Kamala Rao
Kamala Rao, chair of the board of directors, has lived the majority of her life throughout Cascadia. She grew up in Washington and Alaska, and she earned her undergraduate degree in Oregon and her graduate degree in urban planning in British Columbia. Kamala has also served on the board of the People’s Waterfront Coalition and has been active in environmental issues throughout the Cascadia region for many years. Her urban planning career, which has included both private and public sector work, has been focused on working with communities to create a more sustainable transportation system. She and her husband Bryn Davidson, who designs and builds low-energy homes, live in Vancouver, BC. Kamala currently works for TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s regional transportation authority. Her background also includes several years working for a communications firm.
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Home, Home on the Lane
There’s an alley renaissance going on around the world. It was born of a renewed love for urbanity that came along with the droves of young, artistic types shunning the ‘burbs and re-populating North America’s inner cities. They brought with them a desire to turn what have traditionally been neglected and ugly inner-city dumping grounds into vibrant, art-adorned, pedestrian-friendly public spaces.
Vancouver, BC—the city that has served as a North American icon for creating liveable inner cities—is having its own “laneway” renaissance (as alleys are known here). However, in Vancouver, the revival was spawned by sky-high real estate prices, a lack of affordable housing, and an ingenious plan to create ‘hidden density’ in the city’s most desirable single-family neighborhoods.
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Gridlock! Traffic! Crying Wolf in Seoul
Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Kamala Rao, MCIP, Transportation Planner in Vancouver, BC, and a Sightline board ...
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