12-14-2022, 08:07 PM
(12-10-2022, 01:05 PM)bravado Wrote: If I can be cynical, the provincial government sees 2 choices:
1. Keep expanding SFH and suburbs, citizens/voters seem to accept this in general
2. Have a painful, but financially sound, discussion about increasing density and stopping sprawl
Everything Doug has shown me (and his supporters) is that they like the easy, self-serving option at all times.
Is part of the challenge that a lot of big picture urban planning is done on a massive scale and, over time, elements either don't live up to everyone's expectations, or the slate is wiped clean (eg demolished) and everyone starts all over again? Europe had the discussion about urban planning and renewal in the 1950s when they were rebuilding a lot of their inner cores after the Second World War. Some chose period accurate recreation (eg the quaint medieval German villages) while others went for forward facing modern developments, some of which worked, others of which are going through their own redevelopments.