Save Our Skyline

If you ask anyone “What is iconic about Vancouver?”, the answer you will probably get is: the mountains and water. Vancouver’s iconic skyline with its backdrop of snow-capped mountains and deep blue ocean may be created by mother nature, but it is quietly and rigorously enforced by city view cone policies that prevent higher buildings from covering the mountain backdrop. Now with the new <a href="http://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/northeast-false-creek.aspx" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Northeast False Creek (NEFC) neighbourhood plan</a> set for approval, the City of Vancouver wants to allow real estate developers to penetrate a key protected view cone and privatize Vancouver’s public views. In 1989, city council passed the <a href="http://vancouver.ca/docs/planning/view-protection-guidelines.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">View Protection Guidelines</a> to protect public views threatened by tall towers. The City’s urban planners at that time identified over 20 view cones (or view corridors) from various vantage points where the public can enjoy picturesque views of our beautiful city. Anyone can stroll up to City Hall or bike to the Olympic Village Plaza to soak up free panoramas of our unique skyline. <a href="https://medium.com/@melodyma/save-our-skyline-b72f5321cb7f">Read More</a>