“The strate­gic think­ing and design­ing part of plan­ning will be side­lined in the demand for quick results for more hous­ing afford­abil­i­ty, with more empha­sis on jobs being cre­at­ed, costs being low­ered and not so much on the pro­vi­sion of ameni­ties – a trend already begun with the STIR pro­gram.”

Some interesting observations on Vancouver’s Planning Department read the rest here.