Promises! Promises? ABC's, that is
CC 218 —revisiting and evaluating the ABC Council's 2022 election promises—a report card of sorts—is 38% overall a passing grade? Or 31% of housing and affordability promises?
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Requiem for the Villages Plan...Neighbourhoods rising?
CC 217 in which we talk about the resurgence of our city's neighbourhoods and what that might mean for the coming election
Promises! Promises?
CC 216— What are Vancouver's politicians actually promising so far about housing and affordability before the 2026 elections? Some surprising findings
My writing process
CC 215 — The messy way I develop City Conversations
The Villages Plan - Not too late to speak out!
CC 214—latest draft of my remarks to City Council at the upcoming July 14th Public Hearing about the proposed Villages Plan
Mea Culpa sorta.
CC 213—I got some of the Villages Plan wrong. It's even worse than I thought!
Villages Plan bait and switch? I am confused!
CC 212—a simple question from a friend reveals huge discrepancies between the Villages Plan report to Council and what the Public sees
Are we the Village Idiots?
CC #211—Neighbourhoods or Villages? You can't have both. On July 14 City Council will pick one and may destroy them both—your last chance to speak up.
Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#12 Mitigate massive multiplexes
CC #210—The distance between affordability and gross over reach is not that much
"Where are all the Grammas?"
CC #209—Reflections on working towards reconciliation through relationships as well as consultations, and the importance of both.
Blink and you may miss Vancouver's views...forever
CC #208—a five year rearguard action to preserve mountain and water views may finally be lost. I am sad
Embrace and Enhance to Evolve Vancouver’s Future
CC# 207—The remarks I will be making this evening at 7pm at the Dunbar Lutheran Church at 3491 West 31st Avenue.
Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#9 Delay or defeat the Vancouver Official Destruction Plan
CC# 206—My remarks about the Plan at a recent community meeting
Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#6 Make more affordable Homes
CC #205—Building affordable housing only takes leadership
Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#14 Restore democracy
CC #204—How our governments hide the truth with impunity—and it may get worse
Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#9 Delay the Vancouver Official Development Plan
CC #203—We have less than a week to halt adoption of the Vancouver ODP
Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#1 Protect our views
CC #202—Accelerating destruction of public mountain views must be resisted
Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—Introduction
CC #201—22 attacks on our 22 neighbourhoods
Where do we go from here?
CC #200—2026 challenges and objectives
Eight ideas for affordability
CC #169—There are more but we have to start somewhere!