Colin Graham

Focused on developing innovative businesses and regions. #sunshinecoast

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

@julianHjessop @Ramseconomics Was Brexit a thing?

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@ConversationEDU @BondUniversity As far as I understand, Apple has had seven CEOs in it’s history.

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@ClassicAdvertz Here’s to you, Ahab. Amazing Guinness ad.

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

A great summary of the @EDAustralia Brisbane Roadshow https://t.co/BpZhkcXLjO It was a timely reminder that Australia’s regional economic future depends on how well we understand place and plan for 50 years into the future. Thanks to Julie Callaghan of Preternatural.

[Patrick Condon @pmcondon2]

My comments to council.

Members of council and fellow Vancouverites,

The Official Development Plan before you rests on a simple but mistaken premise: that adding more housing supply will make housing more affordable.

It is an appealing idea.

But Vancouver’s own history shows it simply isn’t true.

For more than fifty years this city has been the most aggressive builder of new housing in North America. Since the 1960s our housing stock has increased by 200 percent, while population has grown by only 78 percent.

We have densified our neighborhoods, built towers, embraced mixed-use, and added units at a pace that outstrips most comparable cities.

No other centre city matches this feat. And yet our housing, when measured against average household income, is the least affordable anywhere on the continent . Proof of what I say was supplied to the council in the data provided by mail.

Working families - the very people who make the city function—are being pushed out. Density has brought real benefits: lower emissions, healthier communities, better transit.

But affordability has not followed supply. The market does not naturally produce housing ordinary wage earners can afford. It produces what the highest bidder can pay for.

That is why this plan needs a different foundation.

If we want a city that still houses its teachers, nurses, tradespeople, and young families, then at least half of all new housing must be permanently affordable - homes costing no more than 30 percent of income.

We have tested the supply theory for decades. Vancouver’s own experience tells us it is time to try something that actually works.

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

@ClonesCyclone Good on you Barry, I was there to welcome you back in Belfast after you became world champion!

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

@dublin_damo I appreciate your posts, grew up in Bangor, now living in Australia and enjoy a few virtual pints and sights!

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

@LaniRefiti Felt it here in Coolum too

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

@_chrisdixon Sometimes, but it’s a bit weird here

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@chrisboden Sounds like a plan!

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

@dublin_damo Happy birthday from Australia, I enjoy your posts and travels.

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

@SRuhle @WoodruffCharles You were great on @RestPoliticsUS with @Scaramucci, thanks

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

@CallieBuddy @just_brash I got a similar message, the instructions did not match the heading structure on the account; and I forwarded it to their security people to ask if it was a hoax. No answer so far.

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

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[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

@historyrock_ Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

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@RestIsPolitics @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK Long term decline in support for major parties in Australia, a clear pattern

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@abcnews Very inappropriate and biased commentary @abcnews

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A very good article on Economic Gardening, which supports the growth of existing businesses, focusing on second-stage growth businesses, highlights the pioneering work of Chris Gibbons @EGman and others in Littleton, Colorado https://t.co/obW3cAqjrG

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

Peer-to-peer learning to support the growth of second stage businesses. Full podcast video on YouTube at https://t.co/ZGQiV8aCAW

[Colin Graham @CausewayInno]

A great conversation with @engage_ben. Startups and attracting new businesses are important, but the biggest potential comes from supporting second stage businesses already in the region. https://t.co/0mCCr6MLie