I am concerned that this…

I am concerned that this bill promotes housing growth in low-density developments encroaching on our rural land boundaries, rather than the densification and diversity of housing options in existing built areas. Building on the outskirts not only encroaches on important green spaces and agricultural land, but it reinforces the need for cars. This is crucial for the ability of our local community to meet essential transformational changes that reduce long-term car dependency in well planned communities and protect the agricultural lands that feed our cities.

In addition to concerns for urban sprawl, the bill will make it more difficult to implement green development standards that are crucial to meeting 2030 climate targets.