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.
BetterInfill’s January 28 webinar with Barry Johns and Larry Beasley racked up a thousand views and climbing. Watch it here:
IMPORTANT READS:
Read BetterInfill’s groundbreaking investigative article Tough Questions for the EFCL here: View Article
For a powerful opinion piece on the need for a better approach to zoning in Edmonton, read this by Steph Neufeld, president of Garneau community league: View Opinion Piece
Here’s a mind-blowing fact: while Vancouver’s city plan calls for 100,000 more people in that city, Edmonton’s city plan calls for 600,000 (yes, 600,000) to move into neighbourhoods inside the Henday. Read about the Faustian bargain that comes with excessive growth and densification 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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