🧵#vanpoli & #vanre. If you don't know this, then retweet because it's important.

1st of many VSB school dispositions is upon us; VSB to dispose of future neighbourhood school land and meeting is tomorrow:

6pm Feb 23: eventbrite.ca/e/qea-surplus-…

Urgent Asks (Sign Up & Retweet 🙏) City and VSB have a signed "data sharing agreement" MOU but all evidence says work is done in silos.

Ex: This chart that shows City forecasting significant growth and the VSB forecasting 5,000 fewer kids than today.

Did City break down its forecast by age? Where's that data?

1/ Suburbia-in-a-city mentality exists at VSB, where school lands are treated as disposable and that is my BIG problem!

We need to move towards planning school spaces with housing.

Logically, it means it is OK with me to close schools if we want suburbia-in-a-city.

https://twitter.com/BillMcCreery2/status/1577031551249809408

2/ Understand that the VSB has a very clear picture through its enrolment forecast that says, paraphrasing:

"VSB does not forecast City housing until construction started but it's OK, because black box still captures housing."

Yes, logic problems & result = 5,422 fewer VSB kids

1/ Live 🧵

Let's explore why the @CityofVancouver & @VSB39 plan separately. How did it end up being that a major city produces a blueprint for the future that does not include school & amenity planning.

First, let us set the stage for #vanpoli NIMBYs & YIMBYs.

https://twitter.com/E_Van_Mama/status/1576719208427421696

2/ Simplified 🤗 take

NIMBYs have kids & grandkids
YIMBYs plan for kids & have kids

Let's reset & unite on the theory that you care about kids. How would you address the fact that our local governments are planning in silos? What impact will this have on your kids' kids? #bced

1/ To all those that care about active transportation & safe routes to/from @VSB39 sites in @CityofVancouver.

In October, @VanDPAC sends a letter to the Trustees on what parents would like the see in the VSB #LRFP as Vales & Vision.

W/ @invancouber help, we send over: 2/ The Trustees @CarmenCho17 @janetrfraser @fishtron @awong39 @estiemgonzalez @reddyforchange @Frasergb @OliverHanson @bard1952 take it and add it to the VSB #LRFP Strategic Vision.

Parents are generally happy with this when the Strategic Vision is announced in November. Yay!

1/ The @VSB39 is working on a Long Range Facilities Plan that uses a "school enrolment" planning methodology. When you dive into it, you realize that this has nothing to do with "Where Kids Live & Will Live." Oddly, "school enrolment" does not even factor catchment waitlists. 2/ @VanDPAC is working with Trustees towards a foundation for a LRFP that incorporates "Where Kids Live & Will Live" as a planning methodology. Summary to: [@awong39 @janetrfraser @estiemgonzalez @reddyforchange @fishtron @bard1952 @CarmenCho17 @OliverHanson @Frasergb] in image.

VSB reports to BC Gov so it's "complicated" but wherever you stand on Broadway & Birch being 16 floors or 28 floors, you must advocate for @CityofVancouver to be responsible in ensuring that adequate amenities exist.

Let me try a @j_mcelroy type breakdown for 🏫. #vanpoli #vanre

https://twitter.com/CityHallWchVAN/status/1280614951992737793

Let's take the scenario of a young couple living at the future Broadway & Birch with a young child that is about to enter Kindergarten.

The point of this?

To ensure that everyone knows that @CityofVancouver & @VSB39 & @bcedplan need to START planning together & plan better.