[article] Vancouver's new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous - Macleans.ca
Vancouver's new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous - Macleans.ca
https://macleans.ca/society/sen%cc%93a%e1%b8%b5w-vancouver/
In B.C., Indigenous nations are reclaiming power and wealth for their own citizens—no matter what the neighbours think
[meme] And lots of public transit investment
[meme] Parking minimums in a nutshell:
[article] How NIMBYs are helping to turn the public against immigrants | Vox
How NIMBYs are helping to turn the public against immigrants
https://www.vox.com/24074353/immigration-housing-zoning-canada-biden-trump
In this house, we believe that high rents fuel nativist backlashes.
[article] Why State Land Use Reform Should Be a Priority Climate Lever for America
Why State Land Use Reform Should Be a Priority Climate Lever for America - RMI
https://rmi.org/why-state-land-use-reform-should-be-a-priority-climate-lever-for-america/
RMI analysis shows enacting state-level land use reform to encourage compact development can reduce annual US pollution by 70 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2033.
[article] The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing | NPR
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/17/1229867031/housing-shortage-zoning-reform-cities
[article] 'I was elected to slow down development,' Pointe-Claire mayor tells Poilievre | Montreal Gazette
'I was elected to slow down development,' Pointe-Claire mayor tells Poilievre
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/pointe-claire-mayor-tells-poilievre-i-was-elected-to-slow-down-development
The federal Conservative leader held a news conference Thursday outside the Fairview Pointe-Claire shopping centre to denounce bureaucracy that he says has stalled housing projects.
[video] What NIMBYs Get Wrong About Density (Intentionally?)
What NIMBYs Get Wrong About Density (Intentionally?)
https://youtu.be/MYCwLEt_2kU?si=ChUpmABv5lNW92-K
A few years ago, a concerned resident opposed a four-storey apartment on this site in their Edmonton neighbourhood by saying: “more apartments are economical...
[image] Space used for cars in downtown Houston
Sometimes You Need To Destroy a Perfectly Good Mansion
Sometimes You Need To Destroy a Perfectly Good Mansion
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/2/9/sometimes-you-need-to-destroy-a-perfectly-good-mansion
Why preserving the past shouldn’t mean foreclosing our future.