This podcast examines ways to best develop housing on government lands.
City of Vancouver senior development planner Chuck Brook and McKinsey Global Institute director Dr. Jonathan Woetzel join host Stuart McNish to discuss ways to best develop housing on government and private lands that are already paid for.
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