Reposted by Alex B. RivardJoe Noonan @joenoonan.se · 30/09/2026Social science should be more open with the fact that novelty is smaller and smaller and more constructed. In like 1950, you could be like "we don't know how congressional committees work here is my book on congressional committees". Not the case now. 3697
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’ll be on Radio-Canada (CBC French) tomorrow morning to discuss housing in Canada and the 2,000 job sites for a need of 430,000 houses per year. First Winnipeg, then Sudbury, then Vancouver, then Regina, then back home in Edmonton 110
Reposted by Alex B. RivardJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026why might we a slight increase in demand for studio rental apartments the month before university starts? total mystery what is important to draw giant conclusions about a single month of a 1% total increase and claim that everything people were telling you was a lie all along 3902
Reposted by Alex B. RivardJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Also, I know people hate reading before reporting leaping to conclusions, but if you LOOK AT THE DATA It shows that last month, rents for all properties, 1 bedroom condos and 2 bedroom condos kept going down in Vancouver So what are we looking at? A one-time slight uptick in studios in August. 3683
Reposted by Alex B. RivardJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I think it's cool that all political parties like to go "I DON'T TRUST THE PUBLIC FACTS" when it's convenient to their narrative. We have reams of data from government and private sources, along with endless anecdotes of people negotiating down their rent over the last two years. but whatever man 610318
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Producer: we’ll record this to use online if that’s okay Me *sliding over inch-by-inch to hide my René Lévesque poster*: good idea. 010
Reposted by Alex B. RivardM. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Some personal news: The bad news is that yesterday marked my last day as senior director of legislation and research at California YIMBY. The good news is that today is my first day as the chief urban planner of the Metropolitan Abundance Project. More here: mnolangray.substack.com/p/some-perso...mnolangray.substack.comSome Personal NewsIt turns out that pushing rocks up hills isn’t all that bad. 923423
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Je suis passé sur les ondes de Radio-Canada pour discuter de la demande de Nenshi d’annuler/reporter la fameuse question 10 sur « l’indépendance » de l’Alberta. J’ai aussi cité Claude Garcia (lol). ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...ici.radio-canada.caLe NPD albertain demande d’annuler ou de reporter le référendum du 19 octobre | OHdio | Radio-CanadaÉcoutez l’extrait de l’émission La croisée : Le NPD albertain demande d’annuler ou de reporter le référendum du 19 octobre 110
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 27/08/2026New paper out in Cities. We combine a survey of city councillors with a survey of the general public. Do councillors share their constituents’ housing preferences? Yes. Are they responsive to these preferences? Also yes—but only to those ideologically proximate www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 122
Reposted by Alex B. RivardJoe Veyera @joeveyera.bsky.social · 22/08/2026A Seattle architecture firm says uncertainty over Washington's proposed "millionaires tax" is causing wealthy clients to cancel major projects. What the FOX 13 report doesn't note is that their source has made multiple contributions to Let's Go Washington, the group pushing for the tax's repeal.fox13seattle.com'An economic chill': Seattle architect says 'millionaires tax' fears killed major projectA Seattle architecture firm says uncertainty over Washington's proposed “millionaires tax" is already causing wealthy clients to cancel major projects. 73843276
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Why would Vancouver city council oppose density measures after hearing from a “tsunami” of opposition? Well I’m flummoxed. Well. Not flummoxed, really. #vanpoli #nimby #yimby #cdnpoli academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl... 011
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The only non-work thing I’ll post: RIP Oliver Jones. Saw him in a jazz bar about 18 years ago in Montreal and it was an amazing show. Terrible loss. 100
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 22/07/2026New article published at the International Journal of Political Science with @ericmerkley.bsky.social and @stecula.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl... 296
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 01/07/2026One more working paper here. Inspired by the Senakw, we ask what role Indigenous resentment might play in structuring opposition towards housing. scholar.google.com/citations?vi... #housing #cdnpoli #vanpoli #senakw 010
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Newest working paper available here. How do city councillors respond to constituent concerns over the proximity of a proposed new build? scholar.google.com/citations?vi... #housing #workingpape #NIMBY #YIMBY 120
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Most recent pub here before I link to housing stuff over the next couple days: journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1... #cdnpoli 021
Alex B. Rivard @alexbrivard.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Idk I guess I’m here now. I’ll only be using this sporadically for professional reasons like working papers and publications. #cdnpoli #academia #housing 140