411 people spoke over 8 days (March 23–7, 2026). Analysis updated April 9, 2026.Undo RezoningKeep RezoningConditional

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

5,261 claims
Data-Referencing980 (19%)
26%
74%
Experience-Based2159 (41%)
Value-Based2122 (40%)
Data-referencing bar breakdown — were cited facts backed by public sources?
Sources found224No sources630

Keep Rezoning

3,486 claims
Data-Referencing836 (24%)
28%
72%
Experience-Based1328 (38%)
Value-Based1322 (38%)
Data-referencing bar breakdown — were cited facts backed by public sources?
Sources found199No sources501

Conditional

912 claims
Data-Referencing210 (23%)
29%
71%
Experience-Based400 (44%)
Value-Based302 (33%)
Data-referencing bar breakdown — were cited facts backed by public sources?
Sources found151No sources365

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.

ParticipationCommunitiesDevelopment
Varsity
Bowness
St. Andrews Heights
Lakeview
Lake Bonavista
West Hillhurst
Mount Pleasant
Glendale
Crescent Heights
Haysboro
Elbow Park
Brentwood
ParticipationWardsDevelopment
Ward 7
Ward 8
Ward 11
Ward 1
Ward 4
Ward 6
Ward 14
Ward 9
Ward 10
Ward 13
Ward 3
Ward 2
Ward 12
Ward 5
Undo rezoningKeep rezoning|ApprovedIn progressCancelled