Have you used the BCPLM to find public land? We're looking for case study participants to understand how users have leveraged the data in BCPLM for their work. Get in touch at contact@hart.ubc.ca.
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An award-winning research group that works toward evidence and data-based solutions to Canada’s housing crisis. https://hart.ubc.ca
Pourquoi une carte des terres publiques? Notre rapport « L'utilisation des terres et la gouvernance en C.-B. » explore les obstacles et solutions pour plus de logements abordables en Colombie-Britannique. Maintenant disponible en français! buff.ly/RYtax1x
Land use and governance in British Columbia | Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)
The severity of the housing crisis is the most acute in the Province of BC, fueled by demand-side factors such as population growth, in-migration, financialization of the rental market, demographic…
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Why do we need a map of public land anyway? Our report "Land Use and Governance in BC" covers the barriers, and potential solutions, to building more affordable housing across BC. We just republished it online for easy reading. See for yourself: buff.ly/RYtax1x
Land use and governance in British Columbia | Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)
The severity of the housing crisis is the most acute in the Province of BC, fueled by demand-side factors such as population growth, in-migration, financialization of the rental market, demographic…
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A new C.D. Howe Institute brief says the GTHA should open more greenfield because buyers "prefer" single-detached homes. But buyer preference doesn't tell the whole story. Read the full blog post: buff.ly/UC7fHsK
What homebuyer preferences can't tell us about housing need | Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)
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HRC's latest newsletter is out! Click to learn more about @ubchart.bsky.social and @bshnode.bsky.social's latest tools, research, events, and more. preview.mailerlite.io/preview/9909...
Summer News from UBC's Housing Research Collaborative
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A proper thank you, now that the BCPLM is out in the world. To our advisory committee, who shaped what this map prioritizes, who it serves, and how it'll get used: (1/2)
If the BCPLM is the tool, the literature review is the case for why it had to exist. 6 low- or no-cost recommendations to unlock public land for affordable housing in BC. Read it: buff.ly/THVJ64w #bcpoli #housing
Non-market housing is much easier and cheaper to build on public land. @ubchart.bsky.social just launched their BC public lands map, a unique resource identifying where tens of thousands of affordable houses can be built. An important & unique tool to help build genuinely affordable housing.
Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)@ubchart.bsky.social · last mo.It's live. The BC Public Lands Map is publicly available. Every piece of public land in BC, parcel by parcel, assessed for housing potential. (1/2)
ICYMI: the BC Public Lands Map is live. Every piece of publicly-owned land in BC, federal, provincial, regional, municipal and institutional, assessed for housing potential. (1/2)
I was thrilled to attend the launch of the BC Public Lands Map today—a huge step forward for accessible, open housing and community data. Congrats @ubchart.bsky.social!
BC Public Lands Map | Housing Assessment Resource Project (HART)
The BC Public Land Map (BCPLM) is a first-of-its-kind tool that maps public lands across British Columbia, helping governments and the housing sector identify sites suitable for affordable housing development.
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It's live. The BC Public Lands Map is publicly available. Every piece of public land in BC, parcel by parcel, assessed for housing potential. (1/2)
BC Public Lands Map by @ubchart.bsky.social A fantastic resource to understand the public lands available for possible housing development within various contexts #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre hart.ubc.ca/bcplm/
Upcoming Project: BC Public Lands Map | Housing Assessment Resource Project (HART)
The BC Public Land Map (BCPLM) is an upcoming HART tool that will map public lands across British Columbia, helping municipalities and governments identify sites suitable for affordable housing develo...
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Kudos to @ubchart.bsky.social for their new BC Public Lands Map. Incredibly impressive work that allows users to pull rich data in very useable forms to support non market housing. Check it out: hart.ubc.ca/bcplm
new @ubchart.bsky.social tool maps public land parcels across B.C. with the potential for hundreds of thousands of affordable homes. Read more ⤵️ news.ubc.ca/2026/06/bc-p...
New map identifies where B.C. could build hundreds of thousands of affordable homes on public land
The first-of-its-kind tool in Canada could help the affordable housing sector access up to $50 billion in land value.
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"New map of B.C.'s publicly owned land is designed to boost housing development" as told by Alec Lazenby via @vancouversun.bsky.social The @ubchart.bsky.social site is live NOW: hart.ubc.ca/bcplm/ #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
BC Public Lands Map | Housing Assessment Resource Project (HART)
The BC Public Land Map (BCPLM) is a first-of-its-kind tool that maps public lands across British Columbia, helping governments and the housing sector identify sites suitable for affordable housing dev...
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Today's the day. The BCPLM goes live in a few hours. Last call to register: buff.ly/ccabm74 10am PT / 1pm ET. See you there. #bcpoli #housing
Before you log off for the weekend: the BCPLM launches Tuesday at 10am PT / 1pm ET. Register before you forget: buff.ly/ccabm74 #bcpoli #housing
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: BC Public Land Map Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Unlock millions in cost savings and accelerate affordable housing delivery across British Columbia with the new BC Public Land Map. This webinar will provide an overview of the new map, its features,...
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The BCPLM, in one post: every level of public land on one map. Proximity to amenities. Infrastructure access. DASH readiness scoring. Province-wide, including rural, Northern and Indigenous communities. (1/2)
One week until the BCPLM goes live. Land can be up to 60% of a building's cost. BC has thousands of public parcels with no single source mapping them. The BCPLM closes that gap. Tuesday June 30: buff.ly/ccabm74 #housing
What to expect at the BCPLM launch: a live walkthrough, context on the research behind it, and use cases for providers, municipalities and provincial planners. (1/2)
For government staff and elected officials: the BCPLM shows every level of public land sitting in your jurisdiction. Federal, provincial, regional, institutional, municipal. Together, in one view. (1/2)
For non-profit housing providers: the BCPLM compresses weeks of "who owns it, is it serviced, what's the zoning" into one map. Due diligence stops being a part-time job. Tuesday June 30: buff.ly/DByC7pV #housing
Rural, Northern and Indigenous communities are routinely excluded from the data driving BC's land-based housing decisions. The BCPLM is built province-wide. Tuesday June 30: buff.ly/ccabm74 #housing
A mandated, transparent inventory of BC's public land, kept current and open to every level of government, would be one of the highest-leverage housing actions the province could take. Lit review rec #1: buff.ly/THVJ64w #housing
The BC Public Lands Map is funded by @cmhc_ca through the National Housing Strategy's Demonstrations Initiative. It's been shaped by our advisory committee of housing partners across BC. (1/2)
Most BC non-profit housing providers have had this experience: months of scoping a site, only to find it's not viable. Wrong zoning; slope; environmental constraints; a regulatory layer nobody flagged. (1/2)
Why doesn't BC already have a map of its public land? It does, in pieces. Scattered across a dozen+ systems that don't talk to each other. The BCPLM stitches it together. Tuesday June 30: buff.ly/ccabm74 #bcpoli #housing
All the land in the world doesn't help if there's no infrastructure servicing. The BCPLM assesses infrastructure access at the parcel level. Differentiate between promising and shovel-ready. Tuesday June 30: buff.ly/ccabm74 #housing
