some feel democracy worked exactly as intended. Others believe the outcome w
City Primer — Part 4: Why Cities Are Always Short of Money - Spacing Vancouver (opens the original)
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Image courtesy of the City of Vancouver. Many residents assume cities operate financially in roughly the same way as provincial or federal governments. Municipal governments are responsible for an enormous range of services and infrastructure: roads, sidewalks, parks, community centres, libraries, fire protection, policing, water systems, sewers, street lighting, recreation facilities, public spaces, and much of the physical infrastructure that makes urban life possible. Yet despite these respon
City Primer — Part 3: Why Housing Dominates Municipal Politics - Spacing Vancouver (opens the original)
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A century of Vancouver housing at a glance. Image courtesy of the author. It’s possible to attend a Vancouver City Council meeting and come away with the impression that municipal government exists almost entirely to debate housing. Council discusses apartment buildings, rental policies, density, development contributions, tenant protections, neighbourhood plans, public hearings, and rezonings. Election campaigns are fought over housing supply and affordability. News coverage tracks development
City Primer — Part 2 - How Cities Actually Make Decisions - Spacing Vancouver (opens the original)
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Many residents encounter municipal government for the first time when a controversial proposal appears in their neighbourhood. A rezoning sign goes up on a familiar block. Neighbours begin discussing it online. Community groups organize meetings. Local media publish opinion pieces. Councillors receive emails from supporters and opponents. Weeks later, a public hearing is held and council votes. From the outside, it can appear as though municipal decisions emerge suddenly. In reality, by the time
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