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Yes, we can build the homes we need to conquer #affordability challenges while not blowing our #carbon budget, says @cheriseburda. Nat'l task force offers 130 recommendations on how. New on our blog: torontomu.ca/city-building/n…
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Hello! If you're interested in #housing, #aging and/or #LGBTQ topics in Toronto, be sure to register for our free webinar coming up March 7. #research #citybuilding #urbanplanning
We're pleased to announce our latest webinar: *Exploring the #housing challenges of #2SLGBTQI older adults* w/ Victor Perez-Amado of @TMUsurp, Mar 7: torontomu.ca/city-building/e…
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We're pleased to announce our latest webinar: *Exploring the #housing challenges of #2SLGBTQI older adults* w/ Victor Perez-Amado of @TMUsurp, Mar 7: torontomu.ca/city-building/e…
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This talk will discuss housing specific to older 2SLGBTQI people, and look at municipal processes w/ the aim of advocating for strategies to assist ageing-in-community. Hosted by @pjrplan. Free and open to all! @researchTMU @NIAgeing @egalecanada @sageusa
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"This is what happens when we rely exclusively on the private sector to build our housing," @CheriseBurda said. "We need to build more housing outside the private market...more co-operative and not-for-profit #housing." thestar.com/real-estate/a-re…
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Both @CheriseBurda and @regionomics of TMU comment on the feds' announcement about a major new #housing construction effort. Consultations start in January 2024. thestar.com/politics/federal…

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Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college
Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college
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Ottawa needs to dangle carrots in front of landlords & protect renters at the same time, says @citybuildingTMU's @CheriseBurda. Link below to our @IRPP Affordability Action Council Round Table. 📺 FULL: rtrj.info/111723RTRT 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/111723 #cdnpoli
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Students across @TorontoMet are invited to a free session with @cityoftoronto about the #climate and #resilience workforce of tomorrow, on Nov 15! Part of the #CivicLabTO symposium. Info: torontomu.ca/city-building/n…
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.@lloydalter figures no fewer than 75,775 trees would need to be planted to compensate for the upfront carbon emitted to build the Therme Spa at @OntarioPlace. @ONPlace4All @FutureofOP lloydalter.substack.com/p/th…

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One of the coolest stories you will see this week: Prescriptive housing from the University Health Network. The Hospital network is building 51 modular housing units that can be prescribed to homeless individuals who are highly dependent on emergency rooms. (Thread) #ONpoli
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I completely agree with you. If you read the full blog my recommendation is to scale the "missing little". (not applications for conversions). Please see the work I link to of @UofTCities @ULIToronto and @CityBuildingTMU: affordablemissingmiddle.ca/
Laying down a marker. In my lifetime, there will never be 500 applications per year for multiplex buildings in the City Of Toronto. Small buildings - while good! - are not a meaningful source of housing supply.
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CBC host @NahlahAyed talks w/ @TMUsurp Assistant Prof @NemoyL about urban change in Weston, ON, and the impacts of #housing #financialization and price escalation on the community. @cbcideas, on Sep. 21 (at 22 min mark): cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2…

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Shout-out to TMU student Daysha Loppie for her incredible piece about growing up in Rexdale and riding the #36 bus. It's an intimate portrait of how transit affects the life of residents, as an LRT brings change. thelocal.to/36-finch-west-bu… @JournalismTMU @TMUTransForm @ttcriders

Introducing the Finch West Issue. The LRT isn't yet open but it’s already transforming northwest Toronto. From a Metrolinx construction site to a Rexdale housing co-op to a temple on Finch—a portrait of a community on the verge of a massive change. thelocal.to/fall-2023/
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