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Frances Bula
FreelanceUrban affairs contributor
francesbula@gmail.com

Frances Bula has written about urban issues and city politics in B.C.’s Vancouver region, covering everything from Downtown Eastside drug addiction to billion-dollar development projects, since 1994.

Latest articles

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Ottawa halts housing funding to Metro Vancouver over increased development fees
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B.C. looks to set up housing development program for middle-income residents
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For Vancouver’s transit authority, ridership is surpassing pre-COVID levels. But revenue remains an issue
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B.C. municipalities vote to ask province to put more restrictions on decriminalized illicit drugs
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B.C. health minister says health care operations will need to grow in summer months to handle wildfire evacuees
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Vancouver abruptly loses fourth city planner in ongoing housing crisis
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B.C. municipal politicians to send provincial government warning on response to wildfires
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Vancouver City Council indicates support for sweeping expansion of housing density
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Long-time Vancouver city planner Nathan Edelson shaped the Downtown Eastside
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Indigenous group opposes housing density on B.C.’s Salt Spring Island
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Two Vancouver homeowners are challenging the city’s empty homes tax
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Vancouver School Board tells judge it is considering selling a prime piece of land
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Vancouver votes to hold public hearing on zoning proposal
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Vancouver won’t renew lease for controversial overdose prevention site
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Vancouver considering eliminating single-family residential zoning rules
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Surrey’s shift to municipal police force offers valuable lessons, experts say
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B.C. orders Surrey to drop the RCMP and move to municipal police force
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B.C. home builders say construction costs and high interest rates are hobbling them
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The bike lanes in B.C. are getting crowded as more ‘micro-mobility vehicles’ hit the road
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Advocates concerned as Vancouver moves away from temporary housing model