BETTER INFILL
The Character and Soul of Our City
Pivotal Months Ahead for Infill in Edmonton
From now to October will be pivotal for infill issues in Edmonton, with a series of important council meetings and a municipal election October 20. We’ll be sending emails and links and encourage you to connect with groups organizing neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood, under the umbrella of the city-wide Edmonton Neighbourhoods United.
The Coalition for Better Infill is a network of citizens from across Edmonton who are deeply concerned about the city’s de-regulation of the infill development industry.
Our supporters include planners, architects, and engineers; environmentalists and builders; community organizers, entrepreneurs, seniors and young families.
Better Infill is run by volunteers and funded by donations.
On June 14, BetterInfill hosted an opportunity for Edmontonians to discuss issues on infill with Larry Beasley, Canada’s most renowned urban planner. Larry’s image was projected on a screen while a room full of people from more than twenty neighbourhoods gathered to ask questions and listen to his comments. It was a remarkable opportunity to learn about neighbourhood-led urban planning. Watch it here:
IMPORTANT READS:
With a municipal election coming October 20, BetterInfill teamed up with the Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition to prepare a set of questions to ask candidate, at the link below. Use them to ask candidates where they stand. View Candidate Questions
The claim that building infill improves housing affordability ignores the complications of the housing market. For a deeper dive into housing affordability, read this article: View Article
Read BetterInfill’s groundbreaking investigative article Tough Questions for the EFCL here: View Article
Changes to bylaws give huge flexibility to infill developers and take away most opportunities for you to appeal projects, even on your own block.
This means your new district plan could allow for a mid-rise or high-rise building to be built next door.
Imagine the uncertainty of not knowing what could be built beside you.
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Our group emails go to hundreds of people every few weeks, and are forwarded to countless more. See what the buzz is about. Sign up below (note: our lists are not for sale).