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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 3d

If you've finished with baseball, stop by North York Centre for #NuitBlanche. Someone (not us!) cut up Toronto's bylaws to make new ones. It's art!
Make your own edit: futureperfectbyelaws.com

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 6d

Meeting on Oct 16 to update the Official Plan to agree with provincial policy. Themes include:
- Population and Employment Growth Forecasting
- References to Urban Growth Centres
- Heritage and Archaeology
- Employment Areas and Land Use Compatibility
Info & registration: www.toronto.ca/PPSUpdate

Provincial Planning Statement 2024 Consistency Exercise

We want to hear from you! Register for our virtual Public Open House on October 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. to to learn more about proposed changes to Official Plan sections on growth forecasting, mobility, h...

www.toronto.ca

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 12d

This from Vic Gupta is not right. Much of TO’s “infrastructure” funded from DCs is not related to the actual growth and/or is happening anyway and/or may not be needed at all.

There is no meaningful scrutiny of DC and no pressure for the city to build infill and use existing infrastructure.

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 15d

This article - featuring quotes from one of our board members @cbailey6.bsky.social, and from @housingnowto.bsky.social - explores possible ramifications to the TDSB real estate portfolio in light of the province imposing supervision over the board.

thelocal.to/tdsb-takeove...

What Happens to TDSB’s $20 Billion Worth of Land Under Provincial Supervision? | The Local

The TDSB is one of Toronto’s largest landowners. When the province took over the board, it also took over its subsidiary that manages its properties—and it’s not saying what’s next.

thelocal.to

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats to our friends at @makehousingaffordable.ca who have been working for this more comprehensive housing action plan for Ottawa.
* more flexibility on fees
* affordable housing on city-owned lands
* more permissive zoning near transit
Oui au logement. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Mayor announces plan to make Ottawa 'most housing-friendly city in Canada' | CBC News

Housing acceleration plan aims to make it cheaper and easier to build homes in Ottawa by waiving fees and transforming the culture at city hall.

www.cbc.ca

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 16d

Ever wanted to attend or participate in a City of Toronto planning consultation but didn't know where to start?

We've got you covered with a 101-style video to show how easy and non-intimidating it is. And if you want more support, send us a ping on our Discord or social media accounts.

More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 22d

With fall drawing near, civic life in the city reinvigorates with more public consultations- there's never been a better time to advocate for more housing!

Want to get involved, but not sure how? We made a video to help you get started!

Funded through #MNTOgigs

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUc...

Toronto City Consultations 101: How to Advocate For More Housing In Your Neighbourhood!

YouTube video by More Neighbours Toronto

www.youtube.com

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 21d

January-August housing starts from CMHC. Most metro areas are now bouncing back from weak 2024 numbers, but not Toronto. We're behind Calgary, Vancouver, and Montreal on the year.

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Eric Lombardi @ericlombardi.bsky.social · 22d

🌆🏗️ 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)

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 22d

Major Streets officially approved and in effect!

Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 22d

The OLT approved a settlement on the Major Streets study (which permits apartments up to 6 storeys/60 units and townhouses on Major Streets). Combined with MTSAs and soon to be Avenues, a large amount of upzoning is happening in Toronto in 2025/26
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

Toronto clears path for six-storey apartments following yearlong legal fight

But experts warned it's no quick fix for Toronto’s housing start slump

www.torontotoday.ca

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 22d

With fall drawing near, civic life in the city reinvigorates with more public consultations- there's never been a better time to advocate for more housing!

Want to get involved, but not sure how? We made a video to help you get started!

Funded through #MNTOgigs

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUc...

Toronto City Consultations 101: How to Advocate For More Housing In Your Neighbourhood!

YouTube video by More Neighbours Toronto

www.youtube.com

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Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 24d

Ana Bailão has been fighting for housing forever. She got basement suites & laneway homes through Council before @moreneighboursto.bsky.social even existed. She worked with Tory and Perks to legalize rooming houses citywide. Build Canada Homes has a huge amount of work ahead. She is a great choice.

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 24d

Think this would be great in Toronto as well (though it would mostly apply to parks and not bike lanes because.. you know). But it would run right smack into the Official Plan which tries to minimize development near parks lest they cast a shadow on the park.

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 26d

Assembled in 17 days using panelized mass timber, sourced from Ontario. Shaped around the church to create a courtyard at the back. Twenty-five new homes.

Stefan Novakovic @novakovicto.bsky.social · 27d

"Although the homes are configured as compact micro-units, the lack of double-loaded interior corridors allows every suite to be a dual aspect unit — a rarity, unfortunately, for North American apartments — with natural light coming in from two sides."

Supportive Housing Graces an Adapted Toronto Church

A newly minted Toronto Urban Design Award winner, 1120 Ossington proves that a simple, boxy building can be beautiful — and deeply humane.

www.azuremagazine.com

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Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 27d

Recent changes around transit stations are a big opportunity for housing. We've got the zoning (almost). Now the province needs to change the building code to allow for more spacious and accessible apartments.

The question now is how we keep building as prices fall and apply the lessons of the small-condo market to the entire housing system. Pressure on governments has already secured progress on zoning. Multiplexes are now legal citywide, and major transit station areas will soon allow midrise buildings from four to six storeys in much of Toronto. For years, restrictive zoning made the “missing middle” impossible. That fight isn’t over, but it is no longer the biggest obstacle. Beyond high development taxes, the emerging barrier today is technical: the Ontario Building Code. This quiet rule book still blocks the small-lot, multi-bedroom apartments that would let families live in the neighbourhoods they already love. Fixing it doesn’t require another round of municipal battles. It requires the province to act.

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 27d

“With smarter elevator rules, more small buildings can include lifts, improving accessibility and convenience.

Together, these changes would make it possible to build more spacious, affordable homes for families”

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 27d

“Families want space to grow, light and air in their homes, and a neighbourhood scale that feels familiar

With single-stair layouts, units can be designed with windows on multiple sides, bringing in natural light and fresh air”

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 27d

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...

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

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 28d

The City should shut down this "unique carve-out" precedent to be better equipped to handle future delays to addressing the Housing Crisis.

Hopefully we can get the bonus of saving staffers in future from being assigned months of work to adjust a stepback by 1 m!

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 28d

And trying to build under bureaucracy often feels like death by 1000 cuts; the small-time individuals + families who primarily make up the people looking to take advantage of these bylaws will find it much more difficult to do so with every new layer and rule to reckon with.
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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 28d

It sets an awful precedent to encourage homeowners to quantify one of those unique features and use it to recuse themselves from the growth and change that makes cities vibrant and functional.
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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 28d

While at the end of the day, if this carve-out does go through, a change of 1 m might not kill too many developments.

But the city has an incredible number of unique neighbourhoods and streets.
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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 28d

In other parts of the city, staff have determined a 1:1 ratio of street width to building height is sufficient.

Why do these locals deserve twice what's good enough for the rest of the city?
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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 28d

It's also notable the city is proposing an 11m distance from one home on Craven Rd to the garden suite opposite- these suites are maximum 2 storeys, 6m.

A 2:1 ratio.
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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 28d

And yet, she pushed back on the idea this Craven Rd carve-out may contradict the intention of the HAF.

She appeared not to be worried about potentially losing millions in fed funding.
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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 28d

As well, apparently some residents feel this is an equity issue to not be subjected to neighbours living 1.1m closer to them.

“There was a meeting with the Councillor with the Craven Rd folks. Where was the meeting with the Parkmount Rd folks?”
(Spoiler alert: there wasn't.)
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