A no messing around guide to the coolest things to eat, drink and do in Vancouver and beyond. Community. Not clickbait.

Hedge City

12549539523_919551a34b_k

Hedge City | Place/Phenomenon | Coined by Vancouver urban planner Andy Yan, a Hedge City is a safe, socially and politically stable metropolis with extremely high real estate values caused by foreign investors buying properties as a hedge against instability in their own countries. Vancouver’s proximity to China – taken together with its undeniable natural beauty, limited land for housing, and relative protection from the more cataclysmic impacts of climate change – makes it an ideal, long-term Hedge City. It’s why you can’t afford to live here.

Usage | “I picture the mayor of Hedge City as being some sort of feisty badger hoarding bags of cash…”

explore-the-lexicon

There are 2 comments

One of the Most Beloved Players to Ever Wear a Canucks Uniform

“I was there when Gino scored a penalty shot goal against Calgary. The way the crowd erupted, you’d think we had just won the Stanley Cup!"

How a Climate Change Event Created a Local 'Cause Célèbre'

"Is Barge Chilling Beach a good first date or nah?"

How Generations of Underaged Partiers Have Avoided Cops and Cover Charges in BC

"On our way up to Jones Lake on Sunday we had to wait for a slow convoy of hungover bush party survivors to pass..."

How Vancouverites Know a Targeted Hit on a Gangster Has Just Gone Down

"Like sunshine after rain and dawn after dark, a report of a burning vehicle usually means a gangster has just been shot at."