# Vancouver's social housing initiative

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2024-09-19

development, housing, new-housing, non-market-housing, proposal, shape-your-city, social-housing, urbanism, vancouver

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Vancouver just put forward a [bold proposal](https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/social-housing) to encourage more social, or non-market housing, across the city. As drafted, new social housing projects up to 6 storeys would be permitted _as-of-right_ in "villages" and social housing between 15-18 storeys would be permitted _as-of-right_ in "neighborhood centers." This is a big deal. I mean, look at the above map. Between these two area designations, big chunks of the city would receive these new permissions. For more information on the proposal, [check out this short video](https://youtu.be/X6eLcmJx9vg?si=wbdif0iA8xoRwXQq).

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/vancouvers-social-housing-initiative)*