The Vancouver City Council unanimously adopted the East

The Vancouver City Council unanimously adopted the East Fraserlands Official Development Plan, a high-density town center and a major new development site with emphasis on sustainability and New Urbanism. Hired by ParkLane Homes and WesGroup, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ) designed the plan after a week-long public charrette in April 2005.  Since then, the design for this 130-acre riverfront brownfield site has been further developed and refined by DPZ, James KM Cheng Architects, and Don Wuori, a landscape architect. The planners have also collaborated with the developers, WesGroup Income Properties, the City of Vancouver, led by Director of Current Planning Larry Beasley, and the VFK Community Vision group representing the surrounding neighborhoods.