NSV brought together diverse neighbourhoods that span the political spectrum into a network to communicate with each other and to issue joint position statements or advocacy.

Furor over and opposition to EcoDensity policies contributed to the political demise of NPA Mayor Sam Sullivan and his party.

[3] The effects of developer contributions to election funding of the two main parties, Vision Vancouver and the NPA, continued to be a concern.

[5] In the 2011 election Randy Helten came in third out of twelve candidates for mayor, behind Gregor Robertson (Vision Vancouver) and Suzanne Anton (NPA).

Thus, since municipal governments are the regulator of land use policy, civic council candidates should not be funded by developers.