One of the best recent imports to Vancouver has had to be gadabout urbanist Yuri Artibise. His blog is here.
Yuri is most recently from Phoenix, Arizona. He still misses the weather
, at least this time of year – and they miss him. In fact, his friend Taz Loomans recently called him up for an interview – which you can find here.
And to jump to what you might be wondering when Vancouver and Phoenix appear in the same sentence:
What can Vancouver learn from Phoenix?
Yuri Artibise: One thing that it lacking in Vancouver is official neighbourhood input into planning decisions. While the city has an active and the speaking list at rezoning often tops 200 speakers, we have no equal to Phoenix’s Village Planning Committees. As a result, many neighbourhoods feel that their perspective is overlooked in planning decisions.
