Vancouver’s Villages Plan would legalize low-rise apartments (4 floor strata, 6 floor rental) across 17 “villages” across Vancouver. The plan has its flaws, but it’s a meaningful step in the right direction: legalizing low-rise, small-lot apartments on quiet, off-arterial streets, and fostering walkable mixed-use neighbourhoods. That’s why I spoke to…
The public hearing for Vancouver’s Villages Plan (the creation of 17 new low-rise, mixed-use apartment areas) started this week, and I was asked to come on to BC Today to talk about it. The plan is a good thing overall and is definitely a real step in the right direction,…
I was on the Mike Smyth Show (with Robin Gill hosting today) to talk about whether Vancouver is building too much rental housing. Yes, rents are finally coming down, but like I say in this clip, we’re still a long ways from digging ourselves out of the deep hole we’ve…
There’s a proposal for a 79 storey building downtown. It’s a mix of condos, rentals, hotel, and commercial space and is part of a 4-tower project across two sites, including a 38-storey social housing apartment that would transferred to the City. I was on the Mike Smyth show today to…
As they say, I have some personal news: Yep, I’m seeking a nomination to run for Vancouver Council with OneCity Vancouver. My campaign website (where you can sign up to OneCity to support me!) is here. Housing and urbanism advocacy has become a large part of my life over the…
tl;dr click here to get instructions on how to support the Olympic Village elementary school! Write in by February 12! One of the big problems in Vancouver is that maintaining the status quo is so deeply embedded in our institutions that it’s incredibly difficult to actually do anything: building housing,…
William Azaroff (along with Amanda Burrows) is seeking OneCity’s nomination as their mayoral candidate in the next election. William just came out with a policy proposal to make it easier to build childcare in Vancouver: “We will make childcare a permitted use by right in every residential and commercial zone…
I was back on the CBC today to talk housing, on a BC Today panel with Michael Geller. As always I had a lot of fun, it’s always exciting trying to spread the pro-housing message! Here’s a link to the full discussion: And here’s a clip of my response to…
Yesterday I did a post about the top books I read I read in 2025, so today I’ll do my top 10 movies! Unlike my book list, I’ll limit this to movies that came out in 2025. Like my book list, this is in no particular order, except for #1.…
I read 41 books this year! That is less than over the last few years, but it also included a few big ones…and hey, I finished a Master’s degree this year too! I’m mostly a fiction reader (outside of work, at least). Now that I’ve got a blog, let’s do…
