We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at Bikes & Bevies! www.eventbrite.ca/e/1989120205... 5pm at the Buckingham on Whyte. We'll be joined by our friends from @growtogetheryeg.bsky.social #yegbike #yeg #yegevents

Taps sign. Edmonton is moving steadily from the top right to the middle left - and that's a good thing!

Jacob Loo Dawang@jacobdawang.com · 4d ago

🧵 NEW POST: Edmonton’s $15M infill property tax dividend Matching permits to assessment data shows that small-scale infill from just 2024-26 will grow the tax base by $1.8B, and revenues by $15M. That's equivalent to a 0.7% property tax rate increase! #yegcc www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/pr...

🧵 NEW POST: Edmonton’s $15M infill property tax dividend Matching permits to assessment data shows that small-scale infill from just 2024-26 will grow the tax base by $1.8B, and revenues by $15M. That's equivalent to a 0.7% property tax rate increase! #yegcc www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/pr...

Edmonton’s $15M infill property tax dividend – Jacob Dawang

Every single-detached home that becomes a rowhome, plex, or backyard home multiplies its assessed value. Matching 2024–2026 building permits to City assessment data, I measure that uplift directly, al...

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Growth pays for growth (complimentary)

Jacob Loo Dawang@jacobdawang.com · 4d ago

🧵 NEW POST: Edmonton’s $15M infill property tax dividend Matching permits to assessment data shows that small-scale infill from just 2024-26 will grow the tax base by $1.8B, and revenues by $15M. That's equivalent to a 0.7% property tax rate increase! #yegcc www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/pr...

It's today! Hope to see you there! #yeg #yegcc

Grow Together Edmonton@growtogetheryeg.bsky.social · 3w ago

How do we turn underused public land into affordable homes? Join us July 23, 7pm for a talk with Mark Richardson from @housingnowto.bsky.social on what's slowed progress on Toronto's surplus lands and what we can learn from it. #yegcc 📍 Stanley Milner Library, Inspiration Room 🎟️ luma.com/8lzkfix4

How do we turn underused public land into affordable homes? Join us July 23, 7pm for a talk with Mark Richardson from @housingnowto.bsky.social on what's slowed progress on Toronto's surplus lands and what we can learn from it. #yegcc 📍 Stanley Milner Library, Inspiration Room 🎟️ luma.com/8lzkfix4

Delivering Affordable Housing on Surplus Lands · Luma

While finding an affordable rental apartment is harder than ever, cities own many empty or underutilized spots all across the city. How do we unlock them for…

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The amazing march of the missing middle in Edmonton continues. The city is permitting more 5-to-8-unit townhouses than ever before. A high number in central neighbourhoods or close to transit. After the city decided *against* reducing the maximum allowed units from 8 to 6!

Jacob Loo Dawang@jacobdawang.com · last mo.

NEW POST Edmonton's rowhome permits increased in the first half of 2026, despite a general slowdown in permits. Edmonton continues to provide strong proof that missing middle zoning changes can be the main character in the housing supply story. #yegcc www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/q2... 🧵

NEW POST Edmonton's rowhome permits increased in the first half of 2026, despite a general slowdown in permits. Edmonton continues to provide strong proof that missing middle zoning changes can be the main character in the housing supply story. #yegcc www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/q2... 🧵

2026 H1 Edmonton building permit report – Jacob Dawang

Edmonton building permits slowed through the first half of 2026, but the RS Zone rowhome keeps setting records.

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It's weird that many places call themselves a "city of neighbourhoods" where diversity is good and they fear a "one size fits all" approach to change. But, at a neighbourhood level, a building not "fitting in" with the neighbourhood character is a great crime because everyone must conform.

NIMBYs: the housing market is not a game of musical chairs. Adding more supply of homes does not make housing more affordable. Landlords: when supply go up, me make lots of discounts.

Hope to see you there!

Grow Together Edmonton@growtogetheryeg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Edmonton's Zoning By-Law makes it possible for everyday people to build Canada's next family home in their own backyard. If you're interested in how missing middle housing gets built, join us at Unpacking Multiplexes Edmonton. RSVP with code GROW for 20% off: www.eventbrite.ca/e/unpacking-...

Edmonton's Zoning By-Law makes it possible for everyday people to build Canada's next family home in their own backyard. If you're interested in how missing middle housing gets built, join us at Unpacking Multiplexes Edmonton. RSVP with code GROW for 20% off: www.eventbrite.ca/e/unpacking-...

#yeg needs Safe Mobility funding — but not a blank cheque. 10 years into #visionzero, deaths and serious injuries are rising much faster than traffic volumes. Council should fund safety, but demand data, better standards, stronger enforcement, and accountability. buff.ly/94omAna #yegbike

Edmonton is leading Canada on making housing affordable and abundant and you absolutely love to see it

Grow Together Edmonton@growtogetheryeg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Across the world in Edmonton, we have our own townhouse story that's just getting started. jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/q1...

