Should calgary stop focusing on building more suburbs and focus more on a mixed zoning system.
The reason a city makes suburbs is because it is cheaper and less risky for the builder. Builders do not want to take the risk of creating a mixed-used project that blends businesses and residential areas together because the government will not subsidize them if they fail at making a profit. This is an issue of government laws working against a city trying to develop an adequate Infrastructure.
It only takes a year to build a home and after that we have to live with that structure for years and years; so it only makes sense to think about an appropriate place to build. Strategically thinking about a communities zoning laws can allow us to design inspiring communities that we as citizen can get exciting about.
Mixed zoning laws will also encourage a more active community.
Does the government need to subsidize failed projects from building taking on the risk of mixed zoning?
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