Local Focus Speaker Series
Vancouver’s New Plan Unpacked: What it means for local Community Plans
Speaker: Elizabeth (Bette) Murphy
Wednesday April 22, 2026 at 7 pm
Grandview Church, 1803 East 1st Avenue (one block east of Commercial Dr.)
The City of Vancouver just approved the Official Development Plan (ODP) that sets new growth focused mainly on towers and apartments of various scales everywhere. Find out how this affects local community plans such as in Grandview going forward and how it is already being implemented.
Get free tickets – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/speaker-elizabeth-murphy-vancouvers-new-plan-unpacked-tickets-1984346424573
In partnership with Grandview Woodland Area Council (GWAC) – https://grandviewwoodlandareacouncil.wordpress.com
More about Local Focus
In ‘Local Focus’ 12-part speaker series, experts discuss neighbourhood-led planning, civic topics, and the future of Vancouver (March – June 2026) – https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/local-focus-spring-speaker-series-announcement/
Past Local Focus talks are available on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKL3IUuM_znSwVa3BHqwVCw
To date:
Dr. David Ley – Kerrisdale’s Future: Does City Hall Know Best?
Mike Mangan – Voiceless in Mount Pleasant: Towers and the Death of Public Oversight
Dr. Penny Gurstein – “Learning from Kitsilano” with Thomas Kro as M/C.
Larry Beasley – Optimizing Downtown Living – The Magic of Neighbourhood
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