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\nJohn Lorinc writes about Section 37 in yesterday’s Globe and Mail. The term refers to part of the Planning Act that allows the city and developers to trade increased height or density in buildings for local improvements such as money to improve parks, install public art, or build affordable housing.<\/p>\n

The picture above shows the heights of buildings developers are proposing along Queen Street West (looking east from the Gladstone Hotel). According to Lorinc, residents in the area have suggested developers hand over money to fund arts-related community improvements.<\/p>\n

Here’s a snippet of what Lorinc has to say on Section 37:<\/p>\n

For a mechanism designed to make everybody happy — residents, developers and city councillors trying to please both — it has its fair share of critics on both sides. Some feel that city councillors have become hooked on Section 37 funds as theiy face a deluge of high-density development applications. In some quarters, in fact, the money has come to be referred to as the “crack cocaine of planning.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo from Active 18 website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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