Population and Housing

[westwardloo]

Looks Like KWC has added about 50,000 people since 2016. Stats can has us just under 600,000.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/...1710013501

Will be interesting to see how the pandemic will affect population growth in the region. In the regions long-term population and housing report they forecast the region to have a population of 923,000 by 2051. I think that forecast is a little optimistic with the regions current land use policies. I can't see the region almost doubling in size without opening up a significant section of protected farmland for development. As much as I like and support infill and dense midrise neighborhoods. There is still huge demand for single family houses. I just hope when the region does open some of townships for development they are smart about it and build complete neighbourhoods that include not only detached homes, but town homes, midrise and walkable retail.

There's two rather large suburban developments about to open for Presale in South/West Kitchener.
Mattamy - Wildflowers Crossing (Along Bleams between Fischer Hallman and Trussler up to the Cemetery)  - Mattamy Builds Superfast https://mattamyhomes.com/kitchener-water...ssing.aspx
Activa - Trussler (Ottawa/Trussler) https://activa.ca/community/trussler-west-kitchener/

I can see Mattamy's Subdivision going very quickly they pretty much built all the Sprawl in the GTA and are pretty well known by buyers from the GTA.

Southwest Kitchener and south east Cambridge are the last available swath of land for suburban development. Those three subdivisions are large, but they are not going to hold 400,000 people. I understand that the plan is to accommodate a large chunk of population growth in midrise/ highrise developments. The region is going to have to eventually open up areas like breslau, bridgeport, bloomingdale, and blair to development if they realistic expect to be a region of 900,000.  Based on the regional plan for 2041 they have no plan on providing additional land for housing. 

Don't get me wrong I want the region as a hole to become denser and don't want to be see endless sprawl in the region. I think for the most part we have done a great job at building up rather than out. I just feel that at some point the region needs to be realistic and identify sections of farmland that will be gradually opened for sustainable master planned development. I don't want developments to be tradition subdivisions with endless cul de sacs, strip malls and box stores. Personally I would prefer the city to control the layout of the streets and zoning requirements. Rather than have the mattamy's of the world create endless disconnected subdivisions with 4 lane artillery roads connecting them to the rest of the city.