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406B - The digital age of engagement: Visualizing the Meadoway

The Meadoway is a 16-kilometre hydro corridor turned active transportation link, restored meadow habitat, and public green space in Scarborough. It will become one of Canada’s largest linear urban parks, stretching from the Don River to the Rouge National Urban Park. The trail...

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305B - Preserving what we have: Insights on rental housing demolition, conversion, and replacement i

In communities across Ontario, new housing development is resulting in the loss of existing private-market rental housing. Compounding this issue, neighbourhoods experiencing significant development pressure are often also observing significant rent increases. One planning too...

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212A - Changing the conversation and, along with that, our neighbourhoods

Gentle incremental intensification of existing low-density areas is one of the simplest solutions to generate more housing without the eradication of greenfield. Supported by existing infrastructure, our suburban neighbourhoods could feature a wider variety of housing forms an...

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202A - Tools to encourage the development of affordable housing

For many communities across Ontario, the need for affordable housing is exceeding the supply. While there is no single approach or policy that will address this complex issue, and all communities are tackling the challenge differently, several policy approaches are being used ...

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405 - Affordable housing models for changing demographics

With a growing seniors population and an increasing numbers of newcomers choosing to make Ontario their new home, planning housing for our changing demographics is a challenge all municipalities face across the province. Smaller communities face additional challenges: youth an...

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403B - Your community has a goal of ending homelessness

Many communities across Ontario have set a goal and are working towards ending chronic homelessness. A key part of these efforts will be having enough housing and supports to house individuals and families who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness and keep them house...

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412A - Affordable rental wanted: Protection vs. renewal

Purpose-built rental housing is an essential building block of strong, sustainable communities. It offers households stability of tenure, relatively greater affordability, and flexibility when life circumstances change. Communities with a diversity of housing and tenures retai...

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109A - Planning for schools in a high growth region

In a high-growth region, significant challenges are faced in ensuring new schools are constructed and prepared to accomodate the needs of new and growing communities. If critical community infrastructure, like schools, is not available to residents of new communities, it creat...

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108 - School board and municipal planners: Knowledge sharing and effective communication

School board planners and municipal planners work towards the same common goal: safe, complete, engaging communities. The legislative frameworks under which each these distinct sets of planners operate are different though, and this can lead to challenges in reaching that comm...

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Making places for seniors in our communities

Seniors are the fastest growing age group in Ontario, forecasted to increase from 17% of the population in 2016 to 24% by 2046. It’s a complex and dynamic cohort, something not captured by the handy “seniors” catch phrase. When it comes to housing for seniors, the interplay be...

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