How do we turn underused public land into affordable homes? Join us July 23, 7pm for a talk with Mark Richardson from @housingnowto.bsky.social on what's slowed progress on Toronto's surplus lands and what we can learn from it. #yegcc 📍 Stanley Milner Library, Inspiration Room 🎟️ luma.com/8lzkfix4

Delivering Affordable Housing on Surplus Lands · Luma

While finding an affordable rental apartment is harder than ever, cities own many empty or underutilized spots all across the city. How do we unlock them for…

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[Toronto, ON] Good day to connect our #YIMBY colleagues from @moreneighboursto.bsky.social & @uoftcities.bsky.social to Federal Housing Minister @gregorrobertson.bsky.social at @canurb.bsky.social “Canada’s Housing Future Summit 2026”… EVENT - events.canurb.org/event/EVEZRL...

That's me in the orange jacket. Highly recommended for all parking lot conversion fans and for any Council candidate looking to build affordable housing. Because if you don't know the math, you don't know affordable housing.

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📍Standing-Offer to Toronto Council Candidates running in 2026. Our #AffordableHousing volunteers are happy to answer any questions you have about the City's #HousingNow program - and what is needed create new #WorkforceHousing & Rental Housing at speed & at scale in #TOPoli...

📍Standing-Offer to Toronto Council Candidates running in 2026. Our #AffordableHousing volunteers are happy to answer any questions you have about the City's #HousingNow program - and what is needed create new #WorkforceHousing & Rental Housing at speed & at scale in #TOPoli...

[Toronto, ON] A coalition of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area's largest public housing providers will join executives from Scotiabank on June 1 to launch a major new report examining the economic and social impact of public housing investment across the region.

[Toronto, ON] Thanks to @unitedwaygt.bsky.social for inviting 3 x teams of 'Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project' students from @uoftcities.bsky.social to share their newest #AffordableHousing Development Innovation & Financial-Viability Research w/ partners from community groups & @toronto.ca !

Reporting from Toronto where @moreneighboursto.bsky.social is hosting @housingnowto.bsky.social for an overview of affordable housing and how we can build more. Always a pleasure to see HART data in the wild 🏙️

How do we turn Toronto’s surplus lands into affordable rental housing at scale? At the next Making Room, Mark Richardson of @housingnowto.bsky.social will unpack the city’s record, the obstacles that keep slowing projects down, and the policy lessons hiding inside those delays. Apr 13, 7:30pm

Making Room: Delivering Affordable Rental on Toronto's Surplus Lands · Luma

While finding an affordable rental apartment is harder than ever, the city owns many empty or underutilized spots all across the city. How do we unlock them…

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✨1972/February 15, 2026 – Looking southeast towards the corner of Parliament St and Gerrard St E in the Regent Park neighbourhood of #Toronto. 👉Toronto history at www.torontojourney416.com #regentpark #regentparktoronto #torontojourney416 #torontohistory#oldtoronto #torontopast #streetsoftoronto

‘Hope has prevailed in Regent Park.’ Construction begins on next phase of revitalization

'Hope has prevailed in Regent Park.' Construction begins on next phase of revitalization

Three levels of government announce $223 million, 26-storey rental building, the first of 11 in the final two phases of the nearly 20-year revitalization of Regent Park.

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The proposal shows how one hybrid model could address: • Long-term care demand • Housing supply • Job density requirements • Transit-oriented development One site. Multiple policy wins. Worth a read 👇 www.ratio.city/blog/reimagining-long-term-care-toronto-mucp #HousingCrisis #realestate

They modeled real constraints: • Official Plan rules • Height & setback limits • Shadow impacts • Employment density targets Then calculated what changes if policies are adjusted. That’s the interesting part. #citybuilding #cityplanning #housing @housingnowto.bsky.social

Toronto needs 9,000 new long-term care beds. Dense urban land makes traditional LTC models hard to finance. Students from UofT’s MUCP asked: What if LTC sits on podium levels… and housing rises above? Link www.ratio.city/blog/reimagining-long-term-care-toronto-mucp #UrbanPlanning #HousingPolicy

Long-Term Care in Toronto’s Urban Core: A New Model — Ratio.City

MUCP students explored podium-level long-term care in Toronto’s core, showing how policy flexibility can unlock beds, housing, and employment near transit.

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With the city resurging in pushes for IN-PERSON consultations over virtual, it's more important than ever to keep pushing for dense, walkable housing by, well... walking to your local consultations! Follow us on discord for notifications on new consultations every week to share your voice.

Happy new year - it's "back to work" in more ways than one! Make it a new year's resolution to get out to more IN-PERSON consultations in your area! Not sure where to start? Use our Consultations 101 video here for tips to get your foot in the door! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUc...

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

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1/ [Toronto, ON] Thanks to @jenniferkeesmaat.bsky.social & #CollecdevTO for inviting our @uoftcities.bsky.social #MUCP students to attend yesterday's "CANADA BUILDS MODULAR SUMMIT 2025" and to showcase our #HousingInnovation work & projects on new in-fill #AffordableHousing developments in Toronto

[Toronto, ON] Our @torontomet.bsky.social Masters Studio student team's project on the ALLEN EAST DISTRICT is now featured in @ontarioplanners.bsky.social magazine, starting on PG 38 - ontarioplanners.ca/OPPIAssets/I... These are surplus @toronto.ca lands next to #Downsview, managed by @_CreateTO .

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.

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I met with leaders from @housingnowto.bsky.social on affordable housing and the Canadian Urban Transit Association on strengthening public transit across the country.

Sad I didn’t make it to #YIMBYtown this year, but at least I can relive the magic through my coffee mug. @housingnowto.bsky.social @russilwvong.bsky.social @nzorach.bsky.social

Sept 12 - [Toronto, ON] Kicking-Off today’s #MissingMiddle Conference 2025 with a full-day of speakers from Industry, Government and Community-Partners… 👷🔑#MMC2025 EVENT - themmc.ca

[Toronto, ON] Sunday visit to the #TTC HQ lands at DAVISVILLE subway station w/ Sue Chen from "Housing Development & Revitalization" at @toronto.ca to talk about the 2023 plans for redeveloping the area inside the PMTSA w/ @uoftcities.bsky.social colleagues...🏗️🔑 x.com/HousingNowTO...

[Toronto, ON] Attended this week's ground-breaking at @Fengate & @LIUNA's new transit-oriented apartment development near the WESTON & MOUNT DENNIS transit stations. The Dennis, provides 448 x new rental apartments including 89 x #AffordableRental units! h/t @urbantoronto.bsky.social

Toronto is opening the door to taller, denser housing near transit: ▫️ 30-storey towers within 200m ▫️ 6-storey apartments on side streets ▫️ 4-storey apartments within 800m But will this really speed up construction? #housing #realestate #housingcrisis

Policies alone don’t build housing. Developers, planners, city staff, and architects might interpret the rules differently. Without shared context, approvals risk slowing down just when speed matters most.

That’s why tools like our platform matter. - Instantly access data - Run calculations & parcel reports - Visualize in 3D (shadows, view cones, more) - and much more Clarity + collaboration = faster, better housing outcomes. Contact us to learn more

h/t @shamjiadil.bsky.social

[Toronto, ON] Launching another great year of new-build #AffordableHousing development & innovation site-assessments w/ our new HNTO Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (#MUCP) student team for the 2025-2026 school year at @uoftcities.bsky.social! 🤓🌟 MUCP - t.co/e25YN18eNC

[Etobicoke, ON] Great to have Ontario Housing Minister @RobFlackEML join us on a development site-tour of @Windmill_Green's new 9-storey / 60-unit #MassTimber, mixed-use apartment building w/ 🇨🇦 Made-in-Canada #GreenBuilding tech from @IC_Vancouver ... x.com/Urban_Toronto/…

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Being built using a prefabricated mass timber system, Hälsa on Royal York Road is making construction progress. urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/07... #Toronto #architecture #construction

We will unfortunately NOT be attending #YIMBYtown this year, due to the mid-September 2025 dates conflicting with HNTO’s on-campus commitments for students at @uoftcities.bsky.social & @torontomet.bsky.social.🇨🇦 Hopefully future YIMBYtown events will be held in Winter / Spring months again… 🗓