Quote: Janette Sadik-Kahn on the importance of transitThe Globe and Mail interviews retiring NYC transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Kahn: New York transport czar an advocate for bikes, transit,…
Wealth and Rails: Economic inequality, station by stationFrom Stephen Wilkinson: Greetings from the Polar Vortex! Also known as New York. Here is an interesting interactive piece in…
Blame Canada: It’s Our Turn to Pop!From the Washington Post: Nouriel Roubini was one of the most presciently pessimistic analysts of the global economy in the…
Horn Toot: ‘Built Environment Leader’Thank you, Real Estate Foundation of B.C., for this little resume boost: . Gordon Price Director, SFU City Program In…
One handy place: Metro Vancouver Events of InterestVarious upcoming events of interest: Metro Vancouver Calendar of Events . PIBC PlanTalk – Availability, Utilization, and Intensification of Industrial Lands…
ULI: Emerging Trends In Real Estate 2014 – Nov 26The ULI BC Annual Networking Breakfast featuring presentation of Emerging Trends In Real Estate 2014. For those wanting insight as…
The Happy City Machine: A public design laboratoryCharles Montgomery is about to launch his new book “Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design.” Here’s a related event.…
Bootcamp: Economics, taxes and inequality – Nov 19, 22From the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Everything you wanted to know about economics, taxes and inequality: An interactive policy bootcamp Who:…
Report: The Cost of SprawlKate Webb in Metro reports on a study that details “a false sense of affordability in Canadian suburbs, according to a…
On Gentrification: A young PT reader commentsJust in case you missed this thoughtful comment from Jimbo – a young PT reader – below the Kluckner video,…
Charles Marohn on “Public Engagement”Better! Cities and Towns has just featured items from Charles Marohn’s new book, “Neighborhoods First.” He will be an SFU City Program…
Charles Marohn on “Tactical Urbanism”Better! Cities and Towns has just featured items from Charles Marohn’s new book, “Neighborhoods First.” He will be an SFU City Program…
Charles Marohn on “Neighborhoods First”Better! Cities and Towns has just featured items from Charles Marohn’s new book, “Neighborhoods First.” He will be an SFU City Program…
Living the New Economy conference – Oct 15-20The 2nd Annual Living the New Economy conference is coming up: October 15 to 20 – six jam-packed days of workshops, film, discussions, networking events and more, all on the…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner