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Vancouverites say they want vibrant, walkable neighbourhoods. So why is the 'villages plan' so controversial?

Polling suggests people like the kinds of mixed-use, walkable neighbourhoods envisioned in Vancouver's villages plan — but in recent weeks, it has turned into one of the more contentious land-use debates of the current four-year council term

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Catherine Jagger knew some changes were coming to her Mackenzie Heights neighbourhood near Kerrisdale, but she was still dismayed by the details in a letter in her mailbox in May.

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“Even if you know something is coming, when you see it in black and white it’s still a bit of a shock,” Jagger said this week.

Jagger’s home is one of more than 500 Vancouver properties that could soon be changed to commercial mixed-use zoning, if council approves what city staff call the “villages plan.”

The plan, which comes to a public hearing starting Tuesday, aims to create 17 “villages” spread throughout the city to expand existing commercial hubs and enable more housing options, including apartment buildings of up to six........

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