[MacLac]

Here is what I (think) I know:

Project 3 is Maclab's first phase of their MWTC residential development
Project 5 is Maclab's Parks Tower 2
Projects 7 and 8 are Cantiro's next phases at West Block
Project 9 is Beljan's Williams Hall in the old YMCA Downtown
Project 10 is Westrich's tower project near their 'G4' Apartments
Project 11 is Brentwood's affordable housing project near Westmount Mall
Project 16 is e4c's project in the Quarters
Project 13 is Eagle Builders' next phase of their Century Park build-out
Project 14 is Westrich's Lilac or Lotus (can't remember which)

So bottom line is: ALL of these projects have been given HAF bucks and are proceeding as planned?

 

[Kosy123]

I mean if they’re getting HAF money, there’s gotta be a stipulation in the agreement that the projects are getting built in the near future.

 

[Kosy123]

Our apologies on inflicting Lorne Gunter to more people outside of Edmonton

 

[kcantor]

Maybe the city should have a referendum....

Option A: 5-6% property tax increase but free street parking
Option B: 0% property tax increase (maybe for 2 years) but $50 per month street parking fee

This would probably be the only way to package it. If the UCP tried to kibosh the street parking then the property tax increase can be blamed on them.

The City’s total budget is approximately 14 billion dollars. 6% of that would be 840 million dollars.

There are roughly 700,000 vehicles registered in Edmonton. If you assume half of them would use and pay for street parking, that would be 350,000. At $600 per year ($50 per month) the city would receive 210 million dollars in additional revenue from parking fees (less collection and enforcement costs).

That would leave your referendum options roughly two thirds of a billion dollars short of being equivalent to each other.

 

[thommyjo]

The City’s total budget is approximately 14 billion dollars. 6% of that would be 840 million dollars.

There are roughly 700,000 vehicles registered in Edmonton. If you assume half of them would use and pay for street parking, that would be 350,000. At $600 per year ($50 per month) the city would receive 210 million dollars in additional revenue from parking fees (less collection and enforcement costs).

That would leave your referendum options roughly two thirds of a billion dollars short of being equivalent to each other.

I would imagine street parking is in the tens of thousands, not hundreds.

 

[policyenthusiast]

From Taproot:

Everfor Studio has submitted an application to rezone a property 150 metres away from the McKernan/Belgravia LRT Station to allow for a development up to three storeys tall with a larger maximum site coverage. Administration said it supports the rezoning because it will facilitate an increase in density near transit and active modes of transportation. Some residents expressed opposition, saying that the proposal would exacerbate parking and traffic congestion, and that there is already too much infill being constructed in the neighbourhood.

It's RS to RSM h12, intersects two major transit corridors. I really wish we got specifics of the building proposed at this stage.

 

[thommyjo]

From Taproot:

Everfor Studio has submitted an application to rezone a property 150 metres away from the McKernan/Belgravia LRT Station to allow for a development up to three storeys tall with a larger maximum site coverage. Administration said it supports the rezoning because it will facilitate an increase in density near transit and active modes of transportation. Some residents expressed opposition, saying that the proposal would exacerbate parking and traffic congestion, and that there is already too much infill being constructed in the neighbourhood.

It's RS to RSM h12, intersects two major transit corridors. I really wish we got specifics of the building proposed at this stage.

They build trash. Good location, horrible developer.

 

[kcantor]

I would imagine street parking is in the tens of thousands, not hundreds.

You may well be right but I was trying to be generous with my math. The closer you are to being right, the more imbalanced the two proposed referendum options would become.

 

[Yeggy]

Our apologies on inflicting Lorne Gunter to more people outside of Edmonton

Sadly they publish him across the entirety of post media.

 

[riker]

Shoutout to Bloc 53 on this beautiful rowhouse project in Westmount!

 

[Yeggy]

That is gorgeous.

 

[policyenthusiast]

Shoutout to Bloc 53 on this beautiful rowhouse project in Westmount!
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What an incredible build. I wonder how it pencils re: necessary market price?

