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Edited by Victoria Watcher, 29 August 2022 - 05:26 AM.
Posted 29 August 2022 - 05:25 AM
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Edited by Victoria Watcher, 29 August 2022 - 05:26 AM.
Posted 29 August 2022 - 05:28 AM
It does seem to me to be a bit of an odd area to try for "affordabe" housing.
Saanich has lots of area in the Gorge/Burnside area that could see this type of renewal.
^ The "Village Expansion" area above is also not very well connected to transit. Either is the lower slope ("UVic Edge") really. That's a hike up to UVic.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 29 August 2022 - 05:32 AM.
Posted 29 August 2022 - 06:57 AM
Posted 29 August 2022 - 07:00 AM
It’s never going to be affordable because demand is always going to be sky high the closer you get to UVic.
There are some areas adjacent to UVic that are not necessarily all that high-end though.
Posted 29 August 2022 - 07:33 AM
Correct. Yet even the dumpster fire places in there are full. Cause UVic.
Posted 29 August 2022 - 07:38 AM
Saanich has lots of area in the Gorge/Burnside area that could see this type of renewal.
You would think redevelopment efforts would aim to make less desirable neighbourhoods more like the more desirable neighbourhoods. Instead, it’s usually the opposite...
As if there is an agenda at play.
Posted 29 August 2022 - 10:34 AM
I suspect that given the demand, and given what tends to happen when kids leave home for the first time, high-end student housing is not a thing.
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Posted 29 August 2022 - 10:40 AM
I can't believe that the UVIC elites don't want affordable housing or added density in their neighborhoods.
Posted 29 August 2022 - 11:57 AM
A ton of time, consultation, confrontation, hair splitting, staff work, resident work was done on that Cadboro LAP for years. The residents with a lot of internal dissent and controversy finally accepted an expanded Village centre with 3-4 story commercial/residential buildings in a larger area - a modest increase in density that frankly was a big change for the residents (and more than say Oak Bay tolerates). The anger was understandable after suddenly council (with De Vries and Ned Taylor pushing) appeared to kibosh it all and look at everything from a totally different direction and send it back for consultation for up to 6-8 story buildings. They felt blindsided. Even those who favoured some modest increase in density (like myself) were upset and opposed the new plans. It seemed to ignore those years of painstaking work done by the community. So the opposition was not surprising.
As far as UVic is concerned, they have tons of surface parking lots to put their own housing in with new underground parking. I am always surprised by the contrast between UBC which uses it's grounds for tons of housing and UVIC which really does not.
BTW - I own and rent out multi family housing to students in the Mckenzie/Lambrick area, have property in Caddy Bay and currently live in a 25 story condo tower in Downtown Vancouver so am not against density per se. I do think the residents in CB did work hard on their OCP which should be respected.
Posted 29 August 2022 - 08:23 PM
Ned Taylor is leaving politics. I don't understand why he would try to push his own ideas on Saanich residents when he says he's leaving town. It shouldn't be his fight any longer.
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Posted 29 August 2022 - 08:43 PM
Posted 30 August 2022 - 07:09 AM
Ned Taylor is leaving politics. I don't understand why he would try to push his own ideas on Saanich residents when he says he's leaving town. It shouldn't be his fight any longer.
Edited by Vic2Van, 30 August 2022 - 07:09 AM.
Posted 30 August 2022 - 07:30 AM
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Posted 30 August 2022 - 07:44 AM
It is something that appears based on the Saanich housing strategy, at least Saanich seems to be holding off a bit based on what the CoV is going through: https://www.saanich....nding-plan.html
Mike, what 'millions of dollars in climate action' in Saanich are you refering to? Even though they've adopted a plan, which obviously will have costs: https://www.saanich....n-web-v13.0.pdf, it also clearly states in that report as well that inspite of the work being done, actual emissions in Saanich have not fallen since 2007, and have risen by 0.7% per resident (between 2007 and 2016). The biggest shift away from emissions here is the shift to electric vehicles, which is more driven by availability and provincial rebates; it would happen anyways. Saanich can/or already has switch to electric for small engines; I don't see large trucks like the garbage or fire trucks switching before 2030.
Posted 30 August 2022 - 07:50 AM
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Posted 30 August 2022 - 07:55 AM
Hmm. what he says there doesn't jive with what actually happened, IMO. Particularly the part that it was due to motions from him! The climate action plan was well underway in planning before he was elected. Active transportation - I bet he's including stuff like the Shelbourne rework. Does it really count?
Edited by lanforod, 30 August 2022 - 07:56 AM.
Posted 30 August 2022 - 08:00 AM
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Posted 31 August 2022 - 11:03 AM
Absolutely. You don’t just pull a fast one and expect buy-in.
Taylor’s legacy is saddling Saanich taxpayers with millions of dollars in ‘climate action’ commitments, then leaving town to pursue a career as a pilot. This is what happens when you vote for 18-year-olds. And we want to give 16-year-olds the vote?
A career as a pilot is an odd choice for a "climate action leader". I assume he will be flying electric planes that are organically grown?
Edited by Vic2Van, 31 August 2022 - 11:03 AM.
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