Five years ago, the City Plan was adopted. It’s a sweeping document, which is not a law. It’s meant to be a guiding force that guides city councils in their planning and economic development decisions as the city grows.

Its “stretch goals” call for 600,000 new residents to be housed within the Henday. It calls for Edmonton to be a place where 50 per cent of all trips are taken by walking, cycling or transit. And, the idea is to build Edmonton’s economy so that 70 per cent of people who live in the city work in the city.

It is the document that this council used as a guiding light to develop its new, controversial omnibus zoning bylaw, which allowed for densification of mature neighbourhoods and rapid development around busy corridors and transit routes. That bylaw has pitched council in

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