15 candidates are registered for the Scarborough-Rouge Park by-election. 8 of them have websites. Only 4 of those websites mention housing policy in any way.

Those mentions and commitments total 4 sentences.

Over the last 3 yrs we’ve been updating zoning to allow more types of new housing. But our work doesn’t end there. Next week we’ll present a report on an initiative to look at things like loading, waste collection & amenity space that impact cost+design to get missing middle & midrise housing built.

Toronto just released its final report on monitoring garden suites—progress is being made, the numbers remain modest and there are still barriers to overcome. Here’s what matters if you care about small-scale housing.
toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
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Nominations opened today for the Ward 25 by-election in Toronto and it looks to be an exciting race.

Amongst the first to register:

Former Scarborough Business Association President Shawn Allen
Former Councillor @neethanshan.bsky.social
and Scarborough-Rouge Park TDSB Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah

Great to see @beynate.bsky.social at Toronto Region Board of Trade’s Housing Symposium, speaking about what can be done next through HAF, taxes, and driving industrial innovation to support home building and to lower costs.

Riding the TTC continues to feel like an expensive joke. Do I really need to consider a 30+ minute buffer to get from Parliament to Bay?

Totally impractical for arranging meetings or getting to important events.

There is supposed to be news today about Artscape units that have been in limbo since 2023. I am hoping shared mortgage affordable unit owners at 38 Abell get some positive news!

Article below from last summer:
thestar.com/real-estate/...

@mayoroliviachow.bsky.social

@alejandrabravo.bsky.social

A prime example of how other zoning restrictions are blocking multiplexes in Toronto, despite their nominal legalization. Lot coverage limits, minimum lot areas/frontages, and FSI are still excluding multiplexes in much of the city.
www.thestar.com/real-estate/...

Great to see Gord Perks move a motion looking for an update on HAF initiatives at the upcoming meeting of Council. It will be helpful to know where this body of work stands and what might be accelerated.

King Liberty Station must be built. The promise, if there is any, of Toronto’s exclusionary zoning regime is false. My @thestar.com this week. www.thestar.com/opinion/if-t...

Superstructure is complete for 15 new deeply affordable homes for Indigenous and Black seniors facing homelessness. Housing provider St. Matthew’s House and developer Assembly used modular, panelized construction methods to build on this narrow, infill site on Barton Street in Hamilton.