The City of Calgary said new community growth is at a record high with more than 12,000 homes in development in 2024 across more than 40 under construction neighbourhoods.
WATCH: Calgary's population continues to outpace predictions, and this year city council is expected to review nine applications for new communities on the outskirts. As Adam MacVicar reports, some councillors are concerned with the upfront costs of sprawl.At least nine more applications for new communities on Calgary’s outskirts will be up for a decision by city council this year, according to city officials.
According to city administration, new community housing starts are at a “record high,” with construction started on more than 12,000 homes in 2023, an additional 12,000 homes in various stages of development in 2024 across more than 40 new communities actively under construction. “How many of these can we fit in where we can afford the capital costs? That’s the question,” Walcott said. “Sprawl has always been about can we afford the upfront costs to service that community.”
Building outward has been an ongoing concern in Calgary, with the city’s Municipal Development Plan calling for a goal of half of total development on the outskirts and half in established areas.Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness said she believes building outward continues to be the most feasible option available to build more housing to accommodate the city’s surging population.
“When these growth applications for the inner city and established areas come, and they are the ones that are going to help alleviate the necessity and the need for further sprawl, council defeats them, and then utilizes that argument for housing in a different area,” Walcott said.
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