Another Toronto urban planner with opinions on housing.
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The Neighbourhood Land Trust has been snapping up buildings across Toronto, taking them off the market and into the community, writes @jasonmcbride68. Over 200 units later, they’re ready to do much more. thelocal.to/neighbourhood-la…
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I had to buy beer in cans today, in Ontario where until a few years ago 93% was sold in refillable bottles; not one in the store. Coincidentally this post went up: "The Beer Can Is an Unsustainable Tale of Convenience, Corporate Concentration, and Profit" treehugger.com/beer-can-mark…
ALT beer cans
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This is what happens when housing becomes an asset for investors who have no plans to ever step foot in the units they buy
Our housing supply problem is not just about how much we build, but what we build
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Corporate landlords are responsible for 84 per cent of all above-guideline rent increases in Toronto, according to RenovictionsTO. ow.ly/StmD50DLKkW
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the city is threatening legal action against Khaleel Seivwright for building shelters on city property. his solution is to place the shelters on private property from now on. anyone who can help him do this, please step up
City issues warning letter to Toronto carpenter building shelters for unhoused people ift.tt/3nY9RpF
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Check out the incredible maps exploring spatial patterns of division in the City of Toronto, created by our friends at @mapTOdotca for @thelocalhealth:
thelocal.to/mapping-our-divi…
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4. To go to a circular economy we have to ban single use plastics and go to refillable and returnables and break the linear economy model, we have to change our culture. treehugger.com/plastic/if-yo…
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So the "Housing Now" initiative was passed by Mayor @JohnTory's executive committee with no major amendments, goes to city council where we can expect attempts to make some changes.
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We've had an opportunity to take a look at the land supply report for GTHA + Simcoe County, Barrie & Orillia by @MGP_Plan for @bildgta bildgta.ca/reports What follows are some initial thoughts on key recommendations re: changes to 2017 Growth Plan
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Good glimpse by @anniecorreal into NYC’s other transit service, which serves the disappearing middle- and lower-economic classes, and across subway deserts. nytimes.com/2018/06/08/nyreg…
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Urban growth isn’t synonymous w/ erasing the contributions of those
who’ve sacrificed + added value to ‘hoods now considered desirable. I hope this story has a #just ending exemplifying growth inclusive of respecting unsung local heritage + connectivity.
thestar.com/news/gta/2018/03… – at Toronto, Ontario
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What Being a Bike Courier Taught @sam_riches About Our Broken Economy thewalrus.ca/what-being-a-bi…
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Kensington Market in Toronto will get 22 new apartments for people experiencing homelessness -- the city's first purpose-built affordable homes for the homeless in more than 10 years: ow.ly/pwj230h3dSo
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The challenge for complete communites is attracting jobs to areas outside the downtown, given evolving geography of knowledge-based economy. xitter.cf/jen_keesmaat/status/89…
You don’t need to own a car in a complete community, and it is possible to have a high quality of life without one. thestar.com/opinion/commenta…
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More than a quarter of Toronto's west-end neighbourhood’s 198 rooming houses could be converted in coming years. #gentrification #inequality xitter.cf/CBCToronto/status/8710…
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Anderson Cooper to Jeffrey Lord: "If [Trump] took a dump on his desk, you would defend it." xitter.cf/downsdispatch/status/8…
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