Jacqueline Hamilton of Plan SJ says the goals are to bring about more economic and residential development in the city core along with the more efficient use of land which will improve the city's bottom line. The new direction would see 50 per cent of new development taking place in the urban core instead of just 15 per cent and 40 per cent in the suburban areas of the city instead of 60 per cent.
Mayor Ivan Court wants less sprawl arguing Saint John has too much territory with too few people and that's why it costs the city more to provide municipal services than in Fredericton or Moncton.
Court says Moncton and Fredericton combined would still be smaller than Saint John in the physical size of the city.
