Dave Thompson
THE HOUSING STATUS QUO IS A DISASTER. The housing shortage is the overall number one issue on the doorstep, without any doubt. I’ve door-knocked in a wide variety of neighbourhoods …
Read moreWe need to get past Missing Middle and address our other housing problems
I was lucky to grow up in a city just two blocks away from a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve – the Niagara Escarpment (photo above). As a kid I played in …
This is the full text of my responses to questions asked by Kate Korte for her excellent article in Capital Daily. https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/non-resident-voters-victoria In your opinion, does allowing non-resident property electors …
Renters tend to be underrepresented among local election voters. This is partly because candidates and volunteer canvassers often have a hard time providing election material inside apartment buildings. Houses and …
Read moreElection info: renters can allow access to their building, but…
Hello voters! In my continuing efforts to help more people to vote, here is some key voter information. Election day is October 15, but you can vote in advance… You …
Young adults are hit hard by the housing shortage, and who gets elected to Victoria City Council on October 15 will make a difference. The housing shortage causes low vacancy …
I just had a really nice tour of some inspiring community-led placemaking. This tour was kindly given to me by three new friends I met today in Oaklands Rise. Of …
(Image: Inside Airbnb) We have a crisis-level housing shortage, with a rock-bottom vacancy rate that is causing sky-high rents. At the same time, literally hundreds of Airbnb units are not …
The way we built our cities and transportation systems, mainly in the previous century, creates serious safety risks for people – whether they are inside cars, walking, rolling, riding, or …
In conversations with voters over the past year, many have raised Victoria’s protected bike and roll routes, which the City calls All Ages and Abilities or AAA. So far this …