Eric Lombardi
@ericlombardi.ca
A thoughtful guy in fintech. Champion of progress. YIMBY @moreneighbours Toronto. Writes in @TheHubCanada @TorontoStar 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🌐🏗🏙
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The MTSA zoning *should* be a confirmatory exercise but it will still be important to have pro-housing voices show up to make sure that happens. Find the public meeting closest to you.
The City is updating zoning to allow more housing near 120 transit stations across Toronto. Learn about the changes, ask questions and share feedback at six public engagement sessions (virtual and in person) from Jan 21 to Feb 12.
Learn more: www.toronto.ca/StationAreaZoning
Learn more: www.toronto.ca/StationAreaZoning
January 14, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The MTSA zoning *should* be a confirmatory exercise but it will still be important to have pro-housing voices show up to make sure that happens. Find the public meeting closest to you.
Love to see my good friend and incredible housing activist @jacobdawang.com given a well deserved shout out in the @theglobeandmail.com today, for providing evidence of the success of Edmonton’s recent housing reforms.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Love to see my good friend and incredible housing activist @jacobdawang.com given a well deserved shout out in the @theglobeandmail.com today, for providing evidence of the success of Edmonton’s recent housing reforms.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
My latest for The Hub
DARE TO BUILD, AGAIN: 10 BIG IDEAS FOR A BETTER CANADA IN 2026
While global headlines scream uncertainty, we still have real power to make life better here at home.
I expect some to be controversial, I hope they inspire too, take a read!
thehub.ca/2026/01/09/d...
DARE TO BUILD, AGAIN: 10 BIG IDEAS FOR A BETTER CANADA IN 2026
While global headlines scream uncertainty, we still have real power to make life better here at home.
I expect some to be controversial, I hope they inspire too, take a read!
thehub.ca/2026/01/09/d...
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
My latest for The Hub
DARE TO BUILD, AGAIN: 10 BIG IDEAS FOR A BETTER CANADA IN 2026
While global headlines scream uncertainty, we still have real power to make life better here at home.
I expect some to be controversial, I hope they inspire too, take a read!
thehub.ca/2026/01/09/d...
DARE TO BUILD, AGAIN: 10 BIG IDEAS FOR A BETTER CANADA IN 2026
While global headlines scream uncertainty, we still have real power to make life better here at home.
I expect some to be controversial, I hope they inspire too, take a read!
thehub.ca/2026/01/09/d...
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My BS alarm is going off like crazy.
January 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
My BS alarm is going off like crazy.
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Toronto asks its leaders to deliver more housing, modernize infrastructure, and run major services, yet it doesn't reward the civic leaders who actually do.
buildtoronto.com/memos/reward...
buildtoronto.com/memos/reward...
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Toronto asks its leaders to deliver more housing, modernize infrastructure, and run major services, yet it doesn't reward the civic leaders who actually do.
buildtoronto.com/memos/reward...
buildtoronto.com/memos/reward...
Today’s @build_toronto memo (and last one for 2025) is among my favorites.
GOOD CITIES REWARD RESULTS. TORONTO SHOULD TO.
Give it a read below 👇
This memo comes from Michele Romanow— one of Canada’s most accomplished entrepreneurs and investors.
GOOD CITIES REWARD RESULTS. TORONTO SHOULD TO.
Give it a read below 👇
This memo comes from Michele Romanow— one of Canada’s most accomplished entrepreneurs and investors.
Toronto asks its leaders to deliver more housing, modernize infrastructure, and run major services, yet it doesn't reward the civic leaders who actually do.
buildtoronto.com/memos/reward...
buildtoronto.com/memos/reward...
December 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Today’s @build_toronto memo (and last one for 2025) is among my favorites.
GOOD CITIES REWARD RESULTS. TORONTO SHOULD TO.
Give it a read below 👇
This memo comes from Michele Romanow— one of Canada’s most accomplished entrepreneurs and investors.
GOOD CITIES REWARD RESULTS. TORONTO SHOULD TO.
Give it a read below 👇
This memo comes from Michele Romanow— one of Canada’s most accomplished entrepreneurs and investors.
My latest for @TheHubCanada
CANADIANS MUST OPEN THEIR EYES TO OUR GROWING CULTURE OF CORRUPTION.
This is not a left or right problem. It is a Canadian problem. And we must see it plainly for what it is.
thehub.ca/2025/12/06/c...
CANADIANS MUST OPEN THEIR EYES TO OUR GROWING CULTURE OF CORRUPTION.
This is not a left or right problem. It is a Canadian problem. And we must see it plainly for what it is.
thehub.ca/2025/12/06/c...
Canadians must open their eyes to our growing culture of corruption
Not just one-off scandals, corruption is now embedded in our governments, systems, and culture
thehub.ca
December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My latest for @TheHubCanada
CANADIANS MUST OPEN THEIR EYES TO OUR GROWING CULTURE OF CORRUPTION.
This is not a left or right problem. It is a Canadian problem. And we must see it plainly for what it is.
thehub.ca/2025/12/06/c...
CANADIANS MUST OPEN THEIR EYES TO OUR GROWING CULTURE OF CORRUPTION.
This is not a left or right problem. It is a Canadian problem. And we must see it plainly for what it is.
thehub.ca/2025/12/06/c...
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We support housing of all types. You can too.
More and more people want encampments evicted. Neighbourhood groups are suing shelter providers. Now, they're attempting to stop supportive housing in Parkdale. You can't have all three!
Please sign and share in support of PARC and supportive housing! tinyurl.com/parcpetition
Please sign and share in support of PARC and supportive housing! tinyurl.com/parcpetition
Build Supportive Affordable Housing at 1499 and 1501 Queen West
The City of Toronto, and Canada as a whole, is in an unprecedented affordable housing crisis. Many struggle to find safe and stable housing in Toronto and Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC) wa...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
We support housing of all types. You can too.
Want even better parks and public spaces in Toronto? With better maintenance, programming, and events?
Toronto already has a great example of a public space managed by a non-profit - The Bentway!
Today’s memo is simple, how can we get more places like it?
Take a read!
Toronto already has a great example of a public space managed by a non-profit - The Bentway!
Today’s memo is simple, how can we get more places like it?
Take a read!
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Want even better parks and public spaces in Toronto? With better maintenance, programming, and events?
Toronto already has a great example of a public space managed by a non-profit - The Bentway!
Today’s memo is simple, how can we get more places like it?
Take a read!
Toronto already has a great example of a public space managed by a non-profit - The Bentway!
Today’s memo is simple, how can we get more places like it?
Take a read!
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The Bentway is a great public space. It transformed unused space beneath the Gardiner Expressway into a park, with art, recreation, and community recreation, that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors ever year.
buildtoronto.com/memos/conser...
buildtoronto.com/memos/conser...
October 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Bentway is a great public space. It transformed unused space beneath the Gardiner Expressway into a park, with art, recreation, and community recreation, that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors ever year.
buildtoronto.com/memos/conser...
buildtoronto.com/memos/conser...
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As rumoured, Fletcher moved for the item on Craven Road garden suites to be deferred. The consultations will continue until morale improves.
I wrote in to Toronto and East York Community Council on the silliness happening on Craven Road garden suites. I understand Councillor Fletcher has asked for the item to be deferred for yet more consultation. TEYCC should just vote to reject the item and save the staff effort.
October 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
As rumoured, Fletcher moved for the item on Craven Road garden suites to be deferred. The consultations will continue until morale improves.
Well, isn’t this frustrating.
The city published it was open to alternative solutions to allow single stair buildings.
Someone has tried to put a design forward… and let’s just say it’s not going great.
The city published it was open to alternative solutions to allow single stair buildings.
Someone has tried to put a design forward… and let’s just say it’s not going great.
After TO Council passed a motion indicating the City was open to Alternative Solution Proposals for a single stair in apts up to 4 storeys, I applied for a single stair in a 3 storey Part 9 6plex.
I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
#singlestair #sixplex
I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
#singlestair #sixplex
October 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Well, isn’t this frustrating.
The city published it was open to alternative solutions to allow single stair buildings.
Someone has tried to put a design forward… and let’s just say it’s not going great.
The city published it was open to alternative solutions to allow single stair buildings.
Someone has tried to put a design forward… and let’s just say it’s not going great.
Improving digital experiences for Toronto’s government isn’t a glamorous issue.
But if done well, it reduces service costs, improves access and transparency (for citizens and businesses alike), and leads to more innovation and public trust.
Great memo in @buildtoronto.com today! Check it out!
But if done well, it reduces service costs, improves access and transparency (for citizens and businesses alike), and leads to more innovation and public trust.
Great memo in @buildtoronto.com today! Check it out!
Toronto's digital services are stuck in the past – a patchwork of portals, paper forms, and outdated processes.
From paying taxes to renewing permits, residents face a maze of separate logins, different formats, or long wait times.
From paying taxes to renewing permits, residents face a maze of separate logins, different formats, or long wait times.
October 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Improving digital experiences for Toronto’s government isn’t a glamorous issue.
