The SFU City Program lecture from February 2:
Vancouver will always be an expensive place to live. However, with innovative planning and financing ideas, we can create more affordable housing choices throughout the region. This presentation at SFU by Michael Geller examines housing designs and financing programs from around the world that should have a place in Metro Vancouver.
Michael Geller is an architect, planner, real estate consultant and property developer with four decades’ experience in the public, private and institutional sectors. He serves as an adjunct faculty member with the SFU Centre for Sustainable Community Development and writes a weekly civic affairs column in the Vancouver Courier. A past president of the Urban Development Institute, he travels extensively and writes a blog here.
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And now, the next exciting chapter:
12 Great Ideas for Vancouver from Around the World
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Michael Geller has visited 55 countries in search of interesting places and good planning ideas. Come hear and see 12 ideas on how to make Vancouver a healthier, friendlier, more beautiful and creative city.
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Wednesday, April 1
7–9 pm
Room 1400, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street
Free, but Reserve here.