The calendar is packed for Bike Month: group rides, festivals, social events, volunteer opportunities, and thousands of people choosing to get around by bike. Now City Hall needs to do its part. open.substack.com/pub/yegbike/... #yegbike #yegevents

Across the world in Edmonton, we have our own townhouse story that's just getting started. jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/q1...

Kent Lundberg@kentlundberg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Building through a house price correction. You love to see it.

This is a quintessential NIMBY bait and switch: we support density, but better planned. Like through Local Area Plans or Nodes and Corridors. But, when time comes to decide on density in Nodes and Corridors, the support mysteriously disappears. 🤔

Asad Chaudhary 🇨🇦@asadc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Unclear"? It's not happening. The sprawl cabal + NIMBYs got their way. Repeal of rezoning + de-prioritization of LAPs means - all greenfield, all sprawl, all the way. The NIMBYs and greenfield developers won. Again.

"Home prices in Canada have fallen to their lowest levels since March 2021 according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. Do you think this is a positive, negative, or neutral development for the housing market?" Positive: 66% Negative: 14% Neutral: 13% Nanos / May 6, 2026

"Public Outreach" #DOOMLOOP #seattle

It's amazing the stuff people dream up to oppose YIMBYism, which is just the idea that apartments should be legal to build. Dress it up with all the personal attacks and sophistry you can think of, that's what every anti-YIMBY wants: to keep apartments illegal.

This small, old, rotten single-family home is going to be replaced with 9 brand new ones. Steps from NAIT, two schools, a hospital, Kingsway mall, LRT, and the restaurants on 118 avenue. What a huge win for Edmonton!

The success of legalizing small-scale density is amazing. We are enabling people to live in the places with better transit, more opportunity - and in the places they want!

Jacob Loo Dawang@jacobdawang.com · 4mo ago

NEW BLOG POST Edmonton's housing momentum didn't stop at the end of 2025. Q1 2026 data is in and Edmonton is on track for another strong year of homebuilding in the places people want to live. The rowhome revolution continues. 🧵 #yeg #yegcc #yimby jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/q1-building-permits/

NEW BLOG POST Edmonton's housing momentum didn't stop at the end of 2025. Q1 2026 data is in and Edmonton is on track for another strong year of homebuilding in the places people want to live. The rowhome revolution continues. 🧵 #yeg #yegcc #yimby jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/q1-building-permits/

2026 Q1 Edmonton building permit report – Jacob Dawang

A first look at 2026 building permits through Q1, tracking whether Edmonton will continue the record-breaking momentum of 2025.

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The Zoning Bylaw Renewal has legalized building rowhomes in central neighbourhoods near transit. We are building more homes near transit than ever before, enabling families to live in a place where a car is not needed for many trips. More homes means more housing and transportation choice

Michael Janz@michaeljanz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Steps from the west LRT and Jasper Place transit centre. 4 x 8 townhouse complex. This is density “where it makes sense”. This is affordability and climate action enabling car—light or car-free living.

Steps from the west LRT and Jasper Place transit centre. 4 x 8 townhouse complex. This is density “where it makes sense”. This is affordability and climate action enabling car—light or car-free living.

Read my lips: no new roads. We must focus on renewal this four year budget. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

no gentle density will ever be gentle enough —McGrath, since like 2013 or so

Ruofan 🚎@ruofan.ca · 4mo ago

This should lay to rest the idea that "gentle density" will solve anti-housing backlash. Calgary legalized multiplexes (2 storeys, 60% lot coverage) by right and still faced the same headwinds. We won't get homes built by pre-emptively watering down housing reforms, so let's aim higher in Vancouver.

Our condolences from your neighbours up north. The comparison between Calgary and Edmonton over the next few years should be interesting to follow.

More Neighbours Calgary@moreneighboursyyc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Not a surprising result, but disappointing nonetheless. We will keep working toward making a city that works for everyone. A big thank you to everyone who has participated in this public hearing.

Not a surprising result, but disappointing nonetheless. We will keep working toward making a city that works for everyone. A big thank you to everyone who has participated in this public hearing.

Calgary is repealing its citywide upzoning ("blanket rezoning" is an asinine term), and will revert 2/3rds of residential land to a ban on everything outside of single family homes. One thing is for certain: Edmonton now has a total lock on being Canada's most progressive city for housing reform.

Calgary repeals blanket rezoning, considers replacement rules for housing

Calgary councillors have voted in favour of getting rid of the contentious blanket rezoning housing policy, but are working through approvals of a slew of new rules for the future of development in th...

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