Recent content by Red Star

Great news! That block has been a vacant parking lot for the last 21 years. 2003: 1995: 1975: 1966: If the last house from 2007 is any indication, it looks like those old houses that lined the street were fairly large and probably cost a lot back in pre-WW1 times.

I think it's myopic to think that a blanket rezoning of SFH to row housing will put a significant dent in housing affordability. Yes, we are in an affordability crisis. An affordability crisis created by the ruling class. The issues are structural and go much deeper than simply zoning laws...

Why aren't Plebiscites that great? Isn't that the most direct form of Democracy? Call me an optimist, but I think given the information presented, the general public will act in the best interest.

Maybe we're talking past each other... The point I was trying to make (and one that you conveniently continue to step over) is, some people are so mentally ill or suffer so deeply from addictions, they are unable to function without serious support. You can give some people a free house and a...

Personally, I'd give my left nut to live in a municipality that would provide a community in which my people would feel free to practice their culture and customs, live close to their extended families, and raise their children in their cultural and ancestral homelands. A municipality where I...

I'm in a good mood today and I'll meet you halfway. Yes, I'd agree that cheap housing does prevent many people from being homeless. A society with an affordable housing market is beneficial to poor and marginalized people. However; affordable housing isn't a catch-all solution to ending...

I'll actually attempt to answer your question instead of just pointing and sputtering or saying "Wow...just, wow" Within our society, Indigenous people are a protected class. Any questioning or criticism of anything relating to Indigenousness is seen as a moral deficiency on the behave of the...

Someone planted that tree at the turn of the century. I wonder what that same person would think if they could see that tree today. What would they think If they saw the asphalt parking lots in lieu of all the houses that once lined the streets. Or if they could see the current skyline.

Those are all good points, and I have no doubts that Bow Bottom Trail is an over-built road. But people living in Deer Run don't just drive down Bow Bottom Trail and park their cars at the end of it. They use Deerfoot, they use Anderson, they drive on Glenmore, they drive on Crowchild. My only...

You took the words out of my mouth. IMHO it doesn't make sense to do a blanket zoning upscale of everywhere in the city. Upzoning many areas will only increase the overall use of cars in areas that are poorly served by transit. For example, take this stretch of homes located at Deerfield Circle...

Yeah. That's what I'm saying...provide homeless people with a safe, clean, environment to live while they get treatment. Such as tiered mental health facility for short/medium and long term stays. Thank you for posting the article. This article lends credence to the idea providing a long term...

Wait... are you saying that mental health issues have no bearing on homelessness? I don't think cheaper housing is going to help people suffering from schizophrenia or solve the opioid crisis. The other day I was walking by Dermot road and I saw a shoeless man that was passed out. He had soiled...

I think homelessness is the result of people suffering from substance abuse problems and mental illnesses (with a large overlap of both). The question we should ask ourselves is what is it about this liberal-capitalist society that produces so many addicts and mentally ill people? I personally...

We live in a society where we can't really speak openly about certain issues and thus, can't solve the issues surrounding homelessness and open drug use. We have to speak in euphemisms, tie-toe around the issue or use soft language to address the issue. The result is that architects have to...

It's sad to see the living standards of this country really decline in the last 20-30 years. Mass immigration, a concentration of employment in urban centers and investors have contributed to one of the largest housing bubbles in the world. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-housing-bubble...