We had the privilege of sitting down with incumbent New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote for the latest episode of our real estate podcast Multiple Offers – A Real Estate Show with Competing Perspectives. We discussed past performance and plans for the future. See time codes below and skip to your favourite topic.
Introducing Jonathan Cote:
07:23 Why did you get into civic politics? (Jonathan played a lot of video games)
09:03 What’s on your playlist?
10:01 What does a mayor do?
13:32 ‘Fact Matt’ gets something wrong!
16:40 Where does the Mayor have the biggest impact on housing?
For homeowners and prospective buyers:
19:58 Making the most of the OCP
23:38 Townhouses – The Missing Middle
30:43 Holding developers accountable for promises
35:41 Strategies to impact housing affordability
41:16 Adding density to single family lots
43:34 Heritage Conservation
Infrastructure and trying to keep up with development:
46:28 Quay and Downtown New West
50:12 Helping residents live and play in New West
53:38 Pier Park’s capacity for more events
58:01 Canada Games Pool & Riverfront connection
1:00:05 Pattullo – Why not a bigger bridge?
For renters:
38:41 New Westminster Rental Housing Policy
1:03:25 Renovictions
1:07:21 Adding rental stock
1:08:15 Closing Comments