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December 10, 2024

A 2017 letter from the UDI to the Federal government offered a series of recommendations, including density targets around transit stations/corridors and for the adoption of TODs (Transit Oriented Developments).

A 2017 letter from the Urban Development Institute (UDI) to the Federal government offered a series of recommendations, including density targets around transit stations/corridors and for the adoption of TODs (Transit Oriented Developments). This and other letters from the UDI… Continue reading
December 7, 2024

Thrown under the Bus: how so-called rapid transit is being used to force high density on communities, while greenwashing the developers’ for-profit agenda.

Thrown under the Bus: how so-called rapid transit is being used to force high density on communities, while greenwashing the developers’ for-profit agenda. By Sasha Izard,Dec 7, 2024 BC Transit is a paying member of the Urban Development Institute (UDI). … Continue reading
December 5, 2024

How the proposed “RapidBus” lanes in the Capital Region, including on McKenzie, were used as part of the UDI development lobby’s push for enforced densification/upzoning along rapid transit corridors, during their lobbying to David Eby in 2022

How the proposed “RapidBus” lanes in the Capital Region, including on McKenzie, were used as part of the UDI development lobby’s push for enforced densification/upzoning along rapid transit corridors, during their lobbying to David Eby in 2022 AKA Thrown under… Continue reading
November 30, 2024

Surely, that must be the other way around? University of Victoria (UVic) paid lobbying group $500 for the group to have a tour of UVic’s facilities, and a month earlier, $577.50 for a UVic staffer to take the lobbying group’s course on “Community Relations”.

Surely, that must be the other way around? University of Victoria (UVic) paid lobbying group $500 for the group to have a tour of UVic’s facilities, and a month earlier, $577.50 for a UVic staffer to take the lobbying group’s… Continue reading
November 27, 2024

Saanich and a lobbying organization for development and real estate discussed decoupling the Local Area Plans from the Official Community Plan in the spring of 2022

Saanich and a lobbying organization for development and real estate discussed decoupling the Local Area Plans from the Official Community Plan in the spring of 2022 The removal of the Local Area Plans (LAPs) from the OCP Bylaw, thus decoupling… Continue reading
November 24, 2024

Letter with answers to questions raised by Sooke Councillor, as to whether the District of Sooke is the target of UDI lobbying, etc.

Letter with answers to questions raised by Sooke Councillor, as to whether the District of Sooke is the target of UDI lobbying, etc. Letter to Sooke Mayor and Council by Sasha IzardNov 24, 2024 Hello Sooke Mayor and Council, At… Continue reading
November 22, 2024

Freedom of Information reveals that the Province of B.C. was working to implement what the registered lobbying organization, the Urban Development Institute, had been pushing for. This culminated in the recent Housing Bills that override local government authority on zoning.

Freedom of Information reveals that the Province of B.C. was working to implement what the registered lobbying organization, the Urban Development Institute, had been pushing for. This culminated in the recent Housing Bills that override local government authority on zoning. … Continue reading
November 20, 2024

Saanich posts amazingly thin minutes at just 2 pages for a 2+ hour Saanich Council Town Hall meeting (Oct 22, 2024)

Saanich posts amazingly thin minutes at just 2 pages for a 2+ hour Saanich Council Town Hall meeting (Oct 22, 2024) The Town Hall meeting involved a packed room with people spilled out into the corridor, with dozens of members… Continue reading
November 16, 2024

UDI (registered lobbying organization) Newsletter from March 2023 Advertised “connecting with the University of Victoria Real Estate Club for your next public hearing”

UDI (registered lobbying organization) Newsletter from March 2023 Advertised “connecting with the University of Victoria Real Estate Club for your next public hearing”By Sasha Izard Nov 16, 2024 In previous articles (see bibliography below), I exposed the UVic Real Estate… Continue reading
November 16, 2024

Saanich Road Diet Hypocrisy – Video by Alex Cook

Saanich Road Diet Hypocrisy By Alex CookNov 16, 2024 See the following video: Saanich road diet hypocrisy While Saanich council and engineering are putting you on a “road” diet, Saanich council and staff continue to “binge” on available parking at… Continue reading

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