Uytae Lee

When: Oct 7th, 5:30 -7:30pm

Where: QUT Gardens Point campus P-Block 5th level room P-506

What: A short presentation by me on About Here + a chance to geek out about urban planning for an evening.

Who: Anyone!

I'll be in Brisbane next week! As part of my trip, I'll be hosting a more informal event open to anyone at the Queensland University of Technology on Tuesday, October 7th. Details below:

I'm going to Brisbane! Who wants to come with me? Tickets to the Future of Suburbia VI can be found here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-future...

Aging Granville Island needs up to $300M in upgrades. Is housing a solution? | CBC News There's nothing in Metro Vancouver like Granville Island — but that's part of the problem in making changes to keep it financially viable.

After decades of staying pretty much the same, Granville Island's infrastructure is decaying, with no internal funding mechanism to pay for all the upgrades.

Here's my story on how we got here, and why all options — including housing — seem to be on the table.

An absolute FEAST of great urbanism content these days 😊

YouTube video by About Here The Uncertain Future of Granville Island

I had to reupload it! The new link is
youtu.be/STsu3NA1W_k

YouTube video by About Here The Uncertain Future of Granville Island

New link because you could see my banking information in a few frames of the last upload 🥲. Check out "The Uncertain Future of Granville Island" here: youtu.be/STsu3NA1W_k

Yes, I'm re-uploading now with better blurring!

"About Here": Future of Granville Island Survey Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

One of Granville Island's ideas to create a more sustainable funding source for Granville Island is to establish a Granville Island Foundation, an independent charity for funding the arts and culture on the island. Share your thoughts about this idea here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/QVP6HBK

Lmao yes maybe this is where Vancouver's first congestion charge makes sense!

On a serious note, working on this story made me appreciate how special Granville Island is. It's rare to have a large piece of publicly-held land in the heart of a city, dedicated entirely to serving the public good. I hope we find a way to sustain it.

YouTube video by About Here The Uncertain Future of Granville Island

Should we start charging admission for Granville Island? Or sell naming rights to the place? These are some of the ideas I explore to address Granville Island's uncertain financial future in About Here's latest video: youtu.be/d_9JGVRjm1I

Much less creative freedom with projects like this. I’m asked to deliver a certain message in a tone that’s consistent with the client. It’s why the video is published on their channel, not About Here’s.

YouTube video by Cowichan Valley Regional District Vancouver Island's Longest Opportunity - CVRD Island Rail Corridor

Many people figured it out already but yes, I am the voice (and producer) behind this video on the Island Rail Corridor! youtu.be/gg4k51N4n7k?...

Seating is limited so please reserve your spot here (it's free!): www.eventbrite.com/e/the-uncert...

Hey I'm hosting a public screening for a new About Here video! It's called "The Uncertain Future of Granville Island". There'll be snacks and a panel discussion too :).

It was a HUGE honour to be on the show! I reference the Missing Middle Initiative's work all over my videos so I felt a bit sheepish trying to explain development fees to the folks who basically wrote the book (blog?) on this issue.

YouTube video by About Here Why Do Cities Create New Downtowns?

Very excited to share another About Here video collaboration, this time with @cityofsurrey.bsky.social! This one is on the concept of polycentric city planning, or why cities make plans to create new downtowns.

youtu.be/ybMhTlj-l5s

This was a fascinating thread, thanks for weighing in!

YouTube video by About Here The Housing Tax Crisis

Very proud and a bit nervous to share About Here’s latest video “The Housing Tax Crisis” with @smallhousing.bsky.social. This script took months of research and a bit of me losing my mind but I think it ultimately tells a profound story about our housing crisis today.
youtu.be/ZEUR9bj89lo

Publishing a video on development fees tomorrow, what title should I go with?

A. The Housing Tax Crisis
B. The Housing Tax Dilemma
C. The Hidden Costs of New Housing
D. Why is Housing Taxed So Much?

Group of volunteers hanging sign on TTC post

volunteer hanging sign on King subway platform wall

two volunteers leaning over subway entrance pasting signs

group of seven volunteers standing near sign

Volunteers gave King Station a makeover this morning! You shouldn't get lost while taking the #TTC. Learn more and show your support for better TTC information and signs: www.ttcriders.ca/wayfinding

Sounds interesting!

Decoding Timber Towers | Urbanarium

I'm honoured to partner with Urbanarium for this video, check out their latest competition, "Decoding Timber Towers" at decodingtimbertowers.com !

YouTube video by About Here Why Is It So Hard to Mass-Produce Housing?

I’m excited to share my latest video with Urbanarium, "Why It's So Hard to Mass-Produce Housing." Factory-built housing is a promising idea in theory, but it turns out to be a very complicated endeavor in practice—here’s why: youtu.be/26iVJfiDgP0?...

Fascinating maps regardless!

Has anyone ever attempted to make a map of the City of Vancouver's various design guidelines and area-specific plans? Asking for a video!

Thanks that's a promising lead!

Anyone know where I can find jobs data by municipality? Trying to make an update version of the map below:

Small Housing – Small Housing has big solutions to the housing crisis Small Housing is driving the evolution of single-detached neighbourhoods to provide gentle density homes, equitable for all. British Columbia is facing a housing crisis that touches us all. Our frie...

Who should pay for growth - new housing or property taxes? I'm moderating a debate on development fees at @smallhousing.bsky.social's Gentle Density Leader's summit next Tuesday! DM me for a discount code for tickets :) www.smallhousingbc.org