Did you see the latest Leger poll on Edmonton’s top issues? ✔️ Lowering taxes ✔️ Reducing poverty ✔️ Better services ✔️ Safer streets ✔️ Climate action Bike lanes didn’t make the list—but they’re part of the solution to ALL of these. Read our new blog to learn how! buff.ly/QOaU8G6

A new poll shows that infill is NOT a top election issue for Edmontonians. How can that be, when it seems to be in the news, all the time? 🧵 edmontonjournal.com/news/new-pol... #yeg #yegcc

I'm extremely disappointed in this "balanced" plan. This policy would kill a ton of housing where it is needed most, with nothing concrete to make up for it. Strap in folks, because I have a lot of thoughts that have been brewing over the last few weeks🧵 #yegcc #yeg

There’s a forty unit building going up on 91 street just north of Whyte. It includes two commercial spaces. I’m personally hoping for a café/ice cream shop, and a bookstore!

It's also what enables kids from all socio-economic backgrounds to attend one of the city's most sought-after high schools. If it wasn't for Queen Alex's apartments, Strathcona High School would be attended almost exclusively by the city's wealthiest people.

In Queen Alexandra, midblock apartment buildings have stood beside bungalows for decades. It's what makes this neighbourhood walkable and vibrant, but also quiet and shaded by mature street trees.

Wait I just learnt where these two are, and in 3 years I am definitely considering checking if a unit is available in one of these -Close to LRT -right beside a grocery store -easy access to the River Valley I can see why there is so much demand to live there

NEW BLOG POST: Edmonton Needs More Than Tax Incentives for Transit-Oriented Development. @michaeljanz.bsky.social has proposed tax incentives for building density around LRT. But, we also need to legalize building in the first place. Read more 👇 www.growtogetheryeg.com/blog/janz-to... #yegcc

It's never bad to prove this anew: It's true that housing markets are segmented! But they're segmented in the exact opposite way as NIMBYs claim: New supply *barely lowers luxury rents*, it mostly *tanks rents in the old buildings* it draws tenants from

"I support density, but where it makes sense". Sorry, but we're not spending billions on LRT lines so that you can have a personal train to downtown and west Edmonton mall. Two 8-plexes here makes tons of sense. 8 storeys here would make even more sense. #yeg #yegcc

These two multiplexes are a 650m walk from a future Valley Line LRT stop. People claim to support density "where it makes sense" - well, where better than within walking distance to transit? Let's solve street parking issues by regulating street parking, not by denying people housing. #yegcc #yeg

The main source of noise in cities is… cars. Dense walkable and bikeable neighbourhoods allow people to reduce their vehicle use and thus the noise level of their environment.

Good regulations are good. Bad regulations are bad.

The instinctive protectiveness about regulations is yet another problem with left-NIMBYism. I think regulations banning or restricting denser types of housing are bad regulations.

In Edmonton we hear a mix of right-wing and left-wing arguments against infill. At the end of the day, "shortages hurt, no matter the system".

Turns out density "where it makes sense" is also not supported by some residents who also oppose gentle density on the interior of neighbourhoods. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Seen in Montreal: a small apartment building attached to a semi-detached home. Lots of trees, and a bike path. Density makes neighbourhoods better.

If your neighbourhood character depends on excluding people who can't afford a huge single-family home, maybe it's time to change your neighbourhood character for the better.

@growtogetheryeg.bsky.social another McMansion owner is Very Concerned About Neighbourhood Character. This one's in Glenora, so... at least I'm not surprised?

New Op-Ed: Edmonton council made right call on rejecting infill cap In a time where Edmonton is growing the fiscally responsible thing to do was to keep mid-block infill at 8 units, on large enough lots. Read more 👇 edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #yeg #yegcc

Low housing supply, not drug use or poverty, is the strongest predictor of regional homelessness: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... #housing #homelessness

We have many ideas on how to improve the street parking situation, but parking minimums ain't it.

Edmonton stays winning!

Congrats to Edmonton on sticking with 8-plexes. So happy for you.

