Tag: london city hall
Opposition builds to mayor’s push for more stacked townhouses
Community pushback is building as London city councillors prepare to debate proposed sweeping changes to London’s growth blueprint that would allow higher buildings and denser forms of housing across the city. A bundle of proposed changes to the London Plan, the city’s master planning document that dictates what can be built where in the city, […]
City politicians hit pause on turning Old East parking lots into housing
City politicians hit pause Tuesday on plans to consider three city-owned Old East Village parking lots for housing, but pushed ahead on two others near downtown. Following direction from Mayor Josh Morgan earlier this year, city staff singled out five city parking lots in the core area that showed the greatest potential to be redeveloped […]
London plans to hike hotel tax to keep pace with other cities
Politicians have endorsed hiking London’s hotel tax, even if some hotel and business owners don’t agree with it. Councillors voted 13-1 at a meeting Tuesday of the strategic priorities and policy committee in favour of a motion raising the municipal accommodation tax to five per cent from four. The tax is charged on hotel, motel […]
City-owned core parking lots may be perfect spots for new housing: Mayor
Could five downtown-area London parking lots be used for new housing development? The mayor and city staff are looking to find out. Based on a commitment from Mayor Josh Morgan’s 2024 state of the city address, city staff are seeking council’s approval to open up several city-owned parking lots to development proposals for “high-density housing, […]
The LFP Podcast, ep. 184: Towers of Spite 2, taller buildings, and city hall’s housing push
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with Jack Moulton about city politicians’ plans for higher apartment towers and stacked townhouses across London.