City CouncilMeeting 25

Lansdowne Partnership Plan - Authorization to Proceed to the Next Steps in the Redevelopment Report

Council was asked to

  1. the following items are criteria included for consideration in the upcoming Request for Offer for air and subterranean stemming from the Lansdowne 2.0 proposal: Constructing purpose-built rental units rather than condominiums.
Lost

10 for, 15 against

Affects
City-wide
Agenda item
7.2
Motion number
2023 - 25-20
City file number
ACS2023-PRE-GEN-0009

How each member voted

The recitals

  • the city is currently in a rental housing crisis
  • the city continuously experiences a low vacancy rate for rental units
  • building rental units at Lansdowne Park would assist in improving the city’s vacancy rate
  • traffic congestion on site, along Bank Street and throughout the neighbourhoods adjacent to Lansdowne Park is a serious issue that hinders the success of Lansdowne Park
  • car ownership tends to encourage increased car usage and increased car traffic
  • increasing the number parking stalls available encourages car ownership and increased traffic; THEREFORE

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