Ian Meredith

Urban Enthusiast. Business & Market Analyst. Developer. Periodic #vanlife & #rtz

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

@bobbyfijan Achievable rent $/sf lowers as unit size increases so adding 3 bed apartments (sadly) only worsens the pro forma .. wouldn’t a bill James apartment layout roster basically be only small and efficient? A 3 bed doesn’t have the stats (again unfortunately, as I get your point)

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

@TinyBeaches Totally agree.. Plus it’s somewhat disingenuous as there are many points in this wheeling map where there is only sidewalk - in particular the ring road crossings sadly were never designed by the province with more than a minimal pedestrian walkway

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

@jwhiteyvr Canadians know how to adapt to shite weather...

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

@jwhiteyvr An outside smoke!!! Incredible…

[CHBA National @CHBANational]

And again! Congratulations to @DreamUltd of @chba_edmonton on winning the BEST GROWING COMMUNITY AWARD for “Alpine Park” – #CHBAHousingAwards 🏆

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

@MikePMoffatt 28.K net non permanent into Alberta over Q3... wild stuff. Before 2022 the highest net-non permanent total into AB was 8K in 2013....

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

@MikePMoffatt 106,352 net non-permanent into Ontario in one quarter...

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

@stevemouzon The hurdle in North America is our fire departments lack of flexibility or desire to adapt to new forms.. In Calgary they require a 6.0m clear carriageway, probably around 2x this width with which completely changes the feel (and of course creates longer crossing distances etc)

[Matthew Sheldrake @matt_sheldrake]

Bit late to this, but Alberta population numbers from last week keep breaking the y-axis. Last five quarters are the top five growth quarters ever. In the last six months, growth was equivalent to the population of Red Deer. The 4% growth rate suggests a doubling in 18 years.

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

@DevaniAlkarim Any City's 'new' versus 'established' growth targets can only be achieved by massively increasing the capacity to do what you do, Al! This can't be said enough.

Either way we will need to continue to build new communities, so let's do them well... Thanks for acknowledging that.

[AlkarimDevani @DevaniAlkarim]

If you follow me here, you might think I’m anti-new growth or suburbs. And to be honest, for the most part, I am 🤣. But, I recognize it’s unrealistic, and the conversation should be about balanced growth. We no question need more investment and emphasis on housing diversity within established neighbourhoods. That said, I’m sharing some photos of what Dream is doing in Alpine Park. A Calthorp community with great streets (minimal setbacks and cars in the lane!). The best part about, it’s designed at higher units per hectare than most of our established neighbourhoods. Check out out my pal @ian_meredith for more on Dream!

[Blake Shaffer 📊🇨🇦🇺🇦 @bcshaffer]

Here is a zoomed in components of population change graph for Alberta, back to 2010.

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

But even excluding the non-permanent impact, net migration in Alberta including only international and interprovincial totals is also an all-time higher, ~5K higher than the previous highs in 1980 and 2006

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

Alberta's Q3-2022 net migration (international + interprovincial + net non-permanent) of 52,500 exceed it's previous quarterly high by over 20K persons...

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

Net non-permanent was a massive driving fore here - Canada processed 700,000 work permits processed by November 30, compared to about 223,000 during the same period in 2019, before the pandemic.

https://t.co/L7K62CUUZG

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

@trevortombe And an all-time record for net migration! international + interprovincial + net-temporary

[Trevor Tombe @trevortombe]

Wow. Net interprovincial migration into Alberta popped in Q3 this year! Up nearly 20k -- nearly an all-time record.

New data this morning is the first since the "Alberta is Calling" campaign started. #ableg

[Ian Meredith @ian_meredith]

@matt_sheldrake https://t.co/zODzASONhP

"Alberta continued to have the highest natural growth rate of the provinces at 0.12%. Furthermore, Alberta had the youngest average age as well as lowest proportion of people aged 65 and over."

[Matthew Sheldrake @matt_sheldrake]

Wild migration and population numbers for Alberta in Q2 2022. Highest quarterly interprovincial in-migration, but also highest interprovincial out-migration, in last 30 years. Highest international net migration ever. #ableg

[Trevor Tombe @trevortombe]

Fascinating reversal of migration patterns for Alberta. From today's data, here's how net interprovincial migration to Alberta breaks down by age. Inflows dominated by young people. #ableg #cdnecon