The False Creek North Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE)
There’s a lot of talk around in “sustainability” circles about the need for sustainable communities to have higher density housing and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD).
But what works and what doesn’t work?
A recent study of high-rise, high-density housing in central Vancouver provides lots of answers.
It was conducted in 2007 and 2008 in Vancouver’s large downtown redevelopment area, False Creek North, by postgraduate students of the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia.
The research was directed by Wendy Sarkissian and Larry Beasley.
The Research Manager was Nancy Hofer.
Many methods were used, from community engagement approaches to a formal questionnaire survey of householders. It’s probably the largest study of this sort conducted in the world in recent years, with a sample of 4000 and a response rate for the mail-back questionnaire survey of 12.5 percent.
Full report
The full 2008 report is available by downloading this document: FCN POE Compilation Report – FINAL
Short report
A short report is available by clicking here: FCN POE Short Report 2008
Student report
Jay Lancaster graduated from the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning in 2008, after writing his final professional paper on the False Creek POE. It’s the most comprehensive analysis of the suvery data. See: J Lancaster False Creek North POE Report 2008
Jay spent months analysing data and has a lot of insights to share. To contact Jay, please email Wendy at wendy@sarkissian.com.au and I will send the message on.
Pricetags
Vancouver academic and former City Councillor, Gordon Price, has a page on his website devoted to the study.
Click here: www.pricetags.ca/pricetags/pricetags104.pdf
We have detailed findings about households, families, tenure mix, housing satisfaction, the public realm, retail development, children’s play, parks, community safety, building design and unit design…
I welcome your comments on this important study. Please contact me at: wendy@sarkissian.com.au
Speaking about the POE…
I am available to speak about the research and the findings to community groups, developers, planners and people in government.
