We've been hearing for a while now about a coming crash in Canadian property values, and it's really reached a fever pitch lately – seems like denying a Toronto bubble, at least, is pretty rare. What's interesting to me, though, is how different the bubble seems to be from the American one about … [Read more...]
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1. Laneway housing, Vancouver vs. Toronto. 2. New York state lawmakers want to ban using a phone or listening to headphones while crossing streets. Unfortunately for us pedestrians, there are very few limited access, grade-separated walkways, so in essence this would criminalize listening to an … [Read more...]
EcoDensity: Scary Name, but Not-so-Bad
Vancouver's City Council has approved an "EcoDensity" policy. How is EcoDensity different from regular density, which already comes pre-equipped with environmental benefits? Well, its just an environmental-sounding catch-prefix and comes with less bureaucracy for green … [Read more...]