2 results for “sprawl + mdp”

The Way we Grow Up: Remarks on the MDP

February 23rd, 2010 in 2007-2010 Term, A city with better housing & transportation choices, A fiscally responsible city, Smarter Planning, Urban Sprawl

Tonight Council gave second reading approval to our Municipal Development Plan. After considerable debate it’s more or less finished, subject to approval from the Capital Region Board, followed by third reading in May or June. We debated the restriction on gravel mining in the river valley, which was upheld in a close vote. The Kanata… Read More

The Way we Grow/Sprawl

November 14th, 2009 in 2007-2010 Term, A city with better housing & transportation choices, A fair city, A fiscally responsible city, An environmentally responsible city, Smarter Planning, Urban Sprawl

I caused a bit of a stir on Thursday at Council by raising some concerns about the city’s proposed development plan ‘The Way we Grow’. I rather flippantly suggested we could call it ‘The Way we Sprawl.’ Scott McKeen wrote about the plan in Friday’s Journal and his critique is similar to mine. In spite… Read More