Over the past number of weeks I have taken to reading the weekend weekly column penned by Saskatoon & Region Homebuilders Association CEO Alan Thomarat. While his columns are typically dry and full of industry catch phrases, once in awhile he puts something to paper worth expanding upon. This past weekend (April 13, 2013) his ...
Amazingly, even though Jordon and I sat down two weeks ago to record this roundtable discussion (can you call two people going back and forth a roundtable?) it remains more than relevant today. In this podcast Jordon and I discuss and lambaste City Council for their ineffective action on snow removal over the course of ...
Two weeks ago the OurYXE crew – Jordon, DeeAnn, and myself – sat down with Ward 2 City Councillor Pat Lorje. Thanks again to our hosts, The TwoTwenty. We had a fascinating conversation on a host of subjects, most notably property taxes, densification, and increased civic election oversight. Councillor Lorje was at her combative best ...
Its a well researched and understood fact that the outward growth of cities is economically unsustainable, the cost of building and maintaining suburban neighbourhoods on the edges of cities over their full lifespan is not paid for by the cost of those homes. This is an issue that cities larger than Saskatoon have been grappling ...
Homebuilders Association Has Skewed View of Growth
Apr
16
2013
City Planning · Commentary · Infrastructure · Property Taxes · Urban Design · Urban Sprawl