Identifying Housing Potential on Alberta’s Main Streets
The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) is leading a province-wide initiative to quantify the redevelopment potential of Alberta’s main streets, informing strategies to expand housing supply and revitalize local economies. CUI will analyze main streets in more than 300 municipalities to identify sites offering viable opportunities for infill housing. These findings will be publicly available to inform municipal policymakers and real estate industry professionals.
In collaboration with AREF, CUI will identify 3-5 municipalities seeking to better understand the potential of their own main streets to accommodate new housing. Through deeper case study analysis, CUI will map and visualize opportunities to transform under-utilized sites on main streets across a range of neighbourhoods in small towns and mid-sized cities.
Amount Funded
$125,000
Year Funded
2025
Funding Priority
Built Environment: Understand and improve the sustainability and livability of the physical and social aspects of our human-made environment.
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Contributor
Canadian Urban Institute
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