Affordability and safety for students
I’ve spent a lot of time and effort fighting for affordability and safety for all Victoria residents. Students have been some of the hardest hit by our cost-of-living crisis, as …
Victoria has company: moving forward with protected bike-and-roll infrastructure
Image above: Protected bike lane built in 1967, from Getting around Davis, cited in Ashland News. Victoria is among the leading North American cities in building protected bike-and-roll lanes and …
Change is happening on Pandora
I’ve been asked lately about changes on Pandora Avenue. A lot is changing. Here’s a partial list, with more info on each point below. Some of these are changes that …
Is your municipality protecting its housed and unhoused residents?
At the Capital Regional District Board meeting Wednesday, we had a very informative presentation from Hon. Christine Boyle, BC’s Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs. I made the above chart …
Victoria awards and accolades (recent, just a sample)
Victoria is a pretty amazing place. That’s why so many people travel here and move here. Destination Greater Victoria has a web page with “a sample of some of recent …
Moving chains: credible information vs. misinformation
Many thanks to the Victoria Times Colonist for publishing my short letter to the editor noting the existence of credible research and data on housing vacancy chains, also known as …
Letter to the editor: “As people move up, cheaper homes available (Times Colonist)
Many thanks for to the Times Colonist for publishing my short letter to the editor: “As people move up, cheaper homes available.” You can read it at this link. And …
OCP adoption – my remarks
I had a lot to say Thursday as Council was deliberating on adoption of the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Update. Of course, I could have said much more …
Julian Daly at UBCM: Disordered Downtown – Rethinking care for those in need
The Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) 2025 convention stirred up a lot of media coverage, especially the session “Disordered Downtown – Rethinking care for those in need,” and especially the …
Helping people access the detox-treatment-recovery pathway
This past Thursday, I brought a motion to help people get into the Detox-Treatment-Recovery System. The motion will be decided upon later during budget deliberations, but here’s a quick outline …