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Former Victoria Mayor’s appointment as housing adviser draws mixed reactions – Cranbrook Daily Townsman
Canada Today | | Media coverage
School of Community and Regional Planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein commented on the appointment of former Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps as housing adviser for B.C. Premier David Eby.
Owners of the priciest properties in Vancouver pay very little income tax: UBC study
Building | | Media coverage
A report co-authored by School of Community and Regional Planning PhD candidate Paul Boniface Akaabre found that owners of the priciest estate in Vancouver pay the very little income tax.
Critical need for culturally appropriate seniors housing in Vancouver Chinatown: report
Province | | Media coverage
A report co-authored by School of Community and Regional Planning PhD candidate Louisa-May Khoo found that the supply of affordable housing in and around Chinatown is inadequate.
Fact-checking claims about homelessness in Kamloops
The Wren | | Media coverage
UBC School of Community and Regional Planning's report, Pathways to Homelessness, was referenced for its review on the major pathways relevant to three major disproportionately represented groups.
Former Victoria Mayor’s appointment as housing adviser draws mixed reactions – Cranbrook Daily Townsman
Canada Today | | Media coverage
School of Community and Regional Planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein commented on the appointment of former Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps as housing adviser for B.C. Premier David Eby.
New Westminster installs 24-hour toilet in the downtown neighbourhood
New Westminster Record | | Media coverage
School of Community and Regional Planning is collaborating with the city of New Westminster on the development of a public washroom strategy that will guide planning for additional public washrooms city-wide.
The fundamental issue – Overshoot
Resilience | | Media coverage
William Rees, Professor Emeritus and former Director of the School of Community and Regional Planning, outlines why most of the challenges facing humanity and the biosphere have a common origin – ecological overshoot.
B.C. real estate assessments show smaller increases after last summer’s cooling market
Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
Dr. Penny Gurstein, professor emeritus from the School of Community and Regional Planning discussed how assessments have not been a real indicator of a home’s market value but have been of use to municipal governments.
Bike-share programs have been quietly polluting for years. Now companies like Lime and Lyft are improving design and operations to deliver on sustainability promises
Fortune | | Media coverage
Dr. Kelly Clifton, professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning, commented on the overall carbon emissions impact of micromobility devices.
2022 UBC Applied Science Dean’s Faculty Awards for Service
| Announcement
Professor Carol Jaeger, Dr. Mark Stevens and Dr. Sabine Weyand were honoured with Dean's Awards for their exceptional contributions to the UBC Applied Science community.