<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; ">Three good articles in the Record today. Normally I would provide the link to them but oddly two of them were NOT published online so I'll give you the breakdown here. I highly recommend you purchase a copy of this one.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt;">The cover story is a huge and excellent article titled <b>Smart or Sprawl</b> by Terry Pender. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt;">It speaks of how Waterloo Region has successfully created policy to curb growth via the country side line and how
this concept has been taken by the </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">province</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt;"> to help create the Greater Golden Horseshoe policy. The paper features a map of the </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">delineated growth</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt;"> areas throughout the Region and it speaks of smart growth vs. sprawl.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="4"><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt; ">Meanwhile Doug Stewart, the president of the Home Builders Association questions the </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">allegations of "sprawl" and warns of potential OMB challenges to the latest ROPP once the province fully approves it.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">In another article by Terry Pender titled <b>Older Adults are Moving Away From Suburbs</b> shows that empty nesters and baby boomers </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; ">are choosing to move into apartments in the core as they age and the trend is
significant to offset the need for new housing.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt;">In a </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">third</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt;"> article by Terry Pender called </span></font><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; ">Any Growth Option Means Costs Will Rise </b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt;">states with our without the LRT, we'll have to spend huge amounts to deal with our growing population. According
to Region of Waterloo planning estimates, without rapid transit, the
region must build 500 kilometres of traffic lanes during the next 20
years at a cost of $1.1 billion. U</span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">rban sprawl means more costs for water mains, hydro distribution,
sewer lines, sidewalks and other expensive infrastructure. If we invest in good transit and smart growth, we offset needs by using existing infrastructure more efficiently. This article can be viewed online here:</font></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><a href="http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/816595" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; ">http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/816595</a><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have a good weekend everyone.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lulu
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