Urban Sprawl
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Group worried about ‘radical’ zoning bylaw changes; Edmonton councillor calls them ‘necessary’Some Edmonton residents are worried that citizens don't know about the zoning bylaw renewal, which would allow more infill housing and mixed-use development neighbourhoods.PoliticsJun 15, 2023
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‘Building more roads begets more traffic’: Plans to widen Country Hills Boulevard scrutinizedThe city is working on a plan to widen Country Hills Boulevard to six lanes between Barlow Trail and Harvest Hills Gate north east.TrafficJan 14, 2023
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Calgary eyes adding another 3 new communities along outer edge of cityThe recommendation comes after Calgary city council approved five new communities on the city's outer edge earlier this summer to accommodate new growth.PoliticsSep 12, 2022
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‘It’s really quite appalling’: More Calgary suburban development being consideredThe growth strategy that goes to a city committee on Monday says over the 2023 to 2026 period, Calgary‘s population is expected to grow by 88,000 people.EconomyJun 26, 2022
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‘On squishy ground’: The controversial highway the Ford government wants to buildOpponents of a proposed four-lane highway north of Toronto are voicing their concern over the environmental impacts of a road some say will be built ‘in the middle of nowhere.’CanadaMay 28, 2022
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‘We just turn them down’: The quiet battle to stop sprawl from paving over rural OntarioHow some advocates are fighting hard to prevent low-density suburban sprawl from destroying more of Canada’s prime agricultural land.CanadaMay 27, 2022
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30-storey tower proposed for Saskatoon Nutana neighbourhoodThe building would be the tallest in the city and would be located one block away from Broadway Avenue, across from a community garden.CanadaApr 19, 2022
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Hamilton’s share of millions to speed housing development approvals ‘not going to hurt’Hamilton's mayor and a land use lawyer say $45million to speed up housing approvals will help, but it won't solve the complex multi-government affordable housing crisis.PoliticsJan 20, 2022
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Petition to stop sprawl making its rounds in Simcoe CountyThe petition calls for the planning of communities in which residents are able to access all their essential needs by walking no more than 15 minutes.CanadaOct 26, 2021
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Suburbs fuel rise in housing completions, construction, CMHC saysCMHC said that the number of homes in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver ready for tenants owners has begun soaring the farther one is from those city's centres.CanadaFeb 15, 2021
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