Opportunities for Vancouver’s Housing Sector from General Manager, Planning, for City of Vancouver, Josh White

Josh White ended up in politics by accident. After volunteering to write policy with Nenshi in Calgary, he ended up working as the Senior Policy Advisor when Nenshi won the election. He has also worked for the City of Calgary on city and regional planning, eventually ending up as the General Manager, Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability for the City of Vancouver. In this episode, he shares with Al the differences between the two cities from a development perspective. 

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Show notes:

• 00:15 – About Josh and how he ended up working in city and regional planning. 
• 03:00 – Josh’s experience moving from Calgary to Vancouver. 
• 06:00 – Development challenges in Vancouver. 
• 08:50 – Things the City of Vancouver can learn from Calgary’s housing market. 
• 10:40 – Vancouver’s housing targets. 
• 17:00 – Housing typologies needed in Vancouver and Calgary. 
• 19:30 – The exciting ways homeowners can be part of the housing solution. 
• 22:00 – Opportunities for improvement in both cities.