I hope the next council streamlines permitting for single lot redevelopment to six stories, instead of that thick, dark,
land assembly type bsky.app/profile/lane... Light, Air and a #socialstair

#socialstair

This Burns’ night, I’ll drink to the bonniest LASS

Light
Air, and a
Social
Stair

#yimby #newwest #socialstair

Zoning map around Sapperton skytrain station, showing swathes of light brown RLM where each lot can be developed to euro-style six storey social stair.

Map of the area of Sapperton that will become a neighbourhood of six storey single stair 3 bedroom residences.

Streets of four to six storey residential buildings, one per lot

Sapperton #newwest also benefits from this same rezoning.

We redevelop 4 lots per street per year, so 20 in 5 years.

The Quality of Life here is going to be amazing in 2030.

Modern all electric family/roommate 3bed #socialstair apartments with cross-breezes,light and air. Local stores and cafes.

Zoning map of New Westminster showing RLM zone where six storeys of three bedroom apartments can be built.

Map of the area from 12th to 4th Streets E-W and Royal Ave to 4th S-N.

Limited Mid-Rise Residential (RLM) in TOA Tier 3 (up to 800m from New Westminster or Colombia skytrain).

(RLM) RESIDENTIAL - LIMITED MID RISE Purpose: To provide a mix of small to medium sized multiple unit residential buildings that create a transition between higher density transit oriented neighbourhoods and lower density neighbourhoods. Principal Forms and Uses: Mid rise residential buildings of up to eight storeys, low rise residential buildings, stacked townhouses, side-by-side townhouses and ground oriented infill housing. Complementary Uses: Small scale local commercial uses (e.g. corner stores), child care, public schools, utilities, transportation corridors, parks, open space and community facilities. Home based businesses and places of worship as an ancillary use. Maximum Density: Medium density residential. Four storey buildings are generally permitted, and applications seeking more than four storeys will be expected to align with or exceed City policy and significantly advance a City priority or objective. The additional benefit provided should be commensurate with the number of additional storeys. Heritage Assets: A Heritage Revitalization Agreement, or similar tool, may be used when a heritage asset is incorporated into a development. Through a Heritage Revitalization Agreement, the development may be eligible for incentives such as an increase in building height or density which would make it viable to conserve assets with heritage merit. A Heritage Revitalization Agreement may also be used to formalize an existing land use such as a place of worship.

I’m extremely excited for this area of #newwest

The city is zoning all that RLM brown for 4 storeys no questions asked, and 6 if you meet city policy goals.

IMO baugruppe #socialstair 3bedroom low-impact developments should tick enough policy goals to be waived through.

Photograph of a house in Queen’s Park, New Westminster

AI image of an intersection in Queen’s Park that is home to scores of happy families

AI image of an intersection in Queen’s Park that is home to scores of sad singles ;)

Building on the #socialstair and Transit Oriented Area #bcpoli, what further policy interventions might help #newwest develop more like the single lot redevelopment image, and less like the Land Assembly image?

AI image of two three-over-one buildings

Or we could just let Land Assembly run its course.

This is basically how #newwest will look without conscious intervention. If this is how we want to house people, I’ll take it over homelessness.

But I think we should do everything we can to encourage single lot #socialstair redevelopment instead.

Photograph of a corner in Queen’s Park

AI image of a residential building replacing one family detached house

AI image of several residential buildings, one per lot

AI image of several residential buildings, a cafe and a more pedestrian oriented streetscape. Power lines have been buried and there is a water feature in a roundabout.

A four step plan to reduced homelessness in #newwest #bcpoli #vanpoli #canpoli #socialstair

AI image of a corner of Queen’s Park

Photograph of Queen’s Park today

Queen’s Park #newwest really comes alive in summer 2030 thanks to #bcpoli policies (Transit Oriented Areas and #socialstair) from 2024.

This little project marks the beginning of the future for dozens of streets in #newwest which will be transformed over the next decade into car-free linear parks (rainways) lined with six storey #socialstair apartments.

Love the smell of coffee in the morning.

#newwest #sharedstair #socialstair #vanpoli #mixeduse #bcpoli #toa

With Land Assembly there’s one front door for the whole building. And nobody takes the stairs.

With fine-grain single-lot development, every lot has a front door for trick or treating.

#singlestair #vanpoli #newwest #socialstair #sharedstair Light, Air and a Social Stair.

And here's an example of what I call a #SocialStair
(from Seattle)

bsky.app/profile/lane...

One of the other benefits of a building with an external single-stair: the stair and hallway can combine in a way that makes it much easier for fire services to work around residents who are being evacuated.

This is one of the many values of a #SocialStair that is the centre of a building's life.

#SocialStair

6 storeys now allowed on 8000 (eg 50x160) sqft corner lots.

Still no #socialstair #sharedstair family #sunshinesuites #singlestair #singleegress but it’s teed up.

#SocialStair