09-12-2018, 12:26 PM
Just wondering how the Waterloo Region Official Plan will impact development in the Region once all the remaining city land has been used up (see a link to a recent Record article on this subject below).
I understand that there is a plan to add density by building more condos and apartments within city boundaries, but how will the Region accommodate families who want to live in single detached homes? Ultimately, some new subdivisions will have to be built.
It would seem to make sense that new subdivisions would be built in the townships directly adjacent to the city boundaries where development has already occurred (these locations will be closer to existing infrastructure (e.g roads, sidewalks, sewers, etc.) and also closer to amenities/transit).
But the notion of a countryside line between the cities and the townships suggests that any future subdivisions in the Region (outside of city boundaries) will emanate from the cores of the townships (e.g. Expansion around New Hamburg and Elmira) as opposed to expansion directly adjacent to the K-W/Cambridge boundary lines. Does this make sense in the long-term (i.e. once the cities have run out of land to develop) or is the notion of a countryside line intended only as a short-term solution to encourage in-filling within the city boundaries?
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/888...oo-region/
https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/resou...access.pdf
I understand that there is a plan to add density by building more condos and apartments within city boundaries, but how will the Region accommodate families who want to live in single detached homes? Ultimately, some new subdivisions will have to be built.
It would seem to make sense that new subdivisions would be built in the townships directly adjacent to the city boundaries where development has already occurred (these locations will be closer to existing infrastructure (e.g roads, sidewalks, sewers, etc.) and also closer to amenities/transit).
But the notion of a countryside line between the cities and the townships suggests that any future subdivisions in the Region (outside of city boundaries) will emanate from the cores of the townships (e.g. Expansion around New Hamburg and Elmira) as opposed to expansion directly adjacent to the K-W/Cambridge boundary lines. Does this make sense in the long-term (i.e. once the cities have run out of land to develop) or is the notion of a countryside line intended only as a short-term solution to encourage in-filling within the city boundaries?
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/888...oo-region/
https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/resou...access.pdf