“Parkdale does not need more intensification.” Here’s a Toronto city org approvingly sharing anti-development rhetoric.
https://twitter.com/teycpp/status/1384178506502868992
Yet this anti-development preservationist explains the importance of housing supply 2/ 
Never mind the last paragraph, this time is different 3/
This is to defend a regime of heritage preservation that a) protects rich people’s houses and b) makes sure that main street buildings are replaced by short condos rather than tall ones. 4/
It’s almost as if this issue is complicated, and requires citywide strategic thinking that’s attentive to housing economics. 5/
Certainly people like this aren’t the actual problem, right? 6/ torontolife.com/real-estate/pa…
FTR, I think new growth here should 1) replace single-family houses, with robust tenant protections 2) stay away from the main street 3) where it does go on sites like strip malls, it should be very dense. 7/
This is exactly the opposite of what the city is doing. 🤷♂️ 8/
Oh, the preservationist author is a neighbourhood landlord charging $2800 for a one-bedroom. 9/
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