New Tool Maps Public Land with Potential for Hundreds of Thousands of Affordable Homes in British Columbia

New tool maps public land with potential for hundreds of thousands of affordable homes in British Columbia

A new research tool is highlighting publicly owned land that may have potential for affordable housing development in B.C., with early analysis revealing more than 50,000 parcels of publicly owned land in B.C. and up to 273,000 potential housing units on vacant and underused land in Metro Vancouver alone. The B.C. Public Lands Map is the first tool of its kind in Canada, combining federal, provincial and municipal data to identify prime parcels …

How $50 billion in public land could help solve B.C. housing crisis

A "first-of-its-kind" tool from UBC's HART suggests there's massive potential in fixing the housing crisis with public B.C. land.

New map of B.C.'s publicly owned land is designed to boost housing development

Thousands of plots have been identified throughout the province, but the majority of land with high potential for housing is in Metro Vancouver

University of British Columbia - New tool maps public land with potential for hundreds of thousands of affordable homes in B.C.

A new research tool is highlighting publicly owned land that may have potential for affordable housing development in B.C., with early analysis revealing more than 50,000 parcels of publicly owned lan. . .

52,000 parcels of public land available for housing development in British Columbia

Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) has identified more than 52,000 available parcels of public land across the province of British Columbia.   The BC Public Lands Map (BCPLM), launched on Jun. 30, brings together various sources of government data on available lands, which can then be filtered by jurisdiction, ownership, vacancy and utilization, and core infrastructure access, such as water, sewage, electricity and roads.   This informatio…

New tool maps public land with potential for hundreds of thousands of affordable homes in B.C.

The first-of-its-kind tool in Canada could help the affordable housing sector access up to $50 billion in land value.