New tool maps public land with potential for hundreds of thousands of affordable homes in B.C.

A new research tool is highlighting publicly owned land that may have potential for affordable housing development in B.C., with early analysis revealing more than 50,000 parcels of publicly owned land in B.C. and up to 273,000 potential housing units on vacant and underutilized land in Metro Vancouver alone. The B.C. Public Lands Map is the first tool of its kind in Canada, combining federal,…