James Hansen
@jameshansen.bsky.social
Director at Strong Towns Langley. Advocate for walkable live-work communities 🏢, public transit 🚊, active transit 🚲 & more housing.
M.A. in Public Policy Student.
https://strongtownslangley.org/
📍 Langley, British Columbia, Canada
M.A. in Public Policy Student.
https://strongtownslangley.org/
📍 Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Maybe time to mobilize a Strong Towns Montreal group or similar? or is there one already?
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Maybe time to mobilize a Strong Towns Montreal group or similar? or is there one already?
Well a small minority is happy and aren’t willing to sacrifice anything to help raise up others.
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Well a small minority is happy and aren’t willing to sacrifice anything to help raise up others.
Nice, I’ve always liked Rufus. Want One is one of my favourite albums.
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Nice, I’ve always liked Rufus. Want One is one of my favourite albums.
Love to see it! BC offering the Covid and Flu shots for free to anyone who wants one is the same line of thinking - other jurisdictions have increased the fees as part of “cost cutting” but you just end up with more sick people using more healthcare resources in the long term.
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Love to see it! BC offering the Covid and Flu shots for free to anyone who wants one is the same line of thinking - other jurisdictions have increased the fees as part of “cost cutting” but you just end up with more sick people using more healthcare resources in the long term.
For a population of 156K it would be a significant increase for sure paying back over $600mil quickly. The entire “debt plan” hinges on future development fees, the idea of an alternative hasn’t even been contemplated.
October 23, 2025 at 5:33 AM
For a population of 156K it would be a significant increase for sure paying back over $600mil quickly. The entire “debt plan” hinges on future development fees, the idea of an alternative hasn’t even been contemplated.
If smaller villages and towns had good frequent fast passenger rail service in Canada this would be a more popular choice instead of having to remain within driving commuting distance in a suburb.
October 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
If smaller villages and towns had good frequent fast passenger rail service in Canada this would be a more popular choice instead of having to remain within driving commuting distance in a suburb.
It’s probably the biggest cause of NIMBY/YIMBY conflict. The earlier arrivals moved to the suburbs because they chose and wanted that specific lifestyle. Later arrivals move there because it’s more affordable.
October 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It’s probably the biggest cause of NIMBY/YIMBY conflict. The earlier arrivals moved to the suburbs because they chose and wanted that specific lifestyle. Later arrivals move there because it’s more affordable.
And the new facilities and road widening is being built at enormous cost, $154 million for the Soccer Facility alone.
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
And the new facilities and road widening is being built at enormous cost, $154 million for the Soccer Facility alone.
However to fix it means taking on debt, and to pay it back means more development fees now at a high rate, so the “fixes” are also designed to incentivize even more growth. Roads overbuilt, the new facilities placed at the edges near greenfield.
October 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
However to fix it means taking on debt, and to pay it back means more development fees now at a high rate, so the “fixes” are also designed to incentivize even more growth. Roads overbuilt, the new facilities placed at the edges near greenfield.
The downside was Willoughby had quite patchy infrastructure, rural roads becoming congested, missing sidewalks, no library, no facilities, etc. This was capitalized on by the current administration at the last election who promised to “fix it”
October 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The downside was Willoughby had quite patchy infrastructure, rural roads becoming congested, missing sidewalks, no library, no facilities, etc. This was capitalized on by the current administration at the last election who promised to “fix it”
It’s quite a long and complicated story. Langley Township actually had exceptionally low development fees frozen for around 12 years until 2022 which caused a building boom. The plus side was developers took bigger risks in unproven areas, building townhouses and some apartments on greenfield.
October 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It’s quite a long and complicated story. Langley Township actually had exceptionally low development fees frozen for around 12 years until 2022 which caused a building boom. The plus side was developers took bigger risks in unproven areas, building townhouses and some apartments on greenfield.
But think of the ribbon cutting megaproject
October 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
But think of the ribbon cutting megaproject
what?! I had no idea about this
October 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
what?! I had no idea about this
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The whole idea of micromanagement of density ploy by plot is silly, honestly.
October 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The whole idea of micromanagement of density ploy by plot is silly, honestly.