Vancouver mayor says missing middle just a start, as critics say plan not bold enough

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Vancouver city council voted unanimously to change zoning and development bylaws to allow more 'missing middle' housing that fills the gap between detached homes and apartments.

Vancouver’s mayor is promising that a move to rezone much of the city of multiplex housing is just a first “piece of the puzzle” in his government’s efforts to deal with the housing crisis.voted unanimously to change zoning and development bylaws to allow more “missing middle” housing that fills the gap between detached homes and apartments.

At Thursday’s presentation, however, staff conceded the initiative would only deliver a few hundred new units per year — far too few to put a serious dent in the city’s affordability woes. “We’ve got lots of infill, we’ve got dense, smaller lots with a lot of dense housing on it,” he said during Thursday’s meeting.Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung, who sits with Sim’s ABC slate that holds a majority on council, acknowledged the plan would not provide a “massive influx of new housing” in the city.But she said it was an important tool in diversifying the housing choices available, making more room for families to stay in the city.

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