Ah yes, the well renowned neighbourhood for affordable housing - West Point Grey

At least nine people dead after man drives into crowd at Vancouver street festival Saturday night www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...

Nine people dead after man drives into crowd at Vancouver street festival

Vancouver Police have ruled out terrorism and say a 30-year-old suspect has been arrested after the incident at the bustling Filipino festival

theglobeandmail.com

Good episode talking about how to evaluate zoning reforms. This touches on a lot of concepts, zoned capacity, development potential, and how land use interacts with economics.

Episode 89: How to Evaluate Zoning Reforms with Aaron Barrall (part 1)

Aaron Barrall shares insights from Los Angeles's zoning reform and what they reveal about upzoning’s effectiveness in cities worldwide.

lewis.ucla.edu

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Albert Huang - 黃忠堅@albertzghuang.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’m here with @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social @amoralorealis.bsky.social @denisagar.bsky.social and @ravikahlon.bsky.social to dig into the future of housing transit for our home of Vancouver!

I’m here with @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social @amoralorealis.bsky.social @denisagar.bsky.social and @ravikahlon.bsky.social to dig into the future of housing transit for our home of Vancouver!

Abundant Housing Vancouver@ahvancouver.bsky.social · 2y ago

Panel discussion announcement! AHV's own @amoralorealis.bsky.social, @denisagar.bsky.social from @movementyvr.bsky.social, and BC's Housing Minister @ravikahlon.bsky.social 7-830pm, Monday March 17 Goldcorp Centre for the Arts Register for free here: www.eventbrite.com/e/housing-an...

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"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

It may seem strange to folks outside of academia, but there has been a line of prominent research within it arguing that misinformation isn't a problem. This paper pushes back, noting how those arguments often rely on poor definitions & operationalizations of what misinformation is & how it works.

Sander van der Linden@profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 2y ago

In this new article in American Psychologist we respond to critics in detail and clarify two key points for the field; (1) The prevalence of misinformation in society is substantial when properly defined. (2) Misinformation causally impacts attitudes and behaviors. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

The Chinese restaurant we ate at, which serves exclusively halal food and has a huge Muslim customer base, was blasting the entirety of Sabrina Carpenter’s Short ‘n Sweet in honor of Christmas, and, honestly, this wild mix of influences is the main thing I love about this stupid country.

I’m convinced that the only way to get rich countries to act on climate is to pose it as a competition with China.

China’s EV sales set to overtake traditional cars years ahead of west

[FREE TO READ] Volumes forecast to rise 20% next year, smashing international projections and Beijing’s official targets

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"The mark of a great city isn't how it treats its special places, but how it treats its ordinary ones" - Aaron Renn

Weirdly xenophobic G&M piece lol. How much longer are Chinese Canadians going to get the stick? Dug this article up from 9 years ago. archive.is/JhMJY

We regularly get questionable news coverage on foreign buyers, but today’s G&M piece stands out as particularly problematic. @lausterna.bsky.social and I push back. doodles.mountainmath.ca/posts/2024-1...

No spike in “foreign buying” – Mountain Doodles

Contrary to news reporting, there is no spike in “foreign buyers” in BC real estate.

doodles.mountainmath.ca