But if done well, it reduces service costs, improves access and transparency (for citizens and businesses alike), and leads to more innovation and public trust.
Great memo in @buildtoronto.com today! Check it out!
But if done well, it reduces service costs, improves access and transparency (for citizens and businesses alike), and leads to more innovation and public trust.
Great memo in @buildtoronto.com today! Check it out!
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Toronto's digital services are stuck in the past – a patchwork of portals, paper forms, and outdated processes.
From paying taxes to renewing permits, residents face a maze of separate logins, different formats, or long wait times.
From paying taxes to renewing permits, residents face a maze of separate logins, different formats, or long wait times.
October 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Toronto's digital services are stuck in the past – a patchwork of portals, paper forms, and outdated processes.
From paying taxes to renewing permits, residents face a maze of separate logins, different formats, or long wait times.
From paying taxes to renewing permits, residents face a maze of separate logins, different formats, or long wait times.
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It's not that boomers are any more nimby than any other generation, it's that they have more time than any other generation to spend on opposing housing.
Just look at the nimbys of a new rental project downtown Toronto, or 5 new single-family homes in Aurora - lots of abundance in grey hairs.
Just look at the nimbys of a new rental project downtown Toronto, or 5 new single-family homes in Aurora - lots of abundance in grey hairs.
October 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's not that boomers are any more nimby than any other generation, it's that they have more time than any other generation to spend on opposing housing.
Just look at the nimbys of a new rental project downtown Toronto, or 5 new single-family homes in Aurora - lots of abundance in grey hairs.
Just look at the nimbys of a new rental project downtown Toronto, or 5 new single-family homes in Aurora - lots of abundance in grey hairs.
Housing has always been at the center of my civic work, through @MoreNeighbours and my writing.
So of course, my first memo for @build_toronto is housing related:
OLD TORONTO MUST GROW TO RELIEVE THE SUBURBS.
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So of course, my first memo for @build_toronto is housing related:
OLD TORONTO MUST GROW TO RELIEVE THE SUBURBS.
- - - 🌆 🏗️👇- - -
September 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Housing has always been at the center of my civic work, through @MoreNeighbours and my writing.
So of course, my first memo for @build_toronto is housing related:
OLD TORONTO MUST GROW TO RELIEVE THE SUBURBS.
- - - 🌆 🏗️👇- - -
So of course, my first memo for @build_toronto is housing related:
OLD TORONTO MUST GROW TO RELIEVE THE SUBURBS.
- - - 🌆 🏗️👇- - -
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Toronto cannot keep relying on downtown towers and suburban sprawl while the old suburbs closest to the core remain frozen in time. These inner neighbourhoods – with the best transit, schools, and infrastructure – have actually lost population since 1970.
September 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Toronto cannot keep relying on downtown towers and suburban sprawl while the old suburbs closest to the core remain frozen in time. These inner neighbourhoods – with the best transit, schools, and infrastructure – have actually lost population since 1970.
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Congratulations Eric! We’ll be watching with interest from Calgary. We may not be a big city yet but we are growing fast and can certainly learn from one.
September 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Congratulations Eric! We’ll be watching with interest from Calgary. We may not be a big city yet but we are growing fast and can certainly learn from one.
🌆🏗️ BIG NEWS🚀
I am thrilled to take on a new (volunteer) role as Chair of @build_toronto, the first municipal project of @build_canada
We’ll be working with civic & business leaders to push for ideas that improve governance, growth, prosperity, and opportunity in Toronto.
(Vid cut to 3M)
I am thrilled to take on a new (volunteer) role as Chair of @build_toronto, the first municipal project of @build_canada
We’ll be working with civic & business leaders to push for ideas that improve governance, growth, prosperity, and opportunity in Toronto.
(Vid cut to 3M)
September 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🌆🏗️ BIG NEWS🚀
I am thrilled to take on a new (volunteer) role as Chair of @build_toronto, the first municipal project of @build_canada
We’ll be working with civic & business leaders to push for ideas that improve governance, growth, prosperity, and opportunity in Toronto.
(Vid cut to 3M)
I am thrilled to take on a new (volunteer) role as Chair of @build_toronto, the first municipal project of @build_canada
We’ll be working with civic & business leaders to push for ideas that improve governance, growth, prosperity, and opportunity in Toronto.
(Vid cut to 3M)
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Toronto has the talent, energy, and openness to lead. What we’ve been missing is urgency. Build Toronto is here to help change that.
👉 Sign up for updates on our website buildtoronto.com
👉 Sign up for updates on our website buildtoronto.com
Build Toronto 🏗️🇨🇦
Build the Toronto you know is possible
buildtoronto.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Toronto has the talent, energy, and openness to lead. What we’ve been missing is urgency. Build Toronto is here to help change that.
👉 Sign up for updates on our website buildtoronto.com
👉 Sign up for updates on our website buildtoronto.com
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We are equally proud to welcome @ericlombardi.bsky.social as Chair. Eric is a civic leader and housing advocate whose work with @moreneighboursto.bsky.social has made him one of the city’s strongest voices for change.
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We are equally proud to welcome @ericlombardi.bsky.social as Chair. Eric is a civic leader and housing advocate whose work with @moreneighboursto.bsky.social has made him one of the city’s strongest voices for change.
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🚀 Announcing Build Toronto
Toronto is Canada’s largest city, its economic engine, and its greatest opportunity. If Toronto thrives, Canada thrives. But we all know the city faces deep challenges: unaffordable housing, strained infrastructure, governance gridlock, and a lack of urgency.
Toronto is Canada’s largest city, its economic engine, and its greatest opportunity. If Toronto thrives, Canada thrives. But we all know the city faces deep challenges: unaffordable housing, strained infrastructure, governance gridlock, and a lack of urgency.
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🚀 Announcing Build Toronto
Toronto is Canada’s largest city, its economic engine, and its greatest opportunity. If Toronto thrives, Canada thrives. But we all know the city faces deep challenges: unaffordable housing, strained infrastructure, governance gridlock, and a lack of urgency.
Toronto is Canada’s largest city, its economic engine, and its greatest opportunity. If Toronto thrives, Canada thrives. But we all know the city faces deep challenges: unaffordable housing, strained infrastructure, governance gridlock, and a lack of urgency.
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Just in time for Single Stair Summer!
We support the two main calls from @ericlombardi.bsky.social to unlock in 2- and 3-BR units the same price drops we're seeing in condos:
1) Single stair buildings up to 6 storeys.
2) European elevators up to 10 storeys.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
We support the two main calls from @ericlombardi.bsky.social to unlock in 2- and 3-BR units the same price drops we're seeing in condos:
1) Single stair buildings up to 6 storeys.
2) European elevators up to 10 storeys.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
The condo market is crashing. Here’s how we keep building as prices fall
For years, restrictive zoning made the midrise apartment impossible. That fight isn’t over, but it is no longer the biggest obstacle. Beyond high development taxes, the emerging barrier today is
www.thestar.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Just in time for Single Stair Summer!
We support the two main calls from @ericlombardi.bsky.social to unlock in 2- and 3-BR units the same price drops we're seeing in condos:
1) Single stair buildings up to 6 storeys.
2) European elevators up to 10 storeys.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
We support the two main calls from @ericlombardi.bsky.social to unlock in 2- and 3-BR units the same price drops we're seeing in condos:
1) Single stair buildings up to 6 storeys.
2) European elevators up to 10 storeys.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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@ericlombardi.bsky.social of More Neighbours Toronto’s got an op-ed titled: “The condo market is crashing. Here’s how we keep building as prices fall.” The answer is to bring down hard costs to make projects viable at lower prices. Single-stair, elevator, European standards – time for code reform!
The condo market is crashing. Here’s how we keep building as prices fall
For years, restrictive zoning made the midrise apartment impossible. That fight isn’t over, but it is no longer the biggest obstacle. Beyond high development taxes, the emerging barrier today is
www.thestar.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
@ericlombardi.bsky.social of More Neighbours Toronto’s got an op-ed titled: “The condo market is crashing. Here’s how we keep building as prices fall.” The answer is to bring down hard costs to make projects viable at lower prices. Single-stair, elevator, European standards – time for code reform!
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Latest piece by @ericlombardi.bsky.social at @thehubcanada.bsky.social:
“Our politicians want you to forget about Canada’s biggest socioeconomic challenge. Yes, it’s still housing”
thehub.ca/2025/07/18/e...
“Our politicians want you to forget about Canada’s biggest socioeconomic challenge. Yes, it’s still housing”
thehub.ca/2025/07/18/e...
Eric Lombardi: Our politicians want you to forget about Canada’s biggest socioeconomic challenge. Yes, it’s still housing
When it comes to Canada’s failures, all roads lead back to housing
thehub.ca
July 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Latest piece by @ericlombardi.bsky.social at @thehubcanada.bsky.social:
“Our politicians want you to forget about Canada’s biggest socioeconomic challenge. Yes, it’s still housing”
thehub.ca/2025/07/18/e...
“Our politicians want you to forget about Canada’s biggest socioeconomic challenge. Yes, it’s still housing”
thehub.ca/2025/07/18/e...