Andy Yan
@ayan604.bsky.social
An Urban Planner taking the World on one bite at a time.
Director, SFU City Program + Assoc Prof of Professional Practice, Urban Studies
My thoughts are my own.
IG: publicyan | Twitter: ayan604
https://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/about/city-program
Director, SFU City Program + Assoc Prof of Professional Practice, Urban Studies
My thoughts are my own.
IG: publicyan | Twitter: ayan604
https://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/about/city-program
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Andy Yan
@ayan604.bsky.social
· Feb 5
It is a tremendous honour to announce that I am a recipient of a King Charles III’s Coronation Medal.
This would not have been possible without the help, support, patience, + fortitude of family, friends, and colleagues over the years in my many lives.
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This would not have been possible without the help, support, patience, + fortitude of family, friends, and colleagues over the years in my many lives.
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
Who will speak for the Billionaires?
"A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving"
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"A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving"
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A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
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December 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Who will speak for the Billionaires?
"A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving"
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"A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving"
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Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized
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December 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
After a well fought campaign, that Mariah Carey song returns vanquished and back to its annual slumber.
#Christmas2025
#Christmas2025
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December 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
After a well fought campaign, that Mariah Carey song returns vanquished and back to its annual slumber.
#Christmas2025
#Christmas2025
A CBC article making the rounds about our new venture 🗞️
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December 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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A CBC article making the rounds about our new venture 🗞️
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December 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A CBC article making the rounds about our new venture 🗞️
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#coquitlam #newwestminster #burnaby #democracy #portmoody #portcoquitlam #news #newspaper #notcorporatemedia #nonprofit #journalism #anmore #belcarra #localnewsmatters #thisislodestarlayoffs #newwest #reporter
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December 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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December 25th. The day the Fellowship departs Rivendell to destroy the One Ring.
Whatever you celebrate, may you have the courage to take the first steps to defy and endure against the dark, and rekindle light into the world.
Whatever you celebrate, may you have the courage to take the first steps to defy and endure against the dark, and rekindle light into the world.
December 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
December 25th. The day the Fellowship departs Rivendell to destroy the One Ring.
Whatever you celebrate, may you have the courage to take the first steps to defy and endure against the dark, and rekindle light into the world.
Whatever you celebrate, may you have the courage to take the first steps to defy and endure against the dark, and rekindle light into the world.
Merry Christmas, y'all!!! 🎄🎄🎄
One of my favorite times of the year to listen to the CBC is today.
One of my favorite times of the year to listen to the CBC is today.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Merry Christmas, y'all!!! 🎄🎄🎄
One of my favorite times of the year to listen to the CBC is today.
One of my favorite times of the year to listen to the CBC is today.
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PODCAST PREVIEW
MMA Panel's Christmas edition: Bob Mackin, Mario Canseco and Andy Yan made a list and checked it twice.
Find out who was naughty and nice..
Full edition premieres Dec. 21.
Become a paid subscriber, get early access to podcasts.
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MMA Panel's Christmas edition: Bob Mackin, Mario Canseco and Andy Yan made a list and checked it twice.
Find out who was naughty and nice..
Full edition premieres Dec. 21.
Become a paid subscriber, get early access to podcasts.
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WATCH: thePodcast Preview
Mario Canseco and Andy Yan join Bob Mackin for the MMA Christmas Panel
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December 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
PODCAST PREVIEW
MMA Panel's Christmas edition: Bob Mackin, Mario Canseco and Andy Yan made a list and checked it twice.
Find out who was naughty and nice..
Full edition premieres Dec. 21.
Become a paid subscriber, get early access to podcasts.
bobmackin.substack.com/p/watch-thep...
MMA Panel's Christmas edition: Bob Mackin, Mario Canseco and Andy Yan made a list and checked it twice.
Find out who was naughty and nice..
Full edition premieres Dec. 21.
Become a paid subscriber, get early access to podcasts.
bobmackin.substack.com/p/watch-thep...
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I was thrilled to meet with Mayor Michelle Wu (@mayorwu.boston.gov) today at Boston City Hall. I can't think of anyone better to learn from about what it takes to be an effective, progressive big-city mayor.
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I was thrilled to meet with Mayor Michelle Wu (@mayorwu.boston.gov) today at Boston City Hall. I can't think of anyone better to learn from about what it takes to be an effective, progressive big-city mayor.
"Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues...still one of my favourite Christmas songs ever...any other alt-Carols?
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December 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues...still one of my favourite Christmas songs ever...any other alt-Carols?
youtube.com/watch?v=j9jb...
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Want to learn about the fundamentals of #housing policy?
What is affordable housing, who should be responsible + how and where to make it happen?
Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY102: #HousingPolicy Fundamentals
Starts Tues, Jan 20 | 6pm PST| Online | www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
What is affordable housing, who should be responsible + how and where to make it happen?
Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY102: #HousingPolicy Fundamentals
Starts Tues, Jan 20 | 6pm PST| Online | www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
City Program
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December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Want to learn about the fundamentals of #housing policy?
What is affordable housing, who should be responsible + how and where to make it happen?
Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY102: #HousingPolicy Fundamentals
Starts Tues, Jan 20 | 6pm PST| Online | www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
What is affordable housing, who should be responsible + how and where to make it happen?
Consider taking @sfucity.bsky.social CITY102: #HousingPolicy Fundamentals
Starts Tues, Jan 20 | 6pm PST| Online | www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
Looking for a start or a deepening of your practice on urban issues?
The Spring 2026 SFU City Program online & in-person introductory + advanced classes & workshops on #CityMaking + #Urbanism are open!
