SunriseChampion
Senior Member
I don't....I'm just finding it interesting that a town in SW Ontario would shut somehting like this down and point out it's probably to do with the local demographics.
Want to bet this would fly in Welland?
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Zoning Reform Ideas
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I don't....I'm just finding it interesting that a town in SW Ontario would shut somehting like this down and point out it's probably to do with the local demographics.
Want to bet this would fly in Welland?
Northern Light
Superstar
Well the Town asked for the MZO that set this off; in secret.
The townsfolk are the ones who have the company backing down.
From a CBC article, linked below.........the company ownership appears a bit murky:
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Well, yeah, obviously the company is owned by genocidal maniac CCP members......pretty well any Chinese company operating overseas is.
No, it seems like a good call and I'm going to go ahead and suggest that the town council is at least in part compromised.....like a Dominic Barton or a Justin "Nah, it's only genocide when it happens here" Trudeau. Just by looking at the facts presented.
I would bet this project woulf fully fly though in a place like Welland.
No, it seems like a good call and I'm going to go ahead and suggest that the town council is at least in part compromised.....like a Dominic Barton or a Justin "Nah, it's only genocide when it happens here" Trudeau. Just by looking at the facts presented.
I would bet this project woulf fully fly though in a place like Welland.
lenaitch
Senior Member
The whole Stratford saga smells. but raises a conundrum: where do we expect our glass to come from?
afransen
Senior Member
Came across this video, thought it was interesting. Not sure where to put it. The guy's presentation almost feels a bit over-produced in a cable TV kind of way but addresses some interesting perspectives on transit oriented development and affordability from a more US-centric perspective.
dusk
Active Member
Reading the comments on this recent globe and mail article is telling.
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www.theglobeandmail.com
It’s almost universal hate of urban density, zoning reform, etc.
Opinion: Yes, in my backyard: How urban planning must shift to meet our postpandemic challenges
For the sake of our health, our cities need to be denser and more walkable. But too often, restrictive zoning and reluctant neighbours stand in the way
www.theglobeandmail.com
It’s almost universal hate of urban density, zoning reform, etc.
allengeorge
Senior Member
Sometimes people gotta be dragged kicked and screaming into the future. I prefer the energy of Toronto today (pre-pandemic) to what it felt like in the late 90s.
Doesn't mean everything is perfect: I would strongly prefer more midrise infill, a lot of condos are bland and have poor ground levels, planning is a mess, but...people have a way of bringing vitality to a space.
Doesn't mean everything is perfect: I would strongly prefer more midrise infill, a lot of condos are bland and have poor ground levels, planning is a mess, but...people have a way of bringing vitality to a space.
afransen
Senior Member
Well, it will attract people who think they benefit from restrictive housing policies, and not the people who will benefit from more livable and affordable housing to comment.Reading the comments on this recent globe and mail article is telling.
Opinion: Yes, in my backyard: How urban planning must shift to meet our postpandemic challenges
For the sake of our health, our cities need to be denser and more walkable. But too often, restrictive zoning and reluctant neighbours stand in the way
It’s almost universal hate of urban density, zoning reform, etc.
dusk
Active Member
Ironically when people block “gentle density” it results in driving up prices of lots and ultimately “forcing” developers to build ultra dense housing.
allengeorge
Senior Member
Exactly. This has been brought up many times, and it's mind-boggling to me that people turn a blind eye to that connection.
salsa
Senior Member
The latter group is not doing themselves any favors by staying silent all the time and allowing the vocal minority to dominate pubic discourse.
dusk
Active Member
The small lot midrise and mass timber (to use the terms in that image) are the exact types being opposed by current homeowners. Sadly, due to their unwillingness to budge and terrible city zoning, we continue to get 40+ story towers next to much smaller existing housing.
afransen
Senior Member
Twitter threads are such a shitshow. Did people forget that there were these things called blogs?
Northern Light
Superstar
Interesting story here, looking at a study of the City of Buffalo after it largely removed parking minimums a few years ago.
The study followed project initiated after the rules changed to see how much parking was delivered vs what would have been expected previously.
medium.com
The study followed project initiated after the rules changed to see how much parking was delivered vs what would have been expected previously.
Buffalo ended parking requirements. What did developers do next?
A sweeping zoning reform gave rise to mixed-use, transit-oriented projects with far less parking than they would have had before. But…
allengeorge
Senior Member
- Agenda item: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAge...-BY5TfjsLcfrTvOGw6uJWoELKUFVpoIU1TLVfvuEejijM
- Direct link to MSTA PDF for downtown: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-165470.pdf