Although development along Vancouver’s waterfront has received well-deserved attention in recent years, residents and visitors would be remiss to ignore the transformation of the city’s core.

In 2023, an essay for the centrist Brookings Institution examined some of the general questions that are facing Vancouver’s downtown.

Downtown business problems aren't just affecting Granville Street. Business leaders and others in Vancouver and Victoria say the mounting number of public safety concerns in the downtowns and lack ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Free weekend parking in downtown Vancouver is coming to an end. Beginning June 1, the city will implement paid parking enforcement seven days a week, starting with areas on ...

Lower than the downtown rate, the Vancouver region’s vacancy rate for office buildings was 11.4 per cent in Q1 2025, and as low as 3.3 per cent on the North Shore and four per cent in Langley.

The City of Vancouver will move forward with its plan to implement downtown street parking fees on the weekends. During a meeting on Monday, Vancouver City Council voted to approve an ordinance ...

Mr. O’Dea, a suburban visitor who comes only occasionally to the region’s economic and entertainment hub, is representative of the change that Vancouver’s downtown is experiencing.

An illustration showing a development proposed for downtown Vancouver from the Holborn Group and designed by Henriquez Partners Architects. View of 388 Abbott St. Credit: Holborn Group / Henriquez ...

Soon, the City of Vancouver could stop offering free parking to drivers who visit the downtown area through the weekend. On-street hourly parking is currently enforced from Monday to Friday from 8 ...

The evolution of Vancouver's skyline is on the minds of many, after a major multi-tower development has been proposed for downtown ...

An aerial view of downtown Vancouver, Washington. Jacob Boomsma | Getty Images. By Sara Edwards – Commercial Real Estate reporter, Portland Business Journal. Apr 18, 2025.

Downtown Vancouver is very walkable and compact, so it makes sense that many tourists choose to plan their itinerary around ...