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Latest analysis 24 July 2026 · 5 min read

Vancouver Villages and School Capacity: What the Public Hearing Revealed

343 people spoke at Vancouver's Villages hearing; 2,245 opposed. Our data shows village catchments with over-capacity, seismically at-risk schools and an unmodeled CSF gap. We surface evidence, not recommendations.

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The Hidden Housing Question: Is There Even Room at the School?

When families search for a home in Metro Vancouver, they check the commute, the walkability, the neighbourhood. Fewer check whether the local school actually has room for their kids. And across the region, that answer is increasingly no.

23 July 2026 4 min read
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Vancouver Villages & School Capacity

An interactive look at how the City’s 17 new villages will reshape neighbourhoods and schools.

22 July 2026 1 min read
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What 304 Submissions Reveal About Vancouver’s ODP — And What They Don’t

We reviewed every submissions ahead of Vancouver's 30-year Official Development Plan to understand what residents, organizations, and experts were actually saying — and where the public record remained incomplete.

11 March 2026 9 min read

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