Is There No Alternative? w/ Ward Stirrat

False Creek South is an area of Vancouver that exists adjacent to one of North America’s most up-scale neighbourhoods. In stark juxtaposition to the affluent and largely unaffordable district of Yaletown, False Creek South represents a model of livability that has been widely celebrated amongst urban planners and academics since its inception. Episode #4 of On Site Report marks our second dedication to exploring the area of False Creek South, and in this episode we highlight how this unique enclave provides us with an important alternative to thinking about how our cities should be built. Are unaffordable high rises and market-rate condominiums the only way forward? To answer this question I sat down with long-time area resident and social commentator Ward Stirrat. We hope you enjoy!

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Further reading:

• Andy Yan on Building The Kind of Housing We Actually Need: https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1en8wl2/our_tax_dollars_funded_a_developer_to_create/?share_id=ifNtiw6t9MhAyAzl_Dtfp&utm_content=1&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=3

• City Hall Watch: https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/

• There is No Alternative: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_is_no_alternative

• Hugh Segal: https://www.ubcpress.ca/bootstraps-need-boots

• Cameron Murray: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=P5s-_d0AAAAJ&hl=en