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Stories About Here

Our cities will keep flooding. What if we stopped fighting it and worked with nature instead?

Learning to live with fluctuating rivers could be better for ourselves and our environment, writes Uytae Lee, who explores solutions to flooding in the final episode of 'Stories About Here' on CBC Gem.
Stories About Here

Whose history do heritage houses preserve, and how do they shape our cities?

There's a tension between preserving historic homes and meeting the needs of our communities, writes Uytae Lee, who explores that tension in this episode of 'Stories About Here' on CBC Gem.
Stories About Here

Canada dumps billions of litres of raw sewage into natural waterways annually. How can we stop?

Every year, cities across Canada dump billions of litres of raw sewage into our rivers, lakes and oceans. Uytae Lee looks into how we got into this mess and how can get out of it.
Stories About Here

How the Vancouver Special, once described as bland, holds a key to solving B.C.'s housing crisis

Vancouver's popular residential architecture from the 1960s offers lessons on function over form when it comes to addressing the housing crisis, writes Uytae Lee.
Stories About Here

How to make bus stops better

Most bus stop signs tell you which buses are coming, but few reveal the stops it will make along the way. How can we change that and improve the bus-navigating experience? Uytae Lee shares his idea for a solution in the latest episode of Stories About Here.
Stories About Here

Why cities need to protect their warehouses

The conversion of industrial land covered in warehouses to high-end housing units and commercial spaces is causing new problems, writes Uytae Lee.
Stories About Here

SUVs protect drivers, but make everyone else less safe. How do we change that?

Because of its design, SUVs are safer for drivers, but more dangerous for pedestrians. In this instalment of 'Stories About Here,' Uytae Lee explores our love affair with the vehicle and ways to make roads safer for everyone, drivers and pedestrians alike.
Stories About Here

No place to go: North America's public bathroom problem and how to solve it

In an episode of 'Stories About Here,' an original series with the CBC Creator Network, videographer and urban planner Uytae Lee explains why public bathrooms are in short supply in North America and what can be done to change that.
Opinion

The office got a reboot before the pandemic, but is it time to cancel it now for good?

To cubicle or not to cubicle in a post-COVID world? The Early Edition's About Here columnist Uytae Lee explores how the traditional workplace evolved and whether it has a future.
Opinion

COVID-19 hasn't killed the club but it's given us an opportunity to bring nightlife back from the brink

The Early Edition's About Here columnist, Uytae Lee, explores how nightclubs were on life support before COVID-19 cleared the dance floor, and how the pandemic could be an opportunity to think about how to improve them when the doors open again.