After the largest public hearing ever, Calgary made R-CG, (Residential Grade-Oriented Infill), the default zoning on almost every residential lot in town. Rowhouses, townhouses and small multi-unit buildings could finally go in without a parcel-by-parcel rezoning fight.
YIMBYs rejoiced across Canada, but nearly two years later, champagne is being poured back into the bottle as a brand new council has torn it all down. Calgary's winter cycling wonder Tom Babin joins us to explain how his city turned its back on the free market and who will end up paying for it.
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