Industry Insight
These posts include my insight on the meaning and significance of recent events and changes in how we live, work, learn and shop. You can read by topic or key word, as shown at right.
Vancouver: Death By Hammock?
One of the things that makes Vancouver great is its public amenities. Kitsilano Pool, for example, is one of the world's greatest. At 150 meters,...
Making Commercial Areas Walkable & Livable Will Require A Lot More Than New Zoning
If affordable housing were simply a question of cost, people would be moving to Omak and other cheap and remote areas of the state. But...
Great Marketing For A City
Seen in Boston yesterday outside a tee-shirt shop. This says it all about Boston, one of the world's top tech centers that is full of...
A Tale of Two Skylines: Why Downtown Vancouver Has So Much More Housing Than Seattle
I recently wrote an article in "Post Alley", a Seattle publication, about this. Here are the summary points: 1. Relative to its metro population, Vancouver...
Add Graffiti to the List of West Coast Urban Problems
Several days ago, both the LA Times reported on how taggers had spray painted their names on the corner windows of three +20-story buildings in...
Why Designers and Other Consultants Concerned About Revitalization Should Be Concerned About Falling Office Values
If office values fall 40% or more (which is likely for buildings in lesser locations), there this "arrow in the quiver" won't be available for...