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Council split on fourplexes as feds press cities to relax zoning (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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They just allowed triplexes last weds as the the provincial bill - apparently fourplexes are too far?

It's a housing crisis guys...

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

They say this is a "key flashpoint for Ottawa" but who actually feels that way? I've never noticed this come up before. I can't imagine most citizens actually care as much the councilors suggest...

Worrying this will increase density in suburbs (and transit is unable to handle that) is the wrong way to think about this when the alternative is building more sprawl which transit already can't handle.