 

[Oilers99]

Here is what I (think) I know:

Project 3 is Maclab's first phase of their MWTC residential development
Project 5 is Maclab's Parks Tower 2
Projects 7 and 8 are Cantiro's next phases at West Block
Project 9 is Beljan's Williams Hall in the old YMCA Downtown
Project 10 is Westrich's tower project near their 'G4' Apartments
Project 11 is Brentwood's affordable housing project near Westmount Mall
Project 16 is e4c's project in the Quarters
Project 13 is Eagle Builders' next phase of their Century Park build-out
Project 14 is Westrich's Lilac or Lotus (can't remember which)

I doubt more half of these get built. Maclab sold a couple buildings and has re-invested heavily into greenfield lands and Cantiro is taking their time with Westblock. Williams Hall has progressed VERY slowly. Quarters has never seen anything happen except Cidex...

 

[policyenthusiast]

Knack on another podcast, talking about development policy & city building. Ends on a note that the mayor wants stronger development of commercial & retail hubs in suburban neighbourhoods, and that we could have these hubs available today if it wasn't for the gradual exclusionary tightening of the previous zoning bylaw.

 

[policyenthusiast]

The January 26 City Council Public Hearing had 19 rezoning applications, with 15 in redeveloping areas.

Of the 15 redeveloping area applications, four passed with no debate. Of the eleven that were flagged for discussion, all eleven were approved. The 15 infill files are summarized below.

Small Scale Housing

​  Bylaw #​ Nbhd​  Rezoning from:​ Rezoning to:​  Vote​ District Plan Designation ​  21318​ King Edward Park​ RS​ RSM h12​ 12-0, Passed, Council lowered height from 14 to 12 m.​ Whyte Avenue Primary Corridor​  21339​  Crystallina Nera West​  RS​  RSF​  10-2, Passed (Principe and Morgan Opposed)​  Urban Mix​ 21372​ Belgravia​ RS​ RSM h12​ 10-2, Passed (Clarke and Paquette Opposed)​ 111 Street/ 114 Street Secondary Corridor​ 21392​ Lansdowne​ RS​ RSM h12​ 12-0, Passed​ Urban Mix​ 21096​ Highlands​ RS​ MU h14 f1.8​ 8-4, Passed (Clarke, Principe, Salvador, and Elliott Opposed)​ Urban Mix​

Medium and Large Scale Housing

​  Bylaw #​ Nbhd​  Rezoning from:​ Rezoning to:​  Vote​ District Plan Designation   ​ 21378​ Eastwood​ RS​ RM h16​ 12-0, Passed​ Urban Mix​ 21342​ Queen Alexandra ​  MU h16 f3.5 cf​  MU h21 f4.5​  12-0, Passed​  Whyte Avenue Primary Corridor​  21362​ McKernan​  RS​  RM h16​  11-1, Passed (Morgan Opposed)​ 111 Street/ 114 Street Secondary Corridor​ 21344​ Windsor Park​ RS​ RM h16​ 9-3, Passed (Clarke, Principe, and Parmar Opposed)​ Urban Mix​ 21327​ Wellington​ RM h16​ RM h23​ 12-0, Passed​ 127 Street Secondary Corridor​

Employment and Industrial

​  Bylaw #​ Nbhd​  Rezoning from:​ Rezoning to:​  Vote​ District Plan Designation   ​  21390​ Strathcona​ DC1.20476​ DC​ 12-0, Passed​ Whyte Avenue Primary Corridor​  21373​ Crestwood​  DC2.89​  DC​ 12-0, Passed​  149 Street Secondary Corridor​ 21391​ Grovenor​ RS​ DC​ 10-0, Passed​ Urban Mix​ 21355​ Place LaRue​ DC2.733, DC2.734, DC2.962​ DC​ 12-0, Passed​ Urban Mix​

Parks and Services

​  Bylaw #​ Neighbourhood​  Rezoning from:​ Rezoning to:​  Vote​ District Plan Designation   ​  21388​ Virginia Park​ PS​ UI​ 13-0, Passed​ Urban Mix​