Granville Street Faces 30% Vacancy Rate as City Pushes Revitalization Plan

Car-free revival plan for Granville strip approved by Vancouver City Council

Vancouver City Council has approved the Granville Street Plan to revitalize the entertainment district as a car-free street.

Vancouver council votes to revitalize Granville Strip into Times Square experience - BC

It proposes gradually working towards a year-round pedestrian zone and also calls for more rental housing and hotel spaces, along with replacing aging SRO buildings.

Vancouver city council approves Granville Street revitalization plan

The revitalization of Vancouver's Granville Street is going ahead as city council approved a motion on Wednesday.

Granville Street faces 30% vacancy rate as city pushes revitalization plan

Granville Street, once the heart of Vancouver’s nightlife and retail scene, is now marked by boarded-up windows and ‘For Lease’ signs.