VREP #76 | Negotiating Neighbourhoods with Tom Davidoff

Published: July 5, 2017, 10:56 p.m.

Long time recurring fan-favorite guest Tom Davidoff from the UBC Sauder School of Business\xa0returns to join Matt and Adam for an in-depth analysis of his recent op-ed in the Vancouver Sun, "Zoning for Dollars".\xa0

Tom critiques the City of Vancouver's tendency to negotiate community amenity contributions with developers behind closed doors. \xa0He also offers some potential solutions to increase transparency in the development process and facilitate the inclusion of community groups and their interests within those talks.