Vancouver council approves Rupert, Renfrew station area plan

The Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan.

What the heck is it?

It’s essentially what its name says—a plan for the 660-hectare area in and around the Rupert and Renfrew SkyTrain stations in East Vancouver.

The boundaries are roughly Kamloops Street east to Boundary Road, and Parker Street south to East 27th Avenue. The plan area includes the Renfrew Ravine and Still Creek, one of the last remaining salmon-bearing streams in the city.

On July 8, city council unanimously approved the 422-page plan, which will guide growth and change over the next 30 years for what is already a diverse area of housing, big box stores, industry, transit and rail traffic.

‘Take several years’

Council’s approval,

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