Big news! The Government of Canada is providing the City of Waterloo with $22 million through the Housing Accelerator Fund! 🎉 Read the full news release here: bit.ly/49hxhhh Prime Minister of Canada Dorothy McCabe (she/her)

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A lot to be gleaned from this polling question👇. It describes perfectly some of the core issues to housing trends. Hint: Many think that additional housing should be built, just elsewhere

Bournemouth, UK has a population of 196,000, is ~170 km from London. Missing middle isn’t really a term here, bc it isn’t missing. Photo 1: 7 units, 2 storey Photo 2: 20+ units, 4 storeys Photo 3: This is every side street Photo 4: Car dealership on 1st floor of 3 storey bldg

Some cool markets in #London, UK. Markets date back over 2000 yrs in London, well before HH fridges or kitchens. They were the working class’ source of food, and every borough had one. 4th photo is a restaurant divided by a public walkway

Innovative stuff from BC 👇 “Twelve local governments and two First Nations will pilot the first version of the Building Permit Hub. The Building Permit Hub will go live on Monday, May 27, 2024”

View Affordable Housing as National Infrastructure. This is an emerging view and a conversation occurring in the UK 👇. Affordable Housing can be a growth engine for the economy architectsjournal.co.uk/news/affordabl…

Bauer lofts in Uptown, Ion and The Red.

From the sky, cities like TO can look like a jumble of buildings. But at ground level, you can see real creativity in building design. Love it

Naples Florida, on vacation. My planner mind: while not ok for everywhere, this cross section serves a purpose, allows const costs to remain low. Good for some local streets in NA. No curbs, few street lights, bioswales, 14’ wide. Would be better if 1 side had a sidewalk

Interesting: New singles are at least 40% larger since the ‘90s, whereas new condos are at least 19% smaller since the ‘90s.

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The way DCs are calculated puts around 40% of a 10 yr capital program onto new population equal to >10% of the city. IMO, the legislation that governs DCs needs to be fixed

Each one of these investment trends are a serious issue for 🇨🇦, in particular our youth

I never thought I would see the day where everyone under 30 was officially told to rent forever. If we try to “protect people’s assets”, expect a lot of negative demographic trends down the road. Brain drain, fewer kids, labour issues, etc

The Waterloo Thesis Waterloo is already Canada’s builder engine. The advantage isn’t just talent, it’s the system that produces it, and the density it creates. The University of Waterloo’s 3-term co-op grind is a uniquely Waterloo experience: - Real work experience every year

The GTHA Is Pricing Out Its Workforce (And Risking Its Future) storeys.com/gtha-pricing-w…

But I heard today that HST can’t be waived on all new housing, bc of budget pressures. Imagine pressures coming our way if our birth rate drops further (currently at 1.26/woman, which is very close to Japan’s rate of 1.20)