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Originally Posted by GGG
Are you an inner city person against densification? All of the hundred year old homes on subdividable lots need to be bull dozed and infilled. Perferably with higher density than just 2 SFH.
Infastructure isnt going to stop this from happening again. If there is a plan that is cost compitive with rebuild flood plain homes properly then I am all for it. If it is cheaper to flood proof and rebuild then we should do that. Keeping hundred year old homes just contributes to sprawl, increases power and heating consumption and now as we can see are at a higher risk of flooding.
If this can be fixed buy increasing berm heights on the bow and putting bike paths on them sign me up but otherwise forcing home owners to build better with assistance from the province is better.
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As to the bolded part, was that the first post of mine you have ever read?
There are plenty of century homes and slightly younger on small lots in Sunnyside, a very small minority sit on larger, subdividable lots and the market over the last few years has been taking care of those (just lookup Stonebriar Crafted Homes).
You do realize we didn't flood because of the Bow breaking over the berm right? Our old inadequate storm sewers couldn't handle the influx of water coming down to them from communities up above and we got flooded as a result of that. Upgrades can be made there to at least give us a better chance next time.