Skipped a little bit but we're staying at 8! For (remain at 8): Sohi, Paquette, Rutherford, Stevenson, Tang, Wright. Against (reduce to 6): Janz, Knack, Principe, Rice, Salvador

Semi-live thread on the public hearing today where #yegcc is debating changes to the zoning bylaw, including a downzoning from 8 units to 6 units. 🧵 www.youtube.com/live/OHMdt5g...

Density supports mobility freedom! #yegbike #yegcc

If you have enough street trees, you can’t even see how tall buildings are.

Of the 7-8plexes in the RS zone, - 55% are within 1km of a LRT stop. - 73% are within 1.5km of a LRT stop. - 91% are within 2km of a LRT stop. A blanket reduction in the 8 unit cap would mean undermining the billion-dollar investments made in mass transit. #yeg #yegcc

The punchline. Of the 7-8plexes in the RS zone, - 55% are within 1km of a LRT stop. - 73% are within 1.5km of a LRT stop. - 91% are within 2km of a LRT stop. That's just a short walk, bike ride, or bus ride away. Closer than most Edmontonians.

Another quick blog post. 7-8plexes in Edmonton are overwhelmingly being built near LRT stations. A blanket curtailing of the 8 unit maximum would mean fewer people able to live a short walk, bike ride or bus ride away from mass transit. Read more 👇 www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2025/tr... #yeg #yegcc

Busting the Blatchford Myth. While Blatchford and the Exhibition lands are exciting projects, the housing they will provide is not even enough for a single year of our growth. Read our blog post to learn the facts 👇 www.growtogetheryeg.com/blog/blatchf... #yeg #yegcc

Here's some selected neighbourhoods for no particular reason whatsover 😉 #yeg #yegcc

How much is your neighbourhood growing or shrinnking - and how much 7-8plex development is your neighbourhood experiencing? Probably not much. My latest blog post includes a searchable table. Find your neighbourhood! #yeg #yegcc www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2025/po...

Eight-plex. Went up fast, already seeing people move in.

Bonus fact: the median assessed value of a property in the RS zone in McKernan is $585,500, 30% higher than the median assessed value of residential properties city-wide. #yeg #yegcc

Fun fact of the day: the median assessed value of a property in the RS zone in Crestwood is $766,250, 70% higher than the median assessed value of residential properties city-wide. #yeg #yegcc

The opposition to 8plexes be like "this tiny basement apartment is built cheaply, unaffordable, and luxury." The single family homes in their neighbourhood (Glenora) 👇 #yeg #yegcc

Myth: the infrastructure in mature neighbourhoods can't handle higher density. Reality: it can handle a ton more density. Busted in our newest blog post 👇 www.growtogetheryeg.com/blog/infrast... #yeg #yegcc

Fact check on current #yegcc speaker. McKernan has 1,007 properties, of which apparently 46 will be redeveloped into rowhouses, taking the speaker at her word. Not a lot.

Thanks to Councillor Cartmell for liking an excellent example of a mid-block 8 unit multiplex. #yeg #yegcc

The new speaker list is out, 77 people registered to keep the zoning bylaw as is, and only 9 people want it changed.

Today's public hearing is kicking off. About 2 people opposed to each one in favour, indicating that the majority of people want more affordability, increased livability, and equitable access to desirable neighbourhoods! Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t69...

McMansion owners for responsible infill. No eight unit rowhouses that don't fit into the neighbourhood. #yeg #yegcc

This eight unit monstrosity has destroyed the character of our mature neighbourhood. Oh wait, it's a single family home. #yeg #yegcc

That's right. We need apartments of all sizes in the places people want to live and the policies to get them built. That means keeping ground-oriented housing like 8-plexes legal in Edmonton. #yegcc #yeg

Yes, 5 bedroom apartments exist. And yes, we can make more. If we as a city decide we want them, developers will build them.

We cannot go back to the era of exclusion as city policy. “Council needs to be focused on how we build more homes in the places that people want to live in, not reducing the amount of homes that we can build in the places that people want to live.” #yegcc www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...