Kate @CrashKate

Canadian. Mother. Partner. Feminist. Lover of dogs, travel and sour beers. Thoughts and curse words all my own. She/Her. Vancouver, BC Joined November 2011

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Kate @CrashKate

38 minutes ago

@SlopHq Dumb take. There is a reason why cities who remove them all back pedal and bring them back

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Kate @CrashKate

48 minutes ago

@CorsMaddy @Averyflash @Josie_Osborne How does that prove OPS?

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Kate @CrashKate

49 minutes ago

@CorsMaddy @Josie_Osborne Where do YOU suggest they go?

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Kate @CrashKate

49 minutes ago

@BestStephenD @MarkJCarney Except, we don’t know which units they’re considering.

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Kate @CrashKate

50 minutes ago

@EricDLombardi Also literally not what they’re doing. Maybe wait for the details before farming rage online?

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Kate @CrashKate

52 minutes ago

@r_weik @mssinenomine @vancolour Nobody asked them. And nobody cares.

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@builtjustice @mssinenomine This is the first real statement I’ve seen you make and I’m definitely listening. Only key points missing for me here are; prioritize non-market housing (co-ops and beyond), and remove speculation. No more house hoarding. No more investing in housing, full stop.

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Kate @CrashKate

a hour ago

@Womanwhovotes @sandyjamesplan Do we happen to have recent data on the vacancies? It feels very significant. Empty commercial space everywhere. Perhaps a vacant retail tax, like an empty homes tax, to push them to lower rents so more local small businesses can afford the space

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Kate @CrashKate

a hour ago

@kareemformayor Sadly, since you cannot coherently articulate a detailed plan to change that, you look more and more the same every passing day.

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Kate @CrashKate

a hour ago

@VisionZeroYVR @PeterMeiszner He is so dense. Don’t hold your breath.

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Kate @CrashKate

a hour ago

@bro1_SM @MikePMoffatt “neighbourhoods are more or less desirable because of the income of the people who live there.” Wow. Be better.

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Kate @CrashKate

a hour ago

@crashmoney_ @ChrisSpoke Yeah, brilliant plan for Vancouver where land is an absolute premium. Social housing isn’t just very very poor people. It is also working class families. You think people who need assistance don’t work? Fuck you. Google is free.

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Mo Amir 🪬 @vancolour

19 hours ago

Leave the condos empty. Tax the empty condos for being empty. Let condo prices plummet until the condos are no longer not empty.

Gregor Robertson @gregorrobertson

20 hours ago

Let’s talk about our plan to convert empty units in B.C. into affordable homes. In B.C. there are thousands of homes that are empty while thousands of British Columbians are looking for affordable homes. Build Canada Homes is going to work with the B.C. government to fix that

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Kate @CrashKate

13 hours ago

@pmcondon2 @gregorrobertson

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Kate @CrashKate

13 hours ago

I have never once agreed so much with any one statement. Local voices matter. cc: Josh White’s Planning Dept.

Burnaby Mayor's Office @MayorofBurnaby

a day ago

Mayors Brad West and Nicole MacDonald explain why the province's one-size fits all approach to zoning legislation has not worked and is not the solution to affordable housing. Local planning needs to be at the heart of everything we do. Full podcast👇 ow.ly/QyVj50Z9WFS

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Kate @CrashKate

13 hours ago

@MayorofBurnaby Again paging @ahvancouver

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Kate @CrashKate

13 hours ago

The details aren’t out yet, but I hope this isn’t just another plan to prop up today’s prices by making them easier to finance. Real affordability comes from removing speculation and expanding non-market housing, not bigger loans or longer amortizations.

Howard Chai @Howard__24

18 hours ago

"Discussions are underway between the Province, Federal government and stakeholders to explore innovative financing approaches that reduce up-front barriers and make better use of existing housing supply that is currently sitting empty." (4/5)