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #realestate #design
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
The Spring 2026 SFU City Program online & in-person introductory + advanced classes & workshops on #CityMaking + #Urbanism are open!
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #realestate #design
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
City Program
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December 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Looking for a start or a deepening of your practice on urban issues?
The Spring 2026 SFU City Program online & in-person introductory + advanced classes & workshops on #CityMaking + #Urbanism are open!
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #realestate #design
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
The Spring 2026 SFU City Program online & in-person introductory + advanced classes & workshops on #CityMaking + #Urbanism are open!
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #realestate #design
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
It's that time of the year again where I dust off one of my favourite excerpts from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
#ChristmasEve #Christmas2025
"I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time;...
#ChristmasEve #Christmas2025
"I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time;...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's that time of the year again where I dust off one of my favourite excerpts from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
#ChristmasEve #Christmas2025
"I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time;...
#ChristmasEve #Christmas2025
"I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time;...
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The new @sfucity.bsky.social online and in-person introductory + advanced classes & workshops on #CityMaking + #Urbanism for Spring 2026 are now open!
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #sustainablecities #realestate #design #landscapearchitecture
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #sustainablecities #realestate #design #landscapearchitecture
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City Program
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December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The new @sfucity.bsky.social online and in-person introductory + advanced classes & workshops on #CityMaking + #Urbanism for Spring 2026 are now open!
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #sustainablecities #realestate #design #landscapearchitecture
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #sustainablecities #realestate #design #landscapearchitecture
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
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Past Seniors Advocate Isobel McKenzie’s report highlighted significant shortfalls and problems in seniors hsg and care(especially subsidized) and Sr. Govts largely ignored it.
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Past Seniors Advocate Isobel McKenzie’s report highlighted significant shortfalls and problems in seniors hsg and care(especially subsidized) and Sr. Govts largely ignored it.
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Here's a 2018 blog post I wrote about a #homeless senior named Ted who lived & died in a #Vancouver Fairview Tim Hortons. It's somewhat graphic. The post garnered a lot of coverage - even in the Guardian - but it didn't improve things for homeless seniors at all. Lots more Teds out there now!
To live and die in Tim Hortons—homeless man staff thought was sleeping was dead
An elderly homeless man who went by the name of Ted was pronounced dead at a hospital early Thursday morning (May 31) after paramedics found him in a lifeless and unresponsive state, slumped over a…
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December 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Here's a 2018 blog post I wrote about a #homeless senior named Ted who lived & died in a #Vancouver Fairview Tim Hortons. It's somewhat graphic. The post garnered a lot of coverage - even in the Guardian - but it didn't improve things for homeless seniors at all. Lots more Teds out there now!
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Many unhoused seniors are the sorts of residents who can't relate to - & are often afraid of - the stereotypical homeless population. These seniors often avoid DTES shelters & services. Many live in vehicles. #Vancouver & B.C. have ignored these seniors for 17+ yrs!
December 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Many unhoused seniors are the sorts of residents who can't relate to - & are often afraid of - the stereotypical homeless population. These seniors often avoid DTES shelters & services. Many live in vehicles. #Vancouver & B.C. have ignored these seniors for 17+ yrs!
"As cost of living climbs, a Vancouver shelter adapts to a rise in unhoused seniors"
Some context:
Homelessness in older adults in Metro Vancouver have tripled since 2008
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#bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
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Some context:
Homelessness in older adults in Metro Vancouver have tripled since 2008
See here: hsa-bc.ca/_Library/202...
#bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Vancouver homeless shelter adapting to rise in seniors
For the first time, home-care workers are providing weekly support to elderly unhoused people staying at the Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. CBC’s Tanya Fletcher visited the she...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"As cost of living climbs, a Vancouver shelter adapts to a rise in unhoused seniors"
Some context:
Homelessness in older adults in Metro Vancouver have tripled since 2008
See here: hsa-bc.ca/_Library/202...
#bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Some context:
Homelessness in older adults in Metro Vancouver have tripled since 2008
See here: hsa-bc.ca/_Library/202...
#bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
The new @sfucity.bsky.social online and in-person introductory + advanced classes & workshops on #CityMaking + #Urbanism for Spring 2026 are now open!
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #sustainablecities #realestate #design #landscapearchitecture
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #sustainablecities #realestate #design #landscapearchitecture
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
City Program
www.sfu.ca
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The new @sfucity.bsky.social online and in-person introductory + advanced classes & workshops on #CityMaking + #Urbanism for Spring 2026 are now open!
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #sustainablecities #realestate #design #landscapearchitecture
www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
#urbanplanning #housing #transportation #data #sustainablecities #realestate #design #landscapearchitecture
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Welcome to Da Club.
"This Is the Year Millennials Officially Got Old"
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"This Is the Year Millennials Officially Got Old"
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Opinion | This Is the Year Millennials Officially Got Old
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December 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Welcome to Da Club.
"This Is the Year Millennials Officially Got Old"
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"This Is the Year Millennials Officially Got Old"
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Henk Ovink: To fix the climate, we need to change course on how we treat water reut.rs/4azwPip
Henk Ovink: To fix the climate, we need to change course on how we treat water
Water is connected to everything. We need it for food, energy, health, biodiversity, urbanisation, transport. Yet we abuse and overuse it; we exploit and pollute it. “Still, we think that it always will be there, our best friend.”
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December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Henk Ovink: To fix the climate, we need to change course on how we treat water reut.rs/4azwPip
‘It’s Just Us’: The Firefighter, His Son and a Treacherous Choice
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December 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Park Board war of words ends in a tie
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Park Board war of words ends in a tie - theBreaker
Current and former ABC politicians crossed the line, according to investigator
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December 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Park Board war of words ends in a tie
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