Walk More, Spend Less Time In Hospital, Save Two Billion Dollars Annually.The excellent work that Dr. Larry Frank is undertaking at the University of British Columbia has been reinforcing the importance…
Sandusky Ohio & a Pier-Recreational Waterfront or Parking Lot?Sandusky is a town of 25,000 people with a metropolitan area of 77,000 located on the shores of Lake Erie…
Have High Tech Job in San Fran But Can't Pay the Rent CNBC reports on a sobering situation in San Francisco-even though high tech workers can make $100,000 to $700,000 a…
How did the Massey Tunnel Become a Bridge?In a completely unscientific poll, the Delta Optimist on their website asked readers to vote on whether they were looking forward to…
1940, Housing, And Why this MattersAs Chris Brown reports on the CBC there has been a major brouhaha regarding the City of Vancouver’s 12,000 homes that were…
Density and the Missing Middle-Learning from EuropeThere has been a lot of discussion about housing density and what higher density can look like without going to…
Tiny House Solution to Affordability?Wanyee Li with Metro News reports on tiny houses and their owners, folks that have a 250 square foot house on…
Accessibility Audits for Universal Places The Rick Hansen Foundation has announced an Accessibility Certification Program providing accessibility audits to ensure barrier-free experiences for people with mobility,…
Seniors' Care Housing and Why This MattersThe Vancouver Sun’s Bethany Lindsay describes B.C. Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mackenzie release of information that 27 per cent of residents in care…
Britain Shifts Policy and Builds Sheltered Housing for SeniorsAs reported in The Independent the British Government’s housing policy is undertaking a massive shift to provide specific protected accommodation for seniors…
Back to the Massey Bridge from the Richmond SideCity of Richmond Councillor Carol Day joins the discussion on the Massey Bridge in a letter published in the Delta Optimist.…
Chinatown, High Density Development and Why This MattersThis article by Wanyee Li in Metro News gets to the nub of a vital issue for one of the oldest,…
When the Factories Come Back HomeScott Gilmore writes in Macleans about companies returning manufacturing operations to North America (“re-shoring”). And bringing their robots with them. He…
Smart Growth and Dangerous By Design Smart Growth America has just released their 2016 edition of Dangerous By Design which examines the epidemic of pedestrians that are…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner