Letter: B.C. is 'using a sledgehammer to alter the urban fabric' of Burnaby

Re: 'Inevitable decimation': Burnaby residents petition against B.C.'s transit-oriented housing rules

Let’s not forget the profession of urban planning emerged to balance the needs of the community and the development industry to achieve workable outcomes that would stand the test-of-time. Economic principles around land-use development have long made clear that cohesiveness of development that creates community is where the highest value can be achieved, and without democratic support for local change then contention will emerge. And with that contention, rancour will ensue, delays will happen, and economic potential value-added invariably will be reduced.

Serious issues also arise from the adoption of this sledgehammer approach to addressing the needs of communities not just for housing, but for all other related development needs such as schools, parks, recreation facilities, commercial and industrial support activities, and even the desire for long-standing residents to be just left alone.

We also need to consider whether the actions of this government beg the question whether a democratic deficit exists in the introduction of the three housing oriented bills last December that fundamentally will upend how many B.C. communities will evolve over time.

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