Andy Yan
@Ayan604
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Urban planner taking the World on one bite at a time. @sfucity Director + @sfuurban Associate Professor of Professional Practice Thoughts are my own.
Vancouver, British Columbia
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An animated GIF for John Mackie,
@brentcjang
@wanyeelii
's articles on Metro
#Vancouver
's $1 millon dollar line, 2014-2018
#vanpoli
#vanre
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As an East Van, blue collar household VSB kid who directly benefited from the honours and gifted programs...this phase out is a VERY bad idea "
#Vancouver
School Board phases out honours programs in high schools" as told by
@xiaoxuyvr
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
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"More than 3-in-4 British Columbians are in favour of implementing a regulation that would forbid most foreigners from purchasing real estate in Canada" in a Research Co poll conducted by
@mario_canseco
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
#cdnpoli
#vanre
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OMG! OMG! OMG!!!
@ShachiKurl
!!!!
Nice book setup. Movie posters and maps are art. We are pro lava lamp. 10/10 @ Ayan604
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@BobRansford
Yes...Bob...I worked for 5 years in the urban re-development industry in the US as well as 11 years with Bing Thom Architects. I was elected to the Board of Directors of the Planning Institute of BC as well as awards from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
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This is one of the greatest honours I have ever recieved being part of the newly opened Chinatown Storytelling Centre in
#chinatownyvr
...To be in the company of giants. Thank you
@TheChinatownSC
!!!
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I remember this and promised myself that I will never be intimidated or silenced by people like Gregor or Andrea EVER again.
@steeletalk
@CMHC_ca
@Ayan604
Yes, & I remember when Gregor Robertson called Andy Yan racist for data like this. I also see Andrea Reimer tried to argue with Andy about some of his data all over again today. I'm really hoping the current Vancouver City council does things differently than Vision Vancouver.
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Ok...this is a pretty neat piece of Canadian history...thx
@CAFinUS
#LestWeForget
Recruiters in British Columbia wouldn't accept him because of his Chinese heritage.
By horse, he rode from Kamloops to Calgary in the dead of winter to enlist.
He crossed the Rockies by horseback to fight for a country that saw him as less than equal.
Remember Wee Tan Louie.
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"Taxing speculators who are driving up housing costs" + "Cracking down on tax fraud and closing loopholes"...words I didn't think I'd ever see in an official BC Budget document
#vanpoli
#vanre
#bcpoli
@Garossino
@TerryGlavin
@jhwfung
@nlamontagne
@Goldiein604
@ianjamesyoung70
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B.C. Housing Minister calls for greater CRA scrutiny of foreign homebuyers’ income tax returns /via
@globeandmail
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"Canadians who say they were targeted by Beijing slam David Johnston: ‘Another day of being unheard’" as told by
@joannachiu
#cdnpoli
via
@torontostar
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Distrust in government and its institutions occurs in drips not torrents..."Canada has a corruption problem, as Transparency International shows" as told by
@TerryGlavin
via
@ottawacitizen
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The disconnection between who is living in the City and what is being built highlights the chasm that housing and urban development policy needs to address in
#Vancouver
...I assume there are similar patterns in communities across Canada...Leadership needed here
#vanpoli
#vanre
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For me, the greatness of Canada is being attacked by a senator and the freedom to counter his exaggerated and self serving charges, and not live in fear from a knock on the door in the middle of the night or deportation to a re-education camp unlike other countries on Earth.
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After taking 5 YEARS (!!) to answer my freedom-of-info request,
@CanRevAgency
has released a secret study confirming millionaire migrants made 90% of lux home purchases in two Metro Vancouver municipalities while declaring refugee-level incomes 2/
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So basically only wealthy families who can afford to pay for honours programs can now participate in these programs....Terrible decision!
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Reflecting on this
@DouglasTodd
article, I am reminded of a quote from Maya Angelou: "Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
#vanre
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"Canadian banks helping clients bend rules to move money out of China" was another Tomlinson article that influenced the observations in my 2015 study
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Humor me
#Twitter
...I am SO mad about this because honours and enriched classes in my
@VSB39
public
#bced
elementary & high school days pulled me up to a start line that allows me to do what I do now & these policy changes seems to be about stomping people + their talents down.
As an East Van, blue collar household VSB kid who directly benefited from the honours and gifted programs...this phase out is a VERY bad idea "
#Vancouver
School Board phases out honours programs in high schools" as told by
@xiaoxuyvr
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
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My new cred for life: "You don't have to turn hard to survive the wolves, just be really, really soft and fluffy."
This sheep escaped a farm and spent 6 years in the mountains, during which time he grew 60 pounds of wool. Wolves tried to eat him, but their teeth could not penetrate the floof. You don't have to turn hard to survive the wolves, just be really, really soft and fluffy.
