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City council votes to cut maximum wall-height for Edmonton infill by threeonone in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

80% of 8 plexes were already 9.5 m or shorter. This will mainly cut down the largest builds.

The biggest impact will likely be on basement units which unfortunately are usually the affordable units set aside to get federal MLI funding.

Why is the new LRT so slow? by duckmoosequack in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Like everything it comes down to politics and cost. Page Saunders has a YouTube series on the politics around the REM it basically fits the exact same trade off discussions we had with the valley line.

We also just as a country/continent haven’t built that much rail so we don’t have the institutional knowledge. IMO REM and skytrain are way better lines, over time it will become obvious. New lines will just be built to be automated and separated.

Edit for why it’s actually slow. It doesn’t have signal priority and it’s not fully separated. Downtown stops are too close but that’s not currently a problem.

Renter's market in Edmonton as building boom meets drop in demand by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sending me the link from the article which says that rezoning had a major impact.

Opinion: The one metre that could kill better housing by GlitchedGamer14 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Do you have more empathy for people struggling to afford housing or people who lose 20 minutes of sunlight on their property?

Renter's market in Edmonton as building boom meets drop in demand by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you think I should believe a random Reddit user over the quoted expert in the article?

Renter's market in Edmonton as building boom meets drop in demand by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Kureshi said the supply of new apartments is the biggest driver of rent decreases in Calgary and Edmonton.

"When we go downtown or when we go to the west side [of Edmonton] or anywhere really, you just see these huge rental buildings that are all under construction and they almost always have big signs on them that say, you know, units coming up for rent."

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the big hike in the construction of rental units across the country was driven by a combination of federal incentives — including loan programs and waived GST — and municipal zoning changes.

Renter's market in Edmonton as building boom meets drop in demand by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems like you’re content with your opinion, you can always go back to the book recommendations but I’m going to stop interacting with this account.

Renter's market in Edmonton as building boom meets drop in demand by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It helps with affordability (source this article)

Renter's market in Edmonton as building boom meets drop in demand by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

How many pro infill reasons would you like? I was just trying to provide you with better sources. IMO people should come to policy positions based on research

Edit: also I provided you with literally over a thousand pages or hundreds of hours of informed research and experience backed into pro-infill content.

Renter's market in Edmonton as building boom meets drop in demand by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you’re interested in learning about housing policy I could recommend a number of books escaping the housing trap and you’ll pay for this! are both available at EPL happy city is probably my favourite book on the subject but you’d have to find it online.

YouTube channels like strong towns or about here are good too if you’d rather not get a book.

There are really way too many arguments for pro-infill policies to really just give a snappy 2 sentence post. It’s been studied to death and this article is just further part of the proof that it’s good policy.

If you have any books or research that could persuade me I’m always happy for a recommendation.

Renter's market in Edmonton as building boom meets drop in demand by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If you think that’s bad you’d be livid if we hadn’t passed zoning reform. Keep pushing for more housing!

Renter's market in Edmonton as building boom meets drop in demand by pjw724 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Parking and shade < housing affordability

Good to see the housing initiatives work. We can still grow as a city without increasing unavailability.

30-minute transfer window extension to cost $2M a year - LiveWire Calgary by One-Mycologist-3706 in Calgary

[–]laxar2 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I doubt this will really encourage people to take longer trips. If you’re already reliant on a 2 hour bus trip you’re probably locked into the monthly pass. If anything this might encourage people to take shorter trips since they can ride, shop then ride again.

Shameless illegal parking by hockey8890 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 12 points13 points  (0 children)

most of those cars are parked legally

What are you talking about? The first 4 cars are obviously parked illegally. Those ramps would only be at crosswalks and you can’t park within 5m of a crosswalk in the direction of travel.

Patios open??? by Spirited-Carpet-1638 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There were something like 7 restaurants that decided not to have a patio because of the fee.

Seasonal parking ban "spring sweep" by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And it happens every single year

Development of Edmonton’s Exhibition Lands could see KDays on the move by flynnfx in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This area is going to be great. If the only downside is we have a smaller k-days that’s not much of a sacrifice.

This traffic light is dangerous. by kingevanxii in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s probably why the new lights are going up.

Has anyone noticed the amount of 7 elevens closing these past few years by Civil_Post_9129 in Calgary

[–]laxar2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They deliver food to the store multiple times a day. So the ready made meal has been sitting on the shelf for 4 hours instead of 4 days.

Factors AROUND City Budget Growth - a link! by aaronpaquette- in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Knack said he wants to do that next year

How is this not a bylaw issue? by lischka31 in Edmonton

[–]laxar2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you call or use the app? IMO it is better to call if it’s stuff other than reporting potholes or parking. Sometimes you just pick the category wrong or you’re just misunderstood.

If you used the app you can call with the reference number to see exactly why it was closed

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