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00:07 The Towers of Spite: Arnon Kaplansky – City of London candidate for mayor, incentive to run, The frustrating ‘Towers of Spite’, red tape and bureaucracy choking economy, personal history, infill development, looking up not out, bylaw compliance problem, student housing, fighting city hall, London City Planning Dept has no vision, Official Plan vs zoning bylaw, just saying no, a black day for the City of London
16:50 Political sprawl: public criticism of private effort, driving to bankruptcy, French Quarter signature building, 10-week bay window debate, a 25-year developing history, misuse of the planning process, from a smile to a frown – one sad consequence of city hall’s treatment, cows don’t complain, urban sprawl vs infill
30:05 Bureaucratic sprawl: Andres Duany’s Re-thinking urban sprawl, mix use planning, the Bag Lady vs the Locomotive, planners as managers, city should provide security and basic services at reasonable rates, Re-think plans and Visions – a hoax to spend taxpayer money, student dilemma, making affordable housing unaffordable
49:16 Urban Vision: Arnon Kaplansky’s vision for London, creative development 56:02 END
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