[Oilers99]

Okay let there be a greenbelt, there’s another city that had a greenbelt instituted and very quickly you saw what happened to its affordability. The city is Toronto. Artificially restricting supply where there is not geographic constraint has a negative affect on affordability.

 

[thommyjo]

Okay let there be a greenbelt, there’s another city that had a greenbelt instituted and very quickly you saw what happened to its affordability. The city is Toronto. Artificially restricting supply where there is not geographic constraint has a negative affect on affordability.

A very different city than us as someone that lived there. Green belts 100% are a risk for affordability of home prices.

But affordability isn’t a singular metric of home price.

Transportation, taxes, quality of amenities…all matter.

And Toronto did that while failing to allow significant infill due to restrictive zoning laws.

 

[constance_chlore]

If you look at any aerial view of Toronto, it's clear that the greenbelt is the least of their problems.

 

[supaflyryguy]

Anyone paying attention to the totally detached sprawl up in Marquis to the NE? Proof that no matter what the city says, they will approve sprawl development that will come with ungodly costs to service without adequate taxation.

 

[BASE]

I get that Marquis looks detached but that's the next closest spot developers' were able to build in that region of the city given existing residential in Quarry Ridge, the mobile home park, golf courses, Kuhlman's Garden, Sunstar Nursery, etc...

I suppose an argument could be made the Gorman area should have been fully built out before Marquis began although I don't know what level of residential is in store for the small remaining area of Gorman.

 

[Jspr]

I get that Marquis looks detached but that's the next closest spot developers' were able to build in that region of the city given existing residential in Quarry Ridge, the mobile home park, golf courses, Kuhlman's Garden, Sunstar Nursery, etc...

I suppose an argument could be made the Gorman area should have been fully built out before Marquis began although I don't know what level of residential is in store for the small remaining area of Gorman.

I thought Gorman was mostly planned for industrial?

 

[Seamusmuldrew]

I thought Gorman was mostly planned for industrial?

 

[Edmcowboy11]

As one of the LRT nuts on here I say build the Gorman station so we can have another station right to the Henday.

 

[Barnaby]

Pretty much all sprawl should be focused around the Capital line with developers paying for the expansions.

 

[Tropical]

Pretty much all sprawl should be focused around the Capital line with developers paying for the expansions.

This is why I'd love to see a southern extension all of the way to YEG funded. An existing and operational LRT line would do wonders for what kind of sprawl we see built along the QE2

 

[Payd1964]

This is why I'd love to see a southern extension all of the way to YEG funded. An existing and operational LRT line would do wonders for what kind of sprawl we see built along the QE2

Development charges (offsite levies) could be used to assist in the City's contribution for the extension. As you get towards the airport, some industrial lands have already developed. It would be better to have the offsite levies amended before more development occurs.