Politics
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What Vancouver Housing Needs Is Some Public Process Sorcery
The recent publication of former Vancouver head planner Larry Beasley’s new book Vancouverism provides an opportunity for us to both look back at how this...
By Patrick Condon -
Release: Gender Equity Strategy 2019 Update
City Council responded strongly to make Vancouver a global leader in advancing gender equity at the council meeting on May 29th. Based on the support...
By Spacing -
Event – Vancouverism Book Launch + Presentation, June 17th
On Monday, June 17th we will be celebrating international planning and urban design expert Larry Beasley’s new book Vancouverism. Please join us for the...
By Spacing -
Event – Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage? Conversation #1, May 21st
Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage? Conversation #1: Reshaping Local Places Tuesday, May 21st, 2019: 7-9 PM Admission is free...
By Spacing -
On This Patch of Grass: An Interview with Matt Hern, Daisy Couture, Selena Couture, and Sadie Couture
Parks are an important part of the contemporary city. Yet, the fact that parks are so common place makes critically discussion around them increasingly...
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Release: Leonard Street Neighbour Hub Installation, Victoria
On March 31, neighbours of Leonard Street in Victoria, BC will be celebrating the newest addition to their block: a shared emergency supply bench. The...
By Spacing -
Uh oh. I’m a Planner and Planning Makes Housing More Expensive
Thank Andy Yan for throwing yet another rock into the placid pond of our taken for granted assumptions. As someone who advocates planning and has called...
By Patrick Condon -
Designing streets for a new kind of delivery vehicle
E-commerce is driving the growth of the last-mile delivery industry, the step of delivery from distribution center to customer. Last-mile delivery is...
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Am I the Last Voice against the SkyTrain to UBC?
I must apologize to the poor soul who casually mentioned to me Vancouver city council may soon endorse running the proposed Broadway SkyTrain all the way...
By Patrick Condon -
Book Review – Close Up At A Distance: Mapping Technology and Politics
Author: Laura Kurgan (Zone Books, 2012) Close Up At A Distance: Mapping Technology and Politics is an excellent introduction to the world of remote...
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Why Vancouver Needs an ‘Affordability Bank’
Vancouver needs an Affordability Bank. Here’s what that would be: A new policy that allows people choosing to build new single-family residences to pay a...
By scothein -
How a Smart, Progressive Property Tax Could Ease Our Housing Crisis
Guest author: Patrick Condon Does Vancouver need a new kind of tax on land? City council thinks it might, so has asked city staff to study a version put...
By Spacing