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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Any updates on progress here? I've given my usual rant about the speed we're getting new ARPs elsewhere, and a developer had this to say:
Any comment on whether the cutting red tape program will be getting to the planning departments any time soon? If affordable rental housing is one of the mayor's goals, it seems like the planning process is getting in the way more than its helping, as he indicated it could here:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/al...924/story.html |
Most planning related 'red tape' issues have been rolled into the Transforming Planning Initiative to be dealt with. That project will come forward with its final recommendations in December with implementation (although already happening at different levels) starting in earnest by the new year.
http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/Pages/Tran...ormingplanning
Planning's a big beast in need of a lot of reform, so it is taking time to get it right.