Post #1330936
2026-04-09 05:50 UTC
Update: Council will now only allow the building of single family homes, and only single family homes, in ~68% of the city.
It's a blanket ban on building housing.
Just another blanket. This time, snuffing out affordability.
#yyccc #yyc #housing
https://mastodon.world/@vsp/116299536518919338
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@kyled@mastodon.social 2026-04-09 16:01
@vsp@mastodon.world Articles like this one (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/tour-downtown-calgary-disorder-hotspots-9.7144750) are relatively common these days, and generally focus on the homeless. This book (https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/homelessness-is-a-housing-problem-how-structural-factors-explain-u.s.-patterns/9780520383784.html) argues that the single greatest predictor of homelessness in cities is the cost of housing (disclaimer: I haven't read it yet, thanks @nerd4cities @citynerd@nula.pub). Blanket rezoning was a tool to help #Calgary manage housing costs. I don't think it was meant to be THE solution, as some on Council seem to claim. Its repeal is a step back.