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McGuinty Tightens His Belt
Say what you will about that Stuffy McStuffenstein, Dalton McGuinty, but his latest effort to curb urban sprawl sent developers crying to their mothers, and renewed hope that the GTA’s sprawl crawl can yet be stopped, its green spaces preserved. According to ye ‘olde Globe, the plan will encourage redevelopment of underused land within the city, and set strict boundaries to limit the ability of bedroom communities to replace farming communities. Torontoist doesn’t like the idea of the expected ten million residents of the GTA being forced to dwell in green-glassed condos, but nothing is worse for the environment that the proliferation of sprawl and strip mall that has gone unchecked for far too long in our fair province.
Everything you ever wanted to know about greenbelt from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and at the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance.