Calgary committee debates new communities, climate impacts of future population growth
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According to city administration, Calgary's population is expected to grow by 22,000 people annually or an additional 88,000 people in total by 2026.
A strategy to facilitate Calgary’s future growth, including eight proposed new communities, was front and centre at a city committee on Monday.
City developers spent much of the day presenting their business cases for 19 proposed new communities at the city’s Infrastructure and Planning Committee.
According to city administration, Calgary’s population is expected to grow by 22,000 people annually or an additional 88,000 people in total by 2026.
That growth translates into a need for approximately 44,000 single, semi-detached and multi-family homes, a city report said.
City administration recommended that committee members approve only five of the new proposed communities to help meet demand, with an additional three new communities that could possibly be supported if risks around “servicing, operating cost efficiency and absorption” can be mitigated.
According to the city’s growth strategy, those new communities, including 39 previously-approved new communities, are expected to require an investment of $532 million over the next four years for transit, roads, utilities, and emergency services.
The report also recommends an additional $232 million over four years for transit, roads, and utilities in 250 hectares of industrial areas in the city.
Another $83 million over four years is recommended for established areas in the city that is expected to cover capacity building projects and “improve the attractiveness of established areas.”
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