Leger: support for four- and six-storey buildings in the city of Vancouver
Vancouver & Surrey Polling. Leger, December 2025.
From a recent article by Dan Fumano: ‘Monstrosities’ or the evolution of housing? Multi-unit buildings on single-family lots gain traction in B.C. cities.
When Leger asked residents of Vancouver and Surrey which approach they prefer to development, almost half of respondents chose four- to six-storey buildings — taller than most multi-unit projects currently being built through the new zoning — spread across neighbourhoods.
In both cities, more respondents preferred this medium-density approach than the next two choices combined: only about a quarter of respondents preferred concentrating new housing in highrises at transit hubs, and 14 per cent chose “maintain existing low-density character, even if that limits growth.”
Other findings
81% of respondents in the city of Vancouver said that they're likely to vote in the October municipal election. In 2022, voter turnout was only 36%. My sense is that people are paying much more attention to politics, because of Trump, and that voter turnout will be higher.
21% think Ken Sim should be re-elected. 49% think he should be replaced.
Top issues: public safety, lowering taxes, low-income/social housing, poverty, safety in the downtown core.
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