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Hello,
@CullenInquiryBC
...my 2015 study on homeownership and global capital has been mentioned by participating parties, but I have not been invited to speak as its author...in lieu of that here's copy of the deck: + media coverage
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Support for the foreign buyers ban is 78% among residents of European descent, 79% for South Asians and 74% for East Asians in "British Columbians Would Ban Foreigners from Owning Real Estate" a poll by
@mario_canseco
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
#cdnpoli
#vanre
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"
#Vancouver
City manager runs thriving
#Airbnb
on island facing housing crunch" as told by
@thinkpolca
This is quite disappointing
#vanpoli
#vanre
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Just a realization that On Lok on Hastings is the last of the old school Cantonese restaurants in
#Vancouver
with a visible open noodle kitchen in front
#hiddenarchitecture
@vanalogueYVR
@HeritageVan
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Voting in
#Vancouver
needs a better user interface and experience.
It shouldn't be feel like a Grade 12 exam.
#vanpoli
#vanelxn22
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“The first thing you have to understand,” says
@davidjmadden
, an ex-New Yorker and professor of sociology at the London School of Economics, “is that this isn’t housing. It isn’t serving any social purpose. It’s a luxury good, more like a land-bound yacht" via
@FT
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"Canada tax chiefs knew foreign money’s big role in Vancouver housing market 20 years ago, leaked documents show, but they ‘ignored’ auditors’ warning" as told by
@ianjamesyoung70
in 2016 via
@scmpnews
#vanpoli
#vanre
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Who will speak for the housing investors?
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About 1/5 of recently built condos in the CoV involved someone who didn't live in
#Canada
..."Previous housing data understated amount of non-resident buyers in
#Vancouver
and
#Toronto
" by
@Goldiein604
#vanpoli
#vanre
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Open Face Hamburger with Gravy & proper hash browns + comp soup...Lunch at what I think is now the last classic Chinese Canadian diner in Downtown
#Vancouver
...never realized how important these places are to the food security of low income folks in DT
#vanyum
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“Housing is for living in and not for speculation"
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A Yan Family artifact: A bell for service that used to be on the counter of the "Most Modern Laundry" -- my great grandfather's laundry on Hastings Street
#Chinatownyvr
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This is still one of my favorite buildings in the neighborhood...Mix, Context, and Neighbourliness
@brentcjang
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Fastest way of making a problem disappear is to stop counting it.
"Motion to track Broadway ‘demovictions’ rejected by Vancouver city council" as told by
@darrianmf_gbl
#vanpoli
#vanRE
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While I do like the idea of neighbourhood groceries, I think it's important to acknowledge the hard work and long hours it takes to run one and how, typically new immigrant entrepreneurism and family labour is a foundation of this sector
#vanpoli
#vanre
Some more corner stores I shot back in 1986. 1-Cardero Grocery, closed but I believe still stands. 2-Hiro’s Grocery in Steveston unfortunately gone. 3-Scott’s Grocery, now
@foundandfreed
4-Kerrisdale Grocery on W.49th, unfortunately gone.
#vanarch
#VanHeritage
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I think Fraser St (south of King Edward) is one of those under sppreciated working class / immigrant neighbourhoods in
#Vancouver
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Is it just me or is this sign trying to be ironic?
@wisemonkeysblog
@vanmag_com
@maxfawcett
@Lidsville
@QIVancouver
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For the record + credit where it was due,
@Dave_Eby
was key to getting the
#vanre
data to me for the 2014 analysis. No strings ever attached, no strings ever given.
@TerryGlavin
@Goldiein604
@joanneleeyoung
@stuffaboutstuff
@scoopercooper
@jesseferreras
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For a growing city and region, should you really be selling public land?
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On this dreary
#Vancouver
Sunday, I seek communion with this steaming oof No. 1 Pho...Blessed be the Bowl
#vaneats
#foodie604
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The Globalization of
#Vancouver
real estate as seen in a Central district popup showroom in Hong Kong
#vanpoli
#vanre
@GlobalHigherEd
@Markus_Moos
@DouglasTodd
@Goldiein604
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So what would be the interest accrued on a $211,000,000 loan over 13 years?
@jerallingham
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
#cdnpoli
#Elxn44
"B.C. government gave developer $211M interest-free loan in social housing land sale" with 244 units of social housing demolished as told by
@jerallingham
via
@cbcnewsbc
...Solid piece of journalism and grit.
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
#cdnpoli
#Elxn44
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@P_Ratchford
And being on your "list" is somehow trying to intimidate me and other researchers in this field? Well, that's not going to work. You can't even get the study's subject matter right.
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Based upon the latest 2020 stats, 34% of all residential properties in the City of Vancouver are not owner occupied compared to City of Toronto at 25%
#vanpoli
#vanre
So, what do other countries do when it comes to housing investors & foreign buyers? Here's what Singapore is doing!
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"Citizen researchers comb through B.C.’s real estate data trove" feat.
@rohanarezel
+
@mortimer_1
as told by
@GoldinYVR
/via
@globeandmail
#vanpoli
#vanre
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Tons of New Apartments Are Being Built That Almost No One Can Afford
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"How the Uber-Rich Transformed Housing in Vancouver and the World" as told by
@bychrischeung
via
@TheTyee
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To the fans of
@netflix
's
@aliwong
film
#AlwaysBeMyMaybe
, the dim sum scene was shot in the New Town Bakery in
#Vancouver
's
#Chinatownyvr
...come on over for dim sum...the buns are killer!
@chinatown_today
@angryasianman
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It's good to see the BC Supreme Court recognize the "hyper-commodification" of
#Vancouver
real estate and the decoupling of prices from local incomes as part of the Li decision (See para 85)
#vanpoli
#vanre
@Hulchanski
@davidjmadden
@mudede
@CWhitzman
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This is important..."Chinatown dim sum maker opens revamped heritage business." as told by
@joanneleeyoung
#vanpoli
#vanre
#chinatownyvr
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Ok...this
#WokWithYan
haunted me in elementary school, but if this gets more people vaccinated today...it's a worthy cause. BTW, I'll be making my pitch to
@CBCVancouver
for a show
#WalkWithYan
...my take on
#vanpoli
#vanre
#food
...anybody in?
@StephenPunwasi
@sandyjamesplan
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With a resume like this, I'd vote for
@StephenPunwasi
Not your business, but…
- first job @ 15 y/o
- worked through school
- ex-mass market designer
- built 3 companies
- pro-bono analysis for gov & charity
- 3 US iTunes top 10 docs
- regular volunteer & fundraiser
Lazy? A light workday is 16 hours in my world. lol
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Chinese elders actively participating in shaping
#Chinatownyvr
does not make them NIMBYs...it makes them active and concerned citizens who care about their neighborhood expressing their Right to the City.
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38% (
#Toronto
) and 42% (
#Vancouver
) of all condos are investor owned...up to 58% and 53% investor for recent builds.
A curious divergence and convergence in investor ownership for condos for both cities
Toronto becoming more Vancouver?
#vanre
#Tore
@StephenPunwasi
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A map to illustrate how different neighbourhoods get to work with a chart on industries and transportation mode as well one means of measuring diversity in
#Vancouver
-
#climateaction
needs
#climatejustice
#vanpoli
#vanre
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Funny
@jhwfung
...when I was working in New York & my org partnered with a hoity-toity PR firm...a fellow Vancouverite mentioned how she was from Crofton & then asked "Where did I go to school (assuming I was a St George's boy) ..I said "VANCOUVER TECHNICAL and I'll be your lead"
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I completely and totally agree with
@fumano
in "The PNE, East Van's working-class institution, is worth saving"...this was the first step to economic mobility for so many people in
#Vancouver
including myself and my family
#vanpoli
#vanre
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"While 53% of Metro Vancouverites aged 18-to-34 are opposed to bailing out Airbnb hosts, the proportion climbs to 69% among those aged 55 and over and 74% among those aged 35-to-54." Metro Vancouverites Ponder Bailouts for Tourism Sector via
@mario_canseco
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Seniors in Vancouver’s Chinatown are battling poverty and racism to put food on the table
#chinatownyvr
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Who is the housing being built for? City of
#Vancouver
Housing Units Approved from Jan'17-Dec'18 by Income Bands...A chart for
@fumano
's
@VancouverSun
art: 'Call it what it is' — Most Vancouver 'social housing' geared to $50,000+ incomes
#vanre
#vanpoli
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""Fake Chinese income" mortgages fuel Toronto Real Estate Bubble: HSBC Bank Leaks" as told by
@scoopercooper
#cdnpoli
#bcpoli
#vanpoli
#vanre
Here's some of my research:
and reportage on the study:
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When debt is mistaken for wealth.
Canada's post-2000 household debt binge outstripped anything seen in any major economy over the last four decades - and if recent spending data are anything to go by - looks set to continue. IMHO, Canada's real "resource curse" is its citizen's (outdated) reputation for prudence:
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A map for "Half of
#Vancouver
homeowners are mortgage-free, data shows" as told by
@GoldinYVR
/via
@globeandmail
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
#vanre
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"1 in 5 properties across much of Canada are owned by investors. That makes it harder for 1st-time buyers" as told by
@kul_akshay_
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I've had parallel incidents that
@sandyjamesplan
has mentioned and it's disappointing political discourse has dissolved to this level. It casts a poor light on any civic party that tries to profit from this behavior.
Sadly I had one of the paid promoters of this civic political group try to bait me, taking screen shots & retweeting twisted versions of my writing ✍️ on city wide parking policy. It was not what I would have expected & I had to block. Absolutely unfounded & nasty.
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A total honour to be on Board!
Pleased to announce 4 new trustees have joined the board of the Jack Webster Foundation:
@Robin_YVR_Gill
,
@Ayan604
,
@quwutsunn
, @ Rob Webster McKee. Read more
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These individual (and legal) actions are what got everyone into this collective problem
#vanpoli
#bcpoli
#cdnpoli
#Elxn44
#isitright
?
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I would like to thank the Straight for such a tremendous honour! I look forward to shedding light to urban issues in
#Vancouver
+
#Canada
and sharing those insights for years to come!...no matter where it takes me
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Thank you for such kind words everyone, but there is much hard work ahead of us all...remember to vote civically on Oct 20 and watch the provincial budget on Feb 20
#vanpoli
#vanre
@TerryGlavin
@tarajcarman
@Goldiein604
@jesseferreras
@judyrudin
@jhwfung
@davidpball
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