Vancouver drops parking requirements: The City Council approved eliminating minimum parking for new affordable housing projects, aiming to cut costs and boost builds after housing starts lagged at just 700 of its 2,000-unit annual goal — find out what this could mean for neighborhood parking.
Court strikes down lane vote: A Clark County judge ruled last month that Save Vancouver Streets’ bid to require voter approval for removing traffic lanes is legally invalid, and the group is now considering an appeal — learn what happens next.
Vancouver’s new bridge shelter: The City Council has agreed to spend $1.3 million on a metal shell for a 120-bed “bridge shelter” at the former Naydenov Gymnastics site, part of a $20 million emergency homelessness response backed by county mental health funds and a new retailer tax — learn what comes next.
First responders expand overdose care: Vancouver’s paramedics, firefighters and ambulance crews can now administer buprenorphine after Narcan reversals to ease withdrawal and link patients to long-term treatment — find out how.
New supportive housing opens: The Foundation’s Restored Transitional Complex opens this August in Fourth Plain Village, converting a 1970s VHA building into 14 apartments with six-month vouchers and services including job training, financial literacy classes, and restorative justice circles — find out how it supports reentry.
Fort Vancouver’s lost fireworks: Vancouver’s iconic July 4th spectacle drew up to 75,000 for 45-minute displays until rising costs and the pandemic dimmed the skies after 2019 — find out why it ended.
Other Vancouver headlines this week
- Summer meals program feeds Vancouver park kids
- Pride season ignites Portland with dazzling celebrations
- Vancouver opens accessible crossing for everyone
- WorkSource hosts Vancouver job fair July 16
- 211 hotline cuts hours, preserves emergency services
- Clark County business briefing highlighted local developments
- Japanese Garden’s Tanabata brings wishes to life
