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Phil Pothen
@pothen
The "Hands off the Greenbelt" guy. Arch-Adversary of Mr. Sprawl. Land use & environmental law & policy. Tweets aren't advice or the view of my client. he/him
Apr 10 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
I've had a first look at Bill 185 and the new proposed Provincial Planning Statement and WOW ... there's a reason why the Ontario government spent hours feeding reporters its spin on these laws before releasing their text to the public. Massive dangers hidden in this text. 🧵👇 Image 2/? Taken together, the Provincial Planning Statement and "Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act" seem calculated to ensure that the Greenbelt sprawl and real estate scandal spreads and expands into a wave of suburban “Greenfield Scandals”. Image
Mar 10, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Hi John, as one of the experts quoted in this article, I'm obliged to clarify: neither the Eby report nor the RCPO report takes away from the environmental & housing need to end exclusionary zoning & rapidly densify existing neighborhoods. They show more SPRAWL isnt needed. 1/4 2/4 The info in these reports shows there's no need for Greenbelt land, but it also shows that the # of units "in the pipe" in neighborhoods isn't enough to retrofit them into walkable densities that support cost-effective transit in time to head off runaway climate change.
Mar 10, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Hi John, I'm one of the experts quoted in this article & I obliged to clarify that neither the Eby or RCPO reports- take away from the environmental & housing need to end exclusionary zoning & rapidly densify existing post-war neighborhoods. They show more SPRAWL isnt needed. 1/4 2/4 The info in these reports shows there's no need for Greenbelt land, but it also shows that the # of units "in the pipe" in neighborhoods isn't enough to retrofit them into walkable densities that support cost-effective transit in time to head off runaway climate change.
Mar 9, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
@envirodefence & our allies, like ppl in @GGHfriends are DEMANDING a swift end to exclusionary zoning & other obstacles to densifying existing communities. We reject the methodology (the gov's own) that leads to such a low assessment of neighborhoods' capacity for growth.. (1/4) (2/4) The point of sharing Eby's tally of settlement area capacity using the GOVERNMENT's sprawling, exclusionary planning regime- isn't to now endorse what we've opposed for years. It's to show even their OWN approach wouldn't justify Greenbelt removals.
Oct 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
An engaging discussion on @TheAgenda's Twitter Spaces now re: why the public reaction to Toronto's deterioration is so muted. I think the answer has its roots in 2012 when TTC Manager Gary Webster was fired for telling Council that LRT was much more practical than a SSE. (1/?) Image (2/?) I'm not old enough to've followed City Hall for decades, but I clearly recall that prior to 2012, it was common for staff to make recommendations plainly at odds with a Mayor's stated preferences, and even to state plainly that the mayor's proposal would cause problems.