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Toronto's recently approved housing plan is a good step forward but it could take years before the increase in supply makes renting more affordable in the city, urban planners and experts say.Toronto city council voted on Wednesday…

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Toronto city council approves plan to allow for greater density in residential areas

The Canadian Press Dec 19, 2022

Toronto city council has approved a sweeping housing plan that will significantly transform zoning bylaws in an effort to address the affordability crisis.A majority of councillors -- 23 out of 26 -- voted in favour of Toronto Mayor…

Our changing views of the city: A new urban celebration

Meg Holden, Simon Fraser University Jul 27, 2020

Cities were once considered a source of many problems. But that vision has changed over the last generation. Graeme Roy The celebration of the city today is widespread. Globally, many cities have fulfilled Louis Wirth’s prophesy from…

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Canadian cities trail U.S. counterparts in urban density: Fraser Institute

Building Jan 9, 2018

Canadian cities—including Toronto and Vancouver, which are experiencing an affordability crunch—can accommodate much more housing supply as they have much lower population densities than other major urban centres around the world, finds a…

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Trailer park residents in Mississauga, Ont. say development plans are unfair

Salmaan Farooqui - THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 11, 2017

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – A plan to tear down a small mobile home park for a new housing development in Mississauga, Ont., has the small community of over 200 homes wondering where they'll have to move and has seniors wondering how they'll be…

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Toronto’s housing plan could take years to improve affordability for renters: experts

Toronto city council approves plan to allow for greater density in residential areas

Our changing views of the city: A new urban celebration

Canadian cities trail U.S. counterparts in urban density: Fraser Institute

Trailer park residents in Mississauga, Ont. say development plans are unfair