Host Stuart McNish is joined by Seattle City Director of Planning Samuel Assefa for a wide-ranging conversation about his city's vision to ensure livability, affordability and equitability.
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Seattle eyes development through social justice lens

The cost of housing is a hot topic of conversation wherever you go in Metro Vancouver. In this podcast, we explore real estate trends in the region and the impact of development on life and affordability in Metro Vancouver, interviewing  everyone from those who build our homes to politicians, planners, housing advocates and researchers.

Stuart McNish talks to Sonja Strauss, a leader in the YIMBY movement, which stands for Yes in my Back Yard. She says, that as neighborhoods grow, non-residents who want to see improvement in housing quality should speak up and say, yes, that type of housing is needed.
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Exploring the YIMBY movement

Elizabeth Model of the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association and Charles Gauthier of the Downtown Vancouver Business Association talk about the impacts of soaring real estate prices.
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Real estate prices put squeeze on businesses

An expansive discussion on co-ops, co-housing, tiny homes, and other alternatives to traditional affordable housing available in Metro Vancouver.
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Alternatives to traditional housing available in Metro Vancouver

TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond and Michael Ferreira of Urban Analytics join host Stuart McNish is this week's discussion. 
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Transport 2050 shaping the region

UBC professor Tsur Somerville and B.C. Attorney General David Eby join host Stuart McNish to discuss steps the provincial government is taking to address money laundering in real estate.
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Seattle eyes development through social justice lens

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