What am I looking at?
In March-April 2026, Calgary City Council held eight days of public hearings on whether to repeal the blanket rezoning bylaw passed in 2024. That bylaw allowed more housing types — like duplexes and rowhouses — in neighbourhoods previously zoned for single-family homes only. Hundreds of residents came to share their views. Here's what they said.
Facts or Feels?
Each bar shows the type of reasoning people used — did they cite statistics, share personal stories, or appeal to values?
Bar colours indicate argument type, not stance. Card borders show which stance the card belongs to.
Undo Rezoning
Keep Rezoning
Conditional
Participation & Development
How does community opposition compare with actual multi-family development? Participant stances are shown on the left, multi-family development permits since the 2024 rezoning on the right.