Are public hearings a cornerstone of democracy or mostly theatre? We dive into the pros, cons, and pitfalls of this public forum, exploring how we can better involve the public in decision-making. Thanks to SFU's Renovate the Public Hearing Initiative for partnering with us for this video! You can learn more about their research at https://www.renovatethepublichearing.ca/ We were incredibly lucky to have a few YouTubers join us for this video, check out their channels here: Arden English (The Greater Discussions): @TheGreaterDiscussions Dami Lee: @DamiLeeArch About Here Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos IG: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere

Why are many concerned about single staircase apartments, and what can we do to make them safer? Thanks to Urbanarium for partnering with me on this video! Check out all the entries from the competition at http://decodingdensity.com/ About Here Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos IG: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere Urbanarium IG: https://www.instagram.com/urbanariumvan/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/urbanarium/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UrbanariumVancouver/ Website: https://urbanarium.org/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@urbanariumvancouver4133?si=nnPi7oftmZxmdQOL

New housing developments seem to be overwhelmingly unaffordable to the average person, why is this happening? Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code ABOUTHERE for an extra 4 months free at https://surfshark.com/abouthere About Here Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos IG: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere

Thank you to TransLink for partnering with me on this video! Check out all the local projects funded by TransLink (including bike infrastructure) at their website: https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/roads-bridges-and-goods-movement About Here Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos IG: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere

What could apartments look like if we eliminated some of the rules they are subject to? Urbanarium held a design competition to find out. Thanks to Urbanarium for partnering with me on this video! Check out all the entries from the competition at http://decodingdensity.com/ About Here Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos IG: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere Urbanarium IG: https://www.instagram.com/urbanariumvan/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/urbanarium/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UrbanariumVancouver/ Website: https://urbanarium.org/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@urbanariumvancouver4133?si=nnPi7oftmZxmdQOL

Thanks to Urbanarium for partnering with me to produce this video! Check out their Decoding Density competition at https://urbanarium.org/decoding-density About Here Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos IG: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevi... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere Urbanarium Twitter: https://twitter.com/urbanarium IG: https://www.instagram.com/urbanariumv... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UrbanariumVa... Website: https://urbanarium.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3uA...

Thank you so much to Small Housing for partnering with me on this video. Discover their work on missing middle housing policy at their website: smallhousing.ca or check out their channel: @smallhousingbc7625 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aboutherevideos Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere Website: abouthere.ca

Thank you to both the Kensington Market Community Land Trust and Tapestry Community Capital for partnering with me on this video. Check out Kensington Market Community Land Trust's and sign up for their community bond offering: https://kmclt.ca/ Learn more about community bonds with Tapestry Community Capital: https://tapestrycapital.ca/ Follow About Here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevi...

Thank you so much to @TransLink for partnering with me on this video. Check out their new TravelSmart for Kids Strategy at TransLink.ca/TravelSmartforKids

Thanks to Urbanarium as always for partnering with me on this video! Check out more of their work at urbanarium.org Follow About Here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos

Thank you to @vancitycu for sponsoring this video! Find out more about how they support non-market housing at https://rethink.vancity.com/actions/affordable-housing-accelerator-fund Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aboutherevideos Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere Website: abouthere.ca

How do we add mixed uses in single detached neighbourhoods? People have some ideas… I'm very honoured to have made this video in partnership with Urbanarium, check out the winners of their Mixing Middle competition at https://urbanarium.org/mixing-middle-competition About Here Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos IG: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevi... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere Urbanarium Twitter: https://twitter.com/urbanarium IG: https://www.instagram.com/urbanariumv... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UrbanariumVa... Website: https://urbanarium.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3uA...

A little update about what I've been up to for the last little while and what's to come! LINK to "Stories About Here" (if you live in Canada): https://gem.cbc.ca/media/uytae-lees-stories-about-here/s01 Does anyone read video descriptions anymore? Zebras.

I had the pleasure of making this video for the Vancouver Park Board who's currently asking for public input on a new skateboarding strategy for the city. Check out https://shapeyourcity.ca/skateboard-amenities to learn more. Much of the footage for this video was also shot by Chance Swainson who was a wonderful person to work with and a great videographer in his own right. Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ChanceSwainson His instagram is https://www.instagram.com/chanceswainson/?hl=en If you want to be kept in the loop about future things: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos/ https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos https://www.facebook.com/abouthere

Front yard businesses used to be common all across Vancouver, why did we decide to make them illegal? I'm honoured (as always!) to partner with Urbanarium again to produce this video, check out their Mixing Middle competition at https://urbanarium.org/mixing-middle-competition About Here Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos IG: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevi... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere Urbanarium Twitter: https://twitter.com/urbanarium IG: https://www.instagram.com/urbanariumv... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UrbanariumVa... Website: https://urbanarium.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3uA...

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Metro Vancouver primarily has two types of housing. High rises or the single family house. What happened to all the buildings in between those sizes? I had the pleasure of making this video with Urbanarium, a non-profit dedicated to educating and engaging the public in Metro Vancouver on urban planning issues. Check out more of their work at https://urbanarium.org/

This ended up being a very interesting, very time-consuming video. "Trains and More" Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCw1vrCOAbTvz6V4S4CN0Qw 0:00 Scott Road 2:07 Columbia 3:16 New Westminster 5:57 22nd Street 7:06 Skytrain Operations & Maintenance Centre 8:01 Edmonds 10:25 Royal Oak 11:56 Metrotown 13:02 Patterson 15:03 Joyce-Collingwood 16:31 29th Avenue 17:42 Nanaimo 19:43 Commercial - Broadway 22:19 Main Street-Science World 23:58 Stadium-Chinatown 24:58 Granville 25:43 Burrard 26:59 Waterfront

I'm really really worried about public transit. So I decided to do something brave and made a video on the internet about it. Follow About Here Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutherevideos

Suuuuuuper last minute but yes there's a survey for this project that you can fill out (if you feel so inclined) at https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/granville-bridge-connector.aspx

0:39 - What is Local Government? 1:04 - It gets a bit more complicated 2:40 - What does local government do? 4:16 - How to vote! The local elections are this Saturday and so I've partnered with CityHive to ask the important questions. What is local government? Why should you care? And what is the meaning of life? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos/

Are new developments an opportunity or a threat to Chinatown? Here's my attempt to explore both sides of this issue. Facebook Page for About Here: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere/

Why are we about to get rid of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts in Vancouver? It's a complicated and sortof controversial story, but I've tried to boil it down into about... 5 minutes... for you :)

Is there ever going to be a skytrain to UBC? Here's our thoughts. About Here's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/abouthere/ About Here's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboutherevideos/