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December 9, 2017
I have the privilege of living in a lovely downtown Vancouver neighbourhood. The late-fall mornings are crisp and fresh and, even in a light drizzle, it’s […]
November 29, 2017
Cities can improve housing affordability but they need help “Time is money” – it’s a phrase you might hear when the boss is complaining about your […]
June 8, 2017
Canada’s most livable city is perfectly able to make room for newcomers Even amid the flurry of headlines about Vancouver’s prohibitive housing prices , it would […]
May 30, 2017
The single-family housing shortage is a problem of physics, not politics In light of the proven popularity of Stradivarius violins, it is an outrage – an […]
March 20, 2017
*This article was originally published in The Vancouver Sun newspaper on March 20, 2017 here. We will regret selling infrastructure that Canadians still need The Canadian […]
December 1, 2016
The recent unanimous vote by the Mayor’s Council to fund the first phase of their ambitious and essential Vision Plan for the region’s transit and transportation […]
October 13, 2016
For his 2015 book The Stackable Boomer, David Allison asked me to look at how we can make suburban baby boomers feel at home in a […]
February 5, 2014
By: Gordon Harris Special to The Vancouver Sun A quiet neighbourhood: the phrase evokes leafy streets, tidy gardens and carefree children, quietly at play. But in […]