{"id":680,"date":"2006-04-08T15:05:28","date_gmt":"2006-04-08T19:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=680"},"modified":"2006-04-09T22:08:46","modified_gmt":"2006-04-10T02:08:46","slug":"making-development-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/04\/08\/making-development-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Rural Development Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Town of Caledon, a rural area just north of Brampton, has come up with a promising way to encourage development without sprawl.<\/p>\n<p>The township prides itself on its rural nature, and wants any new developments to be real, independent, self-sustaining communities rather than the usual sprawling bedroom suburbs that developers build.<\/p>\n<p>To make developers work harder to create what the community wants, Caledon held a competition. Two developers, each owning a different plot of land, had to create proposals that fit Caledon&#8217;s standards, and the one that did so the best was allowed to proceed. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/LAC.20060408.CALEDON08\/TPStory\/?query=caledon\">Globe and Mail reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Caledon hoped that, by changing the terms of engagement, it might get what it wanted: an integrated small town where people could walk to a traditional downtown.<\/p>\n<p>Caledon Mayor Marolyn Morrison said that while Caldeon has a population of 57,500, it is made up of a number of villages, and its citizens want to retain a village feeling &#8220;that brings back community the way it used to be.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The developers complained about the extra work they had to put in to prepare their bids, but given the impact such developments have, this kind of extra work should be standard in all cases.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like such a sensible idea, you&#8217;d think it would already be a common process. 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