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The Director of City Planning in Minneapolis said, "No single legislative action did more to contribute to housing creation than the elimination of parking minimums.”nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/10/02/op-…

The meh buildings on the left are legal to build in Alberta. The nicer, more affordable, and family friendly ones on the right are banned by Ab Building Code gatekeepers. Ric McIver it’s time for code reform!

3 Bedroom Apartments are incredibly scarce in Calgary - they are the kind of housing that helps families priced out of detached housing stay together. We need AB building code reform to legalize building templates that enable more 3BR apartments! #ableg #housing

28% of Calgarians stressed about housing 80% of renters had a rent increase 54% employed full-time cannot find suitable accomodation 38% making "sacrifices" to pay mortgages We need to build more homes, and we need better protections for tenants. globalnews.ca/news/10793081/…

It’s ridiculous how many people forget to look at the Demand side of Supply & Demand when declaring more supply doesn’t work… #HousingCrisis

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This is currently illegal in Alberta due to gatekeeping at the Provincial Building Code. Danielle Smith Ric McIver please legalize apartments near transit and bring it home!

🚨 Calgary City Councillors want to pause development permits and land use changes in the middle of a housing crisis 🚨 #yyccc #housingcrisis open.substack.com/pub/moreneighb…

Some might even call them gatekeepers. #yyccc

100,000 new Calgarians arriving each year. About 350 people become homeless every month in Calgary. And we have some city councillors trying to build less housing… #yyccc

Infrastructure capacity for a development is evaluated at the DP stage by city & utility company engineers and no development ever proceeds without 1) either having capacity already or 2) paying for and installing capacity improvements. Your NoM is gatekeeping with more red tape

Sonya Sharp Are you not concerned that putting an *indefinite moratorium* on new buildings like the Trellis Affordable Housing for Families project does the opposite of “maintaining safety and quality of life” for folks who desperately need housing?

🔥STREAK ALERT🔥 Cllrs Sharp & Wong are on a two day streak of anti-housing decisions 😡 Today, it’s voting against apartments near transit… How many days until they decide to do something meaningful about our housing crisis⁉️ #yyccc

This is great news!!! 🌳🌲🌳🌲

Opinion: Infrastructure must be prioritized, not pausing growth calgaryherald.com/opinion/column…

Everyone loves a good anti-housing lawsuit right? Shout out to Utaye Lee for laying out why hearings are not representative nor democratic. open.substack.com/pub/moreneighb…

"The gang opposes affordable housing"

When are we going to stop treating housing like it's pollution? This is so shameful. #yyccc

More Neighbours Calgary Happy birthday R-CG! (3 of 22) #unsprawling More Neighbours Calgary While the kind of housing that low-density zoning reform creates is not typically available to those who need it most, it's necessary to address the cause of the housing shortage holistically. #yyc #yyccc #urbanism