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Ned Yeung

@qole They have been revived big time in Edmonton and Calgary as part of a far-right push against progressive urban City Councils, after politicizing the goal of urban densification through infill housing (basically, just splitting up a property lot into two to build houses with a smaller footprint, building upwards instead of outwards). These allow more living units to inhabit the same land space. A typical infill is a duplex, and you could have 2 of those duplexes where a single house with front and back yard used to stand.

Large municipalities always end up left-leaning because they service the needs of many and need to build sustainable cities to survive into the future. So the right attacks municipalities at the provincial/state level, the same way they attack academics for leaning left.

The anti-infill propaganda is just a continuation of the former conspiracy theories against "15 minute cities".

The push against infills is inherently classist but less on the surface than "white only" communities. It's steeped in NIMBY arguments that bringing in new people will bring down the property values of existing owners, and the fear that these smaller units will house more of "the poors" in their neighborhood. You let them argue about it long enough, and they'll reach racism eventually.

The biggest argument being used against infills and blasted through every propaganda machine pushed by divisive politics, is that they don't provide more parking for cars. As our entire city isn't already dedicated as a big massive parking lot for cars with no space for human beings to walk, nevermind live!

Which again goes towards the argument that only the rich can be allowed in our mature suburban neighborhoods, because the poors actually like to get around with active transportation, and aren't confined to an automobile just to get to the neighborhood store or school. "The poors" are fighting for walkability and inclusive infrastructure, which is against the goal of the anti-infill crowd who wants to promote urban sprawl like the 80's.

So on the surface there's no racism... but classism and segregation is embedded deep into the roots of this process. Anti-urbanism always ends in bigotry, when all other arguments are shot down. Keep debunking them, and they'll finally reach that "Ah, there it is" moment.

#yeg #yyc #urbanism #classwar

Jul 29, 2025, 15:22 · · · 0 · 0
Nando161

Right now, #Palestinians in #Gaza are being starved. Aid is being blocked, children are dying from hunger, and international experts are calling it what it is: #genocide.
Prime Minister #AnthonyAlbanese admitted that #Israel's actions are "indefensible" and in breach of international #law.

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Jul 28, 2025, 13:31 · · 1 · 0
OccuWorld

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