KuyaXL

To put a visual on the myth that we need to open our Greenbelt lands for housing: these are just four of a multitude of transit stations within the region that have Provincially owned parking lots adjacent to transit. These sites are large enough, in every instance, that community amenities can be built right into these developments, where needed: daycares, grocery stores, cafes, new parks. Even schools, where needed (some of them are in catchment areas with school capacity!). This is not a radical model - it is a desired model, promoted in Provincial policy statements - and in every municipal Official Plan in the region. We can add more housing without adding more cars. Without building expensive new infrastructure that will strain the public purse. Without compromising agricultural land. We can create strong, new communities. We know how to do this - and we can do this quickly. We have land. Lots of land for housing. Where we put housing should not be driven by the interests of a few developers, seeking to get rich quick based on a myth that we are out of land.