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 …
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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 …
The 2024 Housing Strategy Report
The 2024 Housing Strategy Report and the staff presentation from today deserve a look. The report is at this link and the presentation video is at this link. I highly recommend …
New homes, vacancy rates, and rents
61 percent of Victoria residents are renters. And rents have risen dramatically in recent years. This should be a top priority for everyone. It is for me. It’s been known …
My op-ed: Affordability requires abundance. We need more housing. (Vancouver Sun)
Many thanks to the Vancouver Sun for publishing my op-ed on housing and affordability: I suggest you read it at the link above. In case that link becomes inoperative, here …
Where is “affordable housing” truly affordable?
Cities are facing a crisis-level housing shortage. And of course, the worst impacts are on people with moderate to lower incomes. Wealthier people can always afford homes; they simply outbid …
OCP Update: the shape of development in Victoria, and the seismic code
A central question about future development in Victoria is the extent to which it is concentrated in key areas vs. spread out in all areas. Residents have a range of …
Op-ed: Victoria council hard at work on affordable housing (Times Colonist)
Many thanks to the Times Colonist for publishing my op-ed. I suggest reading it at the link above, but in case that link ever gets broken in future, here is …
Benefits of more homes – David Suzuki Foundation
A couple of articles on the David Suzuki Foundation website caught my eye. I’m often looking at the connections between housing and climate change, e.g. these five posts about building …