Vancouver’s talent magnetism keeps pulling them in, coaxing global talent and students with clean air (Top 5 globally) and seawall sunsets. They come for the #19-ranked Universities, powered by UBC and SFU, while companies salivate over the #6 Educational Attainment already in town, feeding a #40 Business Ecosystem. The town sometimes referred to as “No Fun City” is buzzing these days, with the long-awaited opening of Oakridge Park’s revived retail, dining and cultural district wrapped around a new nine-acre park: a fresh anchor on the Cambie Corridor and a timely boost to local spend. With visitor demand rising, City Hall adopted a Hotel Development Policy to unlock new rooms after a years-long hotel shortfall highlighted by Destination Vancouver; expect more projects near transit specifically. The Pattullo Bridge replacement should be open soon, easing goods and commuter flows across the Fraser River. The Broadway Subway follows in 2027, knitting the region’s busiest corridor into rapid transit that (city leaders hope) will connect all the way to UBC’s coveted talent pool (and the Jericho Lands forthcoming 13,000 homes, 30 acres of parks and a future SkyTrain station). The new St. Paul’s Hospital lands in the False Creek Flats by 2027, expanding research and acute care minutes from downtown.