When we have to beg to keep public lands, tax those with the least just to keep wealthy landowners happiest, only magnify the voices of those who want to freeze time & do nothing - you can’t tell me that planning isn’t abysmally broken.
You don’t need a plan to say we need homes & schools.
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Meanwhile young parents & couples trying to build their lives in this city are running from work to childcare to dinner & bedtime routines. How do you have meaningful planning when the only voices are unreasonable people who care only for themselves
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We’re stuck in a toxic cycle where those with the privilege of secure housing & time can oppose density bc of lack of infrastructure but when said infrastructure is proposed they also oppose this - bc it’s always a moving goalpost for these people.
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As ABC pauses property taxes to the benefit of those already comfortably housed - we’re left with little resources for new & younger families. It’s depressing that folks who’ve had the luxury of walkable communities now wish to deprive young families of a chance for a complete community as well
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We saw this at the Crosstown elementary - as soon as it was built, it was over capacity. Why are we not leveraging these limited opportunities to achieve the most impact for communities ?
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When we have rare opportunities for capital projects - ie Olympic Village’s school - we should plan way into the future. There are fixed, large costs to start up any project - so maximize that instead of accruing more costs when another school is needed again because of known, increasing needs.
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We must protect public assets & leverage them for impact (ie not for building market rentals that any developer can). These include building important community infrastructure, schools, or delivering deeply affordable housing. And they definitely should not be sold off
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It is SO hard to get land into public assets, especially for schools. We have populations that are constantly moving & growing but one thing that will always be consistent is the need for schools & recreation. It’s not just for students - schools also provide accessible community spaces
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I am always 1000% for new housing & developments. But when it’s proposed on VSB land - public assets - when we have SO much detached housing that is prime for more density (AHEM SHAUGHNESSY) - going after land for schools is such a weak excuse to perpetuate the inequity in land use
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the demographic of people who oppose more school capacity at a city centre school:

they ask you for grandkids already but not for the school for said grandkids

and you can bet those same NIMBYs opposing the proposed additional capacity for the OV school will turn around and oppose the next development bc “there’s insufficient infrastructure, like schools”

“A lot of what fire depts respond to is car crashes”

“Single family homes have 2x the fire death rate of multi fam”

Do the opponents actually live in OV bc have you actually SEEN the amount of children here who currently drive/commute to the next closest schools which are in Chinatown & near main & 16th?!

They’d probably reduce overall congestion with the 4th floor if anything

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