@Stockz55 It was always expected the plans would merge - just regret the loss of regional planning, and loosening urban boundary expansion requirements
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Larry Clay
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Larry Clay
@LarryDClay
Former Provincial Public Servant and Recovering Regional Urbanist
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@LarryDClay Alt view: The GP was way too strict re: employ’t lands, and became unworkable post COVID.
Also - current gov’t 3x’d allowable density on every lot in Province. 20 yrs from now, that will pay huge dividends.
Intensification areas still require density targets. It will be fine
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After 20 yrs of steering growth across the GGH the Growth Plan is ending, folded into an updated PPS-a move that while simplifying the Planning process a bit, abandons a comprehensive approach to consistent and integrated planning across the GTA and beyond ontario.ca/laws/view
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Larry Clay retweetledi
1/3 BILD released a report on @cityoftoronto Committee of Adjustment (CofA) that reaches conclusions not supported by the data. Service has improved significantly in the last few years with wait times down to 8 weeks including required notice
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👉 “In fact, the previous Liberal government that founded the Greenbelt did not “take” any land - it remains entirely in private hands. After broad public consultations, it codified pre-existing restrictions - signalling that sensitive lands would not be rezoned on a whim”
Martin Regg Cohn@reggcohn
Doug Ford’s Tories are sinking deeper into their Greenbelt quagmire and sliding fast in the polls. But the premier has a bold new plan to dig himself out: Bulldoze even more protected lands. Enrich even more developers. Today's column: thestar.com/politics/polit…
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With all the controversy about removing lands from the Greenbelt, wouldn’t it be helpful to hear from the body charged with providing the government with advice on the Greenbelt? Crickets… #onpol thenarwhal.ca/ontario-muzzle…
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And this:
“Provide a simplified and flexible approach for municipalities to undertake settlement area boundary expansions. Municipalities would be allowed to create new Settlement Areas and would not be required to demonstrate the need for expansion” This makes me very nervous.
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The wind down of the Growth Plan and merger with a new PPS is out for consultation ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6813
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The first is this:
“Provide flexibility for municipalities to use government or municipally established forecasts (at minimum), with a transition phase for municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe”
This risks a return to heady days of 70’s and 80’s aspirational planning
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There is a logic to consolidating and streamlining provincial planning policies under a single comprehensive plan. But there are a couple changes that give pause and we should worry about:
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We’ve always known that availability of land in the short term is not the issue. Even over the medium to long term, there’s lots of land available for designation in the Whitebelt to accommodate future growth.
Timothy Gray@CanadaGray
NEW REPORT: More than enough land available to build over 2 million homes in the Greater Golden Horseshoe by 2031, without touching the Greenbelt or expanding urban boundaries environmentaldefence.ca/2023/02/27/new… via @envirodefence #homesincities #HandsOffTheGreenbelt
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@ChrisSpoke @jacoobaloo @StephenWickens1 Development charges should vary by area. Paul Bedford has been hammering on about this for years.
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From this interview it’s quite clear: This government is ready to force cities to build sprawl, but not (as they should) to build intensification.
The Rundown@therundowntvo
The Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force recommended allowing four homes up to four storeys on any lot in the province, but Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister @SteveClarkPC went with a much less bold plan. He tells @spaikin why, at 8/11pm | Producer: @carastern #onpoli
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Amalgamating 340 municipalities to 90 in NB appears to be going much better than when Ontario reduced from 850 to 444 back in the ‘90’s globalnews.ca/news/8869822/n…
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@CanadaGray @fordnation @SteveClarkPC The bigger problem here is governance. There is no overarching structure to consider how all these local decisions will cumulatively impact the broader regional ecosystem and economy.
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No Council vote, no public notice before sneaking in a request to @fordnation and @SteveClarkPC to unleash even more sprawl on a massive area of farmland, forests, and wetlands in Durham. #stopsprawl #repealbill23
Stop Sprawl Durham@NoSprawlDurham
Letter from Mayor Ashe to Minister Clark: 'Request for a Minister’s Zoning Order for Lands in Northeast Pickering-Community of Veraine' is here: stopsprawldurham.com/_files/ugd/e74… #SaveCarruthersHeadwaters #ClimateAction #Flooding #PrimeFarmland #Wetlands #OnPoli #GrowTheGreenbelt #MunPoli
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@yyzMYA @PlannerSean @MLTPlanner And…Dufferin desperately needs the $assessment that a Caledon would bring
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@PlannerSean @LarryDClay @MLTPlanner More indication of the possibility of dissolution of Peel Region, as well as a possible insight into an improving relationship between Mayor Brown & Premier Ford.
This raises an interesting question about what happens to Caledon. Join Halton or Dufferin?
mississauga.com/news-story/107…
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Is this something new, or just something else about Bill 23?
news.ontario.ca/en/advisory/10…
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@yyzMYA @PlannerSean @MLTPlanner This was always Hazel’s long term plan - and even at 101, some folks still listen to her
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@yyzMYA @MLTPlanner @PlannerSean And then there was this…
woodstocksentinelreview.com/news/local-new…
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@MLTPlanner @LarryDClay @PlannerSean It sure feels like an old conversation being recreated...though I think that old conversation ("Who Does What?") was incomplete and left municipalities holding the bag.
twitter.com/yyzMYA/status/…
Moaz Ahmad@yyzMYA
"These facilitators will work with local governments to assess the best mix of roles and responsibilities between upper and lower-tier...and ensure they are equipped to deliver on the government’s commitment to tackle the housing supply crisis." It's "Who Does What" for housing!
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Larry Clay retweetledi
Toronto police's own database of Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) collisions in the High Park area. How can anyone make the argument this is about road safety?
The Biking Lawyer (Dave Shellnutt)@TheBikingLawyer
Armed @TorontoPolice officers continue to harass cyclists in High Park. This person was ticketed for going 26 in a 20. All I feel is rage. #DefundThePolice. Make High Park car free: s.cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/?e=278611&h=14…
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An exceptional public sector career by an exceptional public servant.
Mona Fortier 🇨🇦@MonaFortier
Thank you Secretary of the Treasury Board of Canada (@TBS_Canada) Peter Wallace for your dedication to public service and to our country. It has been an honour working alongside you in serving Canadians. I wish you all the best! @JoyceMurray
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