Readings: "The Kleptocrat in Apartment B"A link to The New Yorker from Tim Pawsey: an article with “echoes that resonate.” Some assorted quotes. . The…
Dep't of Irony: Build a walkable, lower-income neighbourhood and watch what happensCollege Towns Get New Housing, but It’s Decidedly Not Dorms . Near college campuses around the country, developers have begun…
Nanos gigantum humeris insidentes Vancouver is a young city. While this means we don’t have our own Arc de Triomphe (though some seem…
Items From Ian -Fighting City CouncilI wonder how many instances of Lambeth Council could be replaced with Vancouver, and Cressingham Gardens with Little Mountain. Written…
Items From Ian – Affordable HousingThings that could be about Vancouver but aren’t. Vancouver relies on CAC funding for most of its affordable house building…
Jericho Lands UpdatePublic consultations on this project have been pushed back from Fall 2015 to Spring 2016. This is according to Deana…
Gentrification in New York: One Block of Bed-Stuy:As we crossed both Washington Heights in Manhattan and Mt. Eden in The Bronx, connected by the High Bridge, I…
From Seattle: The Triplex AnalysisDavid Sucher, Seattle urbanist (and PT reader) has a helpful analysis. From the Seattle Times: . I’M a literal kind…
Item from Ian: Affordable housing and the cost of doing businessAnother ‘could be about Vancouver’ – from The Guardian: It’s puzzling that corporate Britain, which loves nothing better…
Jeff Olson: Design for a New Vancouver SpecialMichael Mortensen started a lively conversation on the need for a New Vancouver Special. Jeff Olson adds his variation. . How…
The Battle for Seattle: Densinista vs DisplacementA fascinating analysis of the housing and development challenges in Seattle by Casey Jaywork – with a lot of backstory…
History of Housing in Vancouver: Equity Co-ops More from Neil Whaley on the history of housing in Vancouver. . I’m interested in the history of equity co-ops in…
Michael Mortensen: Do we need a New Vancouver Special? – The InterviewMichael Mortensen has been advocating for a New Vancouver Special – “a type of ubiquitous infill housing that addresses affordability,…
The Daily Durning's Housing SummaryIt can be done. affordable-housing-is-a-moral-choice-and-the-numbers-prove-it Canada is not too different. the-fundamental-contradictions-of-us-housing-policy You might be a NIMBY… love these … you-might-be-a-nimby…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner