Opening the green belt for…

Opening the green belt for housing development is not only a destruction of much needed rural land in the golden horseshoe, it is also an extremely inefficient way to increase housing supply. The best place to build new housing is always where infrastructure already exists. Developing new green field sites can only lead to more traffic congestion, more unsustainable car-dependent communities, and a loss of much needed green space. The destruction of green space will also only exacerbate environmental issues, such as flooding, given forest and healthy green spaces are crucial in containing excess rainfall/snow melt.

Instead of destroying the green belt, we should be focusing on building more medium density walkable developments in areas with existing infrastructure.

This proposal only benefits the property developers, and those whose financial interests align with them, not the people.