Sightline – 3: Pricing neighbourhood parkingThe Sightline Institute is turning out some great work on transportation and land use these days. (Disclosure: I’m a board…
Annals of the Generations – 3: Less driving … different real-estate priorities … and an apologyThe gap between the generations. _____________________________________________ . From Australia’s Crickey: What’s really putting the brakes on Millennial’s driving? How Sydneysiders travel,…
The Real Cost of SuburbiaRob Carrick in The Globe and Mail discusses cost numbers drawn up by David Hughes, a Toronto mortgage broker. You…
How to Measure a Healthy CityHere’s an actual formula, as developed by Don Luymes, the Manager of Community Planning for the City of Surrey: .…
Annals of the Generations – 2: Generation D … Attractive cities … Growth and HipstersThe gap between the generations. _____________________________________________ . GENERATION D Neil21 is watching the generational divide too – this time from France in…
Business of Bikes: Cycling Action ForumGreat to see Luke Brocki’s coverage of cycling in B.C. Business (less ppreaching to the converted). He reports on the Cycling…
City Conversations: Immigrants and Professional Barriers – Oct 3City Conversations: Special Edition: Immigrant? Welcome to Canada! So you’re an engineer? You can drive a cab. Time: 12:30-1:30pm…
Looks Like Fun: Urban Conspiracy Cabaret – Oct 4Friday, October 4, 2013 | 7:30 pm Faced with an increasingly competitive global economy, apparently British Columbians need to find…
Bikes and Business: Experience in SeattleFrom Atlantic Cities: … whenever a city considers installing a bike lane, rest assured some retailers will protest the perceived…
Articles Canadians love: A jobs lesson for the U.S.Canadians love reading stories like this, but only if they’re written by Americans. In this case, Richard Florida in Atlantic…
Quote on Climate – 1: “Betting on the Apocalypse”A nuanced column by Paul Sabin in the New York Times, who draws some lessons from the famous Simon-Erlich bet…
Florida’s Blasphemy: Rising wealth and declining homeownershipRichard Florida commits an act of blasphemy in Atlantic Cities: Why the U.S. Needs to Fall Out of Love With…
Fantasy TOD: How Developers Market TransitTOD is Transit-Oriented Development – a term used more in the States than here. Technically: “… a mixed-use residential and commercial…
Red Cross donuts, road pricing and the danger of ‘categorical shifts’This podcast from NPR’s Planet Money – The Cost Of Free Doughnuts: 70 Years Of Regret – is (a) wonderfully insightful, and…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner