A coalition of advocacy groups in Chinatown is calling on the City of Vancouver to keep the historic neighbourhood thriving through the pandemic. Michael Tan is the co-chair of the Vancouver Chinatown Legacy Stewardship Group. Michael Tan, the co-chair of the Vancouver Chinatown Legacy Stewardship Group, says struggling businesses can pull the neighbourhood into a "vicious cycle." (CBC)That's why Tan's group has written a letter to Vancouver city council asking for measures to help support Chinatown businesses and arts organizations. These measures include reducing street parking rates, opening up a city-owned parking lot to free parking, temporarily widening curbs, increasing street cleaning and investing in the community stewards program.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2020 04:07 UTC