“Neighbours over NIMBYs” — that’s a sticker we saw on the back of a sign in Edmonton, Alberta, and it gives a hint as to some of the attitudes that make this maybe the most forward-thinking city for housing reform in North America.
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References:
Two homes to 16-unit townhouse complex: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/neighbours-become-business-partners-in-north-glenora-infill-project-1.5754031 (also: https://engaged.edmonton.ca/t5mconnectdc2)
Church development: https://rightathomehousing.com/turning-sod-affordable-housing-built-westmount-area/
Skinny homes legalized in 2013: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-infill-skinny-homes-1.4689007
Skinny homes approvals: https://www.edmonton.ca/public-files/assets/document?path=PDF/SkinnyHomes_InfillInEdmonton_2016.pdf
Edmonton eliminated parking mandates: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-got-rid-of-parking-minimums-2-years-ago-what-has-happened-since-then-1.6680750
Canadian Home Builders’ Association municipal rankings: https://www.chba.ca/municipal-benchmarking/
Report on housing from Canada’s federal housing authority: https://assets.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/sf/project/cmhc/pdfs/content/en/69262.pdf
Edmonton mayor on homelessness support: https://medium.com/mayorsohi/edmonton-city-council-requests-provincial-support-for-community-safety-and-well-being-22b5ed142efd
California mountain lion city: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/05/california-woodside-mountain-lions-development
Mayor of Windsor, Ontario: https://twitter.com/drewdilkens/status/1752843859661295872
Mayor named to housing team: https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/dilkens-named-chair-of-new-ontario-housing-team