Monthly Archives: October 2016

Nearly every time I talk to a city planner or a neighbor about mixed use, I see them getting nervous. NIMBY behavior is never very far away. The fact is that mixed use has been with us since caveman days when folks huddled in caves that they used as: art studios, shelters, food prep zones, […]

Met a construction guy from Pontiac Quebec yesterday. He told me he never has to pump out his septic tank despite the fact he has a wife and three kids living with him on his farm. His secret? He feeds his septic system sugar and yeast (and the occasional crumbled up piece of bread) that […]

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsXO9brK7M?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] Learn Your Life Purpose in 5 Easy Steps and in Less Than 5 Minutes A lesson from Adam Leipzig. I tried Adam’s formula. This is what I came up with for myself. You can try it too… 1. Answer this question in less than five seconds: who are you? -Bruce 2. Again, in […]

I’ve argued since the 1990s that organized street tree planting adds a lot of value to a home. In the order of 6%. This is what is known as a positive externality: if your neighbors or your city decides to plant trees on your street, your property value goes up without you having to do […]

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHuQo9ODVws?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] Winnipeg’s Tire Chalet Genius idea. @ profbruce (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o04Ksd795hQ?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=187] George Carlin on the NIMBY Phenomenon NSFO @ quantum_entity (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Take a micro suite with no bedroom (actually there is a living space, which is turned into a bedroom each night via a pull-out coach). Currently, furnished and rented downtown Ottawa for $1,100 a month. Then create in its 14 foot clear height space a mezzanine bedroom that can be used as a main bedroom […]

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8HZDm8BmbE?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] NIMBYs are everywhere (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)