More Neighbours Toronto
@moreneighboursto.bsky.social
Toronto's pro-housing movement.
More Neighbours in more neighbourhoods, with access to more jobs, more infrastructure, and more culture than ever before.
More Neighbours in more neighbourhoods, with access to more jobs, more infrastructure, and more culture than ever before.
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Local Toronto root-rock band, @jenschaffer.bsky.social, is sharing the holiday love with us and some other housing focused organizations!
Their new song, "Homes for the Holiday", is being dedicated to shine a light on the work being done by us, @housingrightsca.bsky.social, and the CAEH (caeh.ca).
Their new song, "Homes for the Holiday", is being dedicated to shine a light on the work being done by us, @housingrightsca.bsky.social, and the CAEH (caeh.ca).
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Consultants contracted by Minnesota found that an eight-story single-stair building with 6,000 sq. ft. per floor (building 4) has dramatically lower fire risk than a same-height code-compliant two-stair building with a larger floor plate (building 1) www.dli.mn.gov/sites/defaul...
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Consultants contracted by Minnesota found that an eight-story single-stair building with 6,000 sq. ft. per floor (building 4) has dramatically lower fire risk than a same-height code-compliant two-stair building with a larger floor plate (building 1) www.dli.mn.gov/sites/defaul...
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Toronto is planning major changes for the Marlee-Glencairn area to meet new density requirements. The City is considering two options—and Option 2 is a real chance to build something special for this neighbourhood. A thread 🧵
December 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Toronto is planning major changes for the Marlee-Glencairn area to meet new density requirements. The City is considering two options—and Option 2 is a real chance to build something special for this neighbourhood. A thread 🧵
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2nd: Thanks to @sarahkirbyyung.bsky.social for promoting and all of Council for supporting compact egress stair options for small lot apartments, including an assist from @lucymaloney.bsky.social asking for zoning that will fully legalize these important typologies...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
2nd: Thanks to @sarahkirbyyung.bsky.social for promoting and all of Council for supporting compact egress stair options for small lot apartments, including an assist from @lucymaloney.bsky.social asking for zoning that will fully legalize these important typologies...
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Ontario's story largely mirrors Toronto's: some ok attempts to increase supply (so much effort involved to get this) combined with sleepwalking into absolutely enormous taxes on new housing.
In the 1st annual HOMES (Housing Outcomes and Management Effectiveness Score) Report Card we grade provinces on 36 indicators over 5 criteria related to policy and outcomes.
Overall, New Brunswick and PEI get an A-, and Ontario gets a D.
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
Overall, New Brunswick and PEI get an A-, and Ontario gets a D.
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
December 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ontario's story largely mirrors Toronto's: some ok attempts to increase supply (so much effort involved to get this) combined with sleepwalking into absolutely enormous taxes on new housing.
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Last week it was 10 units on Oakwood, and today I am happy to have gotten my client approval at CoA for a 6plex on a very unusual triangle-shaped lot in East York. 3x4 bedroom units above 3x1 bedroom units.
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Last week it was 10 units on Oakwood, and today I am happy to have gotten my client approval at CoA for a 6plex on a very unusual triangle-shaped lot in East York. 3x4 bedroom units above 3x1 bedroom units.
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Today the Finch West LRT opens, connecting Finch West station to Humber College. To mark the occasion, we mapped the route alignment relative to surrounding land-use patterns and examined how population has grown and declined along the route over 25 years https://ow.ly/qNiS50XENwc
December 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today the Finch West LRT opens, connecting Finch West station to Humber College. To mark the occasion, we mapped the route alignment relative to surrounding land-use patterns and examined how population has grown and declined along the route over 25 years https://ow.ly/qNiS50XENwc
Come to our events and meet famous urbanist influencers.
(perhