Friends and Renfrew neighbours, the city is moving forward on our #UniteTheHeights initiative. If you want to give feedback on 8th Ave north, specifically around active modes transportation (wheeling, walking, etc) please do! #yycbike engage.calgary.ca/UniteTheHeights

In new research, Kevin McQuillan and Michael Laszlo examine 50 years of #population growth, how populations have changed in #Alberta’s communities and the potential consequences they may face. Read the report here: policyschool.ca/wp-content/upl…

I was asked for my "road map" out of the housing crisis. It's a good question. Demands humility—not sure I succeeded, but these are incremental reforms, not a blueprint for utopia. I came up with 4 areas. (These aren't Strong Towns's answers, but mine.) x.com/DanielStrTowns…

Professional city planner & Strong Towns contributor M. Nolan Gray 🥑 discusses his new book, Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It, on this week's Strong Towns podcast. Tune in to learn how to improve the way we plan & build. bit.ly/3mId7H0

Season 2 of UCLA Housing Voice starts today! We talked with M. Nolan Gray 🥑 about Houston's minimum lot size reform and how it helped reshape the city (and keep it affordable). We also discuss his new book, Arbitrary Lines! Short thread below. lewis.ucla.edu/2022/06/15/27-…

“I think it’s moving away from ad hoc decision making to data-based and evidence-driven decisions,” Coun. Pootmans said. #yyc #yyccc #calgary livewirecalgary.com/2022/06/15/equ…

This podcast w/ Abby Newsham 🌸 and @DanielStrTowns is truly worth your time, if you're interested in housing, development & planning issues. I love that it's an adult conversation, filled w/ nuance and understanding. Big fans of these two. strongtowns.org/journal/2022/6…

“The city has an average vacancy rate of just one per cent for all property types, while there's been a nearly 29 per cent increase in rental prices since the beginning of 2022.” #YYC #yycplan

That map came from my graduate research essay at School of Public Policy! Anyways, over 75 percent of Calgary is currently zoned R-1. If the City ever wants to get serious about it’s MDP goal of 50% growth in established areas…yeah, this doesn’t paint a pretty picture. #yyccc #yycplan

I'm glad to see one of Calgary's newspapers quoting Charles Marohn's Strong Towns book! #YYCPlan

👀Important visual for #yyc. Some things to consider: ➡️Look at this economically. The City can't afford to continue low density AND low property taxes. The tax revenue/hectare vs. infrastructure demand (capital, operating & replacement) is unaffordable & unsustainable.

This is a great conversation with Stephanie and Sean Tuff on Strong Towns about their ebike company in Calgary! Their assessment of Calgary's assets and challenges (~8:00-13:30) may be of interest to #yycplan. #yycbike Youth en Route Sustainable Calgary strongtowns.org/journal/2022/8…

Surveys about gravel and paved back lanes? Now we're talking! #yycplan engage.calgary.ca/gravellanes engage.calgary.ca/pavedlanes

🚨 New Census data analysis by Steve Pomeroy* finds that #yyc has lost over 4,000 low-cost rentals in the private market in the last decade! Relative to other cities, #yyc is a high-cost rental market. Look at where our losses and growth have been since 2011 ⤵️

"[Zoning is] alphabet soup, and I’ve always viewed it as the realm of ... a select group of people who have a lot of free time to make sense of all this." Jeremy Klaszus, I'm in this podcast and I don't like it.

After Toronto's City Council approved 4 homes per parcel city-wide, here's the value of new build homes based on Calgary's residential zoning for established communities. When more homes are allowed and then built on a parcel, they cost less. #yycplan