Jacob Loo Dawang
@jacobdawang.com
(he/him) 📊 by trade, 🚴♂️ by tweet | housing advocacy @growtogetheryeg.bsky.social
📍 Edmonton, AB
https://www.jacobdawang.com
📍 Edmonton, AB
https://www.jacobdawang.com
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Jacob Loo Dawang
@jacobdawang.com
· Jul 7
7-8plexes in the RS zone and location near transit – Jacob Dawang
A quick, but deeper look at 7-8 unit multiplexes in the RS zone and where they are located in relation to transit.
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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.
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Our zoning changes have been a success. We have slowed the rent curve, and provided more housing options for people in the neighbourhoods they love.
We're fighting to maintain and build on our progress.
Join us 👇
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We're fighting to maintain and build on our progress.
Join us 👇
www.growtogetheryeg.com/get-involved
#yeg #yegcc
December 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Our zoning changes have been a success. We have slowed the rent curve, and provided more housing options for people in the neighbourhoods they love.
We're fighting to maintain and build on our progress.
Join us 👇
www.growtogetheryeg.com/get-involved
#yeg #yegcc
We're fighting to maintain and build on our progress.
Join us 👇
www.growtogetheryeg.com/get-involved
#yeg #yegcc
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While Calgary contemplates flushing their progress on zoning down their unfluoridated toilets, Edmonton is reaping our rewards.
#yeg has the most housing under construction since the 90s, and we've got the second-lowest consumer inflation in the country because of it
#yeg has the most housing under construction since the 90s, and we've got the second-lowest consumer inflation in the country because of it
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
While Calgary contemplates flushing their progress on zoning down their unfluoridated toilets, Edmonton is reaping our rewards.
#yeg has the most housing under construction since the 90s, and we've got the second-lowest consumer inflation in the country because of it
#yeg has the most housing under construction since the 90s, and we've got the second-lowest consumer inflation in the country because of it
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Wild that we are in a ”housing crisis” but you can’t build this shape of rectangle for your towers
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December 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Wild that we are in a ”housing crisis” but you can’t build this shape of rectangle for your towers
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Strong Towns simply ignores California’s wildly successful state level ADU reforms that produce 25,000 new homes a year because Charles Marohn is a conservative who loves local control.
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Strong Towns simply ignores California’s wildly successful state level ADU reforms that produce 25,000 new homes a year because Charles Marohn is a conservative who loves local control.
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New housing is itself a community benefit for the simple reason that it provides people with housing choice and affordability in the locations that improve their lives.
On the other hand, our planning system treats each new housing proposal as a potential nuisance that neighbours are able to veto.
On the other hand, our planning system treats each new housing proposal as a potential nuisance that neighbours are able to veto.
December 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New housing is itself a community benefit for the simple reason that it provides people with housing choice and affordability in the locations that improve their lives.
On the other hand, our planning system treats each new housing proposal as a potential nuisance that neighbours are able to veto.
On the other hand, our planning system treats each new housing proposal as a potential nuisance that neighbours are able to veto.
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Will the suburb of Surrey REALLY surpass Vancouver's population within the next couple of years?
Maybe.
But @jensvb.bsky.social and I lack confidence in demographic projection assumptions, which ignore the key issue: housing and where it's likely to land.
homefreesociology.com/2025/12/08/t...
Maybe.
But @jensvb.bsky.social and I lack confidence in demographic projection assumptions, which ignore the key issue: housing and where it's likely to land.
homefreesociology.com/2025/12/08/t...
The Trouble with Municipal-level Population Projections
Co-authored by Jens von Bergmann and cross-posted at MountainMath Are people liquids or solids? Trick question: they’re kind of both. This matters in terms of how we track people and project their …
homefreesociology.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Will the suburb of Surrey REALLY surpass Vancouver's population within the next couple of years?
Maybe.
But @jensvb.bsky.social and I lack confidence in demographic projection assumptions, which ignore the key issue: housing and where it's likely to land.
homefreesociology.com/2025/12/08/t...
Maybe.
But @jensvb.bsky.social and I lack confidence in demographic projection assumptions, which ignore the key issue: housing and where it's likely to land.
homefreesociology.com/2025/12/08/t...
Am I too cynical if I think staff will come back with a report that essentially says "here are some tiny changes, but we can't do anything really good because Toronto is so special"?
Not just TSP ! — new motion brought late today at TTC Board to look at stop spacing, vehicle speeds, and parking and turning changes. Let’s go!
December 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Am I too cynical if I think staff will come back with a report that essentially says "here are some tiny changes, but we can't do anything really good because Toronto is so special"?
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They can walk their kid to school, ditch their second car, and save a ton of money on rent.
To maintain our affordability advantage, Edmonton city council has to prioritize those who are truly affected most: future residents who can be welcomed -- or excluded by the zoning council chooses.
#yegcc
To maintain our affordability advantage, Edmonton city council has to prioritize those who are truly affected most: future residents who can be welcomed -- or excluded by the zoning council chooses.
#yegcc
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
They can walk their kid to school, ditch their second car, and save a ton of money on rent.
To maintain our affordability advantage, Edmonton city council has to prioritize those who are truly affected most: future residents who can be welcomed -- or excluded by the zoning council chooses.
#yegcc
To maintain our affordability advantage, Edmonton city council has to prioritize those who are truly affected most: future residents who can be welcomed -- or excluded by the zoning council chooses.
#yegcc
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Since 2024, Edmonton has legalized building more affordable housing options, like row homes, in central neighbourhoods.
While only a small number, less than 1%, of properties have been redeveloped, it makes all the difference for the lives of the local workers who get to live there.
#yeg #yegcc
While only a small number, less than 1%, of properties have been redeveloped, it makes all the difference for the lives of the local workers who get to live there.
#yeg #yegcc
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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"Cookie cutter" housing is good. It's good when cities pre-approve designs, making it easier to add more housing. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/09/t...
This backyard ADU from Type Five is pre-approved by the city
Berkeley's OK means this customizable home — from a local company — can be built quickly and more easily.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Cookie cutter" housing is good. It's good when cities pre-approve designs, making it easier to add more housing. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/09/t...
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The Finch West LRT being slower than the bus it's replacing might be my personal Joker moment. The army of people who fought to preserve LRTs in the face of a mountain of dishonesty from multiple parties deserved an honest effort to make them actually operate well. Instead, we get Toronto.
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Finch West LRT being slower than the bus it's replacing might be my personal Joker moment. The army of people who fought to preserve LRTs in the face of a mountain of dishonesty from multiple parties deserved an honest effort to make them actually operate well. Instead, we get Toronto.
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People just need to recognize that dedicated lanes and rails don’t actually make transit faster and if you do them alone, you might actually make transit slower because guess what trains are big and heavy and rails mean you can’t weave
Same with the King Street Pilot before that and St. Clair streetcar rebuild before that.
The Finch West LRT being slower than the bus it's replacing might be my personal Joker moment. The army of people who fought to preserve LRTs in the face of a mountain of dishonesty from multiple parties deserved an honest effort to make them actually operate well. Instead, we get Toronto.
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
People just need to recognize that dedicated lanes and rails don’t actually make transit faster and if you do them alone, you might actually make transit slower because guess what trains are big and heavy and rails mean you can’t weave
I'm live from my Edmonton neighbourhood where a single eightplex being built has resulted in the "complete destruction of the neighbourhood".
I am sheltering in the rubble of my single family home, which didn't survive the impact of a rental apartment for the middle class.
#yeg #yimby #yegcc
I am sheltering in the rubble of my single family home, which didn't survive the impact of a rental apartment for the middle class.
#yeg #yimby #yegcc
December 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Inclusionary zoning* is a tax on new housing that worsens the housing shortage and drives up housing prices. It’s bad policy and we should stop doing it.
The city of Los Altos charges an inclusionary fee $255,000 per unit for 1500 sq ft townhouses.
December 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Inclusionary zoning* is a tax on new housing that worsens the housing shortage and drives up housing prices. It’s bad policy and we should stop doing it.
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Housing unaffordability is a policy choice. When rent goes up, look to your municipal government that has made it too hard to build new homes where people want to live.
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Housing unaffordability is a policy choice. When rent goes up, look to your municipal government that has made it too hard to build new homes where people want to live.
Reposted by Jacob Loo Dawang
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
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We're doing another drinks for density! Join us for a housing happy hour at Ale Architect. December 13 at 7pm. Sign up on Luma 👇
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Drinks for density · Luma
Join us for a happy hour before the holidays.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
We're doing another drinks for density! Join us for a housing happy hour at Ale Architect. December 13 at 7pm. Sign up on Luma 👇
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#yeg #yegcc
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#yeg #yegcc
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One thing I'd always like to point out when NIMBYs say some application isn't producing enough green space: we have the room for lots of green space. We just spend it on parking.
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
One thing I'd always like to point out when NIMBYs say some application isn't producing enough green space: we have the room for lots of green space. We just spend it on parking.
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The idea of putting almost all growth into a few "Urban Growth Centres" has really messed up people's minds about what a city is. www.thestar.com/news/gta/law...
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The idea of putting almost all growth into a few "Urban Growth Centres" has really messed up people's minds about what a city is. www.thestar.com/news/gta/law...
Provinces be like: increase immigration. No, actually cut immigration. No, actually increase immigration.
Quebec minister says Ottawa has gone too far in cutting temporary immigration
Quebec minister says Ottawa has gone too far in cutting temporary immigration
Quebec lawmakers have been considering even deeper cuts, to as low as 25,000 permanent residents per year.
www.thestar.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Provinces be like: increase immigration. No, actually cut immigration. No, actually increase immigration.
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Here is another way to look at the housing disaster
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Here is another way to look at the housing disaster
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It wasn't fake. It was edited. But Reagan really did spend a five-minute speech – an April 25, 1987, national radio address that the Reagan Library has published on YouTube – to rail against tariffs. It was a full-throated expression of support for free and fair trade.
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It wasn't fake. It was edited. But Reagan really did spend a five-minute speech – an April 25, 1987, national radio address that the Reagan Library has published on YouTube – to rail against tariffs. It was a full-throated expression of support for free and fair trade.
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
Reposted by Jacob Loo Dawang
The myth that there are "hundreds of thousands" of vacant units wasn't true when local NIMBYs said it in 2024 and it's not true when the Attorney General of Ontario says it today. Tenants shouldn't have their rights weakened because of the Ford government's failure to build.
October 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The myth that there are "hundreds of thousands" of vacant units wasn't true when local NIMBYs said it in 2024 and it's not true when the Attorney General of Ontario says it today. Tenants shouldn't have their rights weakened because of the Ford government's failure to build.