B.C. Premier Horgan gets tough on municipalities, ties provincial support for transit to ‘sane’ housing strategies GlobeBC
B.C. Premier John Horgan, seen during a news conference at the legislature in Victoria on May 29, 2018, called on the province's municipalities on Thursday to make 'sensible choices' about housing if they seek funding for transit projects.A tough-talking Premier John Horgan warned B.C. civic politicians Thursday that if they want expensive transit lines in their cities, they need to be ready to zone for significant amounts of housing along those lines.
“The challenge is some municipal councils want to have it both ways. They want to demand provincial participation, provincial dollars, to meet their objectives, whether it be on transit – SkyTrain or other forms of transit – but not make the same choices about how do we take advantage of those significant transit investments to building housing around that transportation corridor,” Mr. Horgan said.He also said he expects cities to make sensible choices about housing their homeless people.
His comments come in the wake of two recent incidents. One was a statement from Vancouver’s chief planner, Gil Kelley, that the city does not need to accommodate massive amounts of density along the planned Broadway subway line because it is already packed with apartments. As well, Mr. Kelley said the city doesn’t need the density to generate money for the line’s construction because Vancouver is already contributing $100-million in land and other needed services for the line.
Mr. Morden and his council have objected to the province’s announcement that it is simply building new housing for the homeless, whatever council says.
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