Rezoning Vancouver industrial lands will cost jobs and economy, planners say

Vancouver’s industrial lands are again the target for rezoning, after city council passed a motion last week for staff to explore redevelopment options for five key sites, including the large pocket in Mount Pleasant.

Mayor Ken Sim had introduced the motion as focusing on “exceptional sites,” and he spoke about “a growing number of applications and inquiries for mixed-use development, which seek to introduce housing on sites historically zoned for employment uses.”