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Research and commentary from network volunteers and guest contributors, covering six themes: housing and affordability; planning, land use and neighbourhoods; governance, trust and decision-making; public safety and social stability; transportation and infrastructure; and environment, trees and heritage.
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Aug 2026
Setbacks, Soil, and Survival: Why Urban Forest Protection in Victoria Starts with Space
Environment, trees & heritage · Planning, land use & neighbourhoods
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Jul 2026
What If We Never Built Another New Building?
Planning, land use & neighbourhoods · Governance, trust & decision-making · Housing & affordability · Environment, trees & heritage
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Jun 2026
Comment: Victoria, stick to restraint in building height and sympathetic building forms
Planning, land use & neighbourhoods · Public safety & social stability · Governance, trust & decision-making
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Jun 2026
Comprehensive Critique of Council Actions (2023-2026)
Governance, trust & decision-making · Transportation & infrastructure · Planning, land use & neighbourhoods · Public safety & social stability
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Mar 2026
The Greedyplex Era: How Developers Fake Affordability and Shift the Bill to Buyers
Planning, land use & neighbourhoods · Housing & affordability · Governance, trust & decision-making
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Feb 2026
Bill 44: The Oversight‑Free Makeover
Planning, land use & neighbourhoods · Transportation & infrastructure · Housing & affordability
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Feb 2026
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Housing Blitz
Planning, land use & neighbourhoods · Governance, trust & decision-making · Housing & affordability
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Feb 2026
The NIMBY Smokescreen: How Bill 44 Protects Speculation, Not Communities
Planning, land use & neighbourhoods · Housing & affordability
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Feb 2026
The Lorax Speaks for the Trees. Saanich Council Speaks for the Chainsaws
Environment, trees & heritage · Governance, trust & decision-making
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Feb 2026
Why Setbacks Matter: Protecting the Green Heart of Saanich
Public safety & social stability · Environment, trees & heritage · Planning, land use & neighbourhoods
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Jun 2025
Loss of Affordable Housing in Canada
Housing & affordability · Governance, trust & decision-making
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Mar 2025
Crafting the narrative: wealth migration, growth machines and the politics of housing affordability in Vancouver, Canada
Housing & affordability · Planning, land use & neighbourhoods
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Mar 2025
Uncovering the Potential Impacts of Victoria's Upzoning Plan: Will the City's Growth Support the Intense Rezoning?
Planning, land use & neighbourhoods · Transportation & infrastructure · Governance, trust & decision-making
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Mar 2025
Understanding the Impacts of Proposed Upzoning on Canopy Cover and Green Spaces
Planning, land use & neighbourhoods · Environment, trees & heritage
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Mar 2025
How Does Upzoning Affect Rental Availability and Affordability in Communities?
Housing & affordability
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