Noteworthy News: Sept 24th-30th

PlaceSpeak’s selection of interesting news and views from the past week:

• Through the Looking Glass: An Alternative View of the BC Real Estate Market: A look at who and what is really driving up the real estate market in BC. (Musings)

• Vancouver advocacy group creates ‘Yimby’ manual: Vancouver’s Pivot Legal Society is launching a how-to manual for people who want to welcome potentially controversial projects to their neighbourhoods. (Globe and Mail)

• A Peek Inside the New BC Place: By the numbers: Tonight, BC Place reopens after an 18-month, $563-million renovation. (My Vancouver)

• Laneways a resource for livable cities: From Melbourne to San Francisco, from Seattle and Vancouver to little Nelson, alleys are becoming valued parts of the world’s most livable cities. (Star Phoenix)

• Engagement. The Cure for Angry and Absent: In political circles you might find complaints about constituents being “angry and absent”. It is a great way to describe the current state of affairs in most government settings. (Derek Neighbors)