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Originally Posted by acottawa
Anti-sprawl initiatives almost always fail because the development just relocates outside the restricted area. We're seen that in the GTA, in the Ottawa area, in BC, in Europe, etc.
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The GTA plan hasn't really had this problem because it's restricted area is so huge, and because transportation bottlenecks severely constrain demand as distance increases.
The Greenbelt in Ottawa failed because it was too thin, and too restrictive (it completely prohibited development in the restricted area instead of rationing it through density quotas).