I am so glad to hear this conversation every week. The council meetings drive me mad. I had hoped that the new mayor would not get sucked into the same black hole that Watson dug and maintained where the wrong local voices are the only ones heard on major issues. Landsdowne being the largest and most horrifying one. I remember hoping that those desolate parking lots would be turned into something for ordinary people. Other than the Sunday market, the place is only a nuisance to the neighborhood. It is a transportation nightmare for the city.
I will calm down now as I really just wanted to congratulate you on your excellent discussions.
Here's a bit of good news you could celebrate on the next episode:
On the latest episode of the OttaTalk podcast, Carol Ruddy was interviewed. She's the Program Manager, Zoning & Intensification. Her team wrestled 600 zoning provisions down to 26. 117 pages of residental zoning rules to 15.
That's really incredible work. Simplifying the rules will make submissions easier and reviews faster.
That's kind of boring. Why would anyone want to focus on process improvements? We need more conversations about strategic decisions towards housing getting built. As someone who sat on a national planning committee on housing policy, those types of discussions are very minimalist.
Housing is simple but complex. When 25 corporation,own 80% of what you community need, well require thinking way outside the box. Everything there, but it now about problem solving without putting you next generation in debit to the $$ boys. Change is a bitch. As most GEN X leaders think experience is The key. Unfortunately, most are finding out the hard way.. for as important as experience is, you need those that can think out side the box to help lead to a more sustainable vision.
Personally & way too much hands on experience walking away from the those that were go at charging more & giving less. Was the number one reason we are headed into repeating history. Sustains ability no about how much money you have, but are you any good at managing it. Boomer were , because they had to learn to do more with less, GEN X we’re not, has they were told in schools, technology was the career to making them have more faster,but forgot. Economic & business 101, systainablity principlies. A building is only as stable as the foundation it’s built on,but when $$ drive the agenda the key it to build it with flaws, then make $$ by having the only talent to retain control.,but created a Gold Rush driven a GDP which.unfirtunately, 20thcentury horse & buggy financial system as already said .which is right. “You can have on goinginflation,,but ever deflation” which means a privileged few can benefit, but it always leave you with more problems than $$ can fix, until tge system has no choice but to not debit so the $$ can retain control. Which at sometime we well have to find a more 21stcentury financial sustainable. Vision. The tools are there, hiw we need the young to do what the boomers did, ignore the old ways of thinking. Which already happening. Like tgroughout history change is a bitch, but our sustainablity require aGlobal federation, based on sustainablity, not the 80% wast we now gave & knowing now to not allow$$ to drive. The agenda.but sustainability,
Are city councillors still getting donations from developers if they vote in favour of developments in their ward?
I am so glad to hear this conversation every week. The council meetings drive me mad. I had hoped that the new mayor would not get sucked into the same black hole that Watson dug and maintained where the wrong local voices are the only ones heard on major issues. Landsdowne being the largest and most horrifying one. I remember hoping that those desolate parking lots would be turned into something for ordinary people. Other than the Sunday market, the place is only a nuisance to the neighborhood. It is a transportation nightmare for the city.
I will calm down now as I really just wanted to congratulate you on your excellent discussions.
An episode worth watching. I suppose this was the one you referred to a couple of weeks ago.
Here's a bit of good news you could celebrate on the next episode:
On the latest episode of the OttaTalk podcast, Carol Ruddy was interviewed. She's the Program Manager, Zoning & Intensification. Her team wrestled 600 zoning provisions down to 26. 117 pages of residental zoning rules to 15.
That's really incredible work. Simplifying the rules will make submissions easier and reviews faster.
That's kind of boring. Why would anyone want to focus on process improvements? We need more conversations about strategic decisions towards housing getting built. As someone who sat on a national planning committee on housing policy, those types of discussions are very minimalist.
Housing is simple but complex. When 25 corporation,own 80% of what you community need, well require thinking way outside the box. Everything there, but it now about problem solving without putting you next generation in debit to the $$ boys. Change is a bitch. As most GEN X leaders think experience is The key. Unfortunately, most are finding out the hard way.. for as important as experience is, you need those that can think out side the box to help lead to a more sustainable vision.
Personally & way too much hands on experience walking away from the those that were go at charging more & giving less. Was the number one reason we are headed into repeating history. Sustains ability no about how much money you have, but are you any good at managing it. Boomer were , because they had to learn to do more with less, GEN X we’re not, has they were told in schools, technology was the career to making them have more faster,but forgot. Economic & business 101, systainablity principlies. A building is only as stable as the foundation it’s built on,but when $$ drive the agenda the key it to build it with flaws, then make $$ by having the only talent to retain control.,but created a Gold Rush driven a GDP which.unfirtunately, 20thcentury horse & buggy financial system as already said .which is right. “You can have on goinginflation,,but ever deflation” which means a privileged few can benefit, but it always leave you with more problems than $$ can fix, until tge system has no choice but to not debit so the $$ can retain control. Which at sometime we well have to find a more 21stcentury financial sustainable. Vision. The tools are there, hiw we need the young to do what the boomers did, ignore the old ways of thinking. Which already happening. Like tgroughout history change is a bitch, but our sustainablity require aGlobal federation, based on sustainablity, not the 80% wast we now gave & knowing now to not allow$$ to drive. The agenda.but sustainability,