Chuck Brook: How increased density, robust transit and bold innovation can rebuild lost community

How did this all happen so quickly?
Within the span of three decades — a mere blink-of-an-eye in the life of a city — Vancouver has been transformed from a sleepy, picturesque destination on the West Coast of North America to a relentlessly commoditized, global depository of luxury real estate.
For years, we Canadians knew that the fundamentals were there: climate, security, affordability. And while Vancouver is still temperate and safe, today, we hardly recognize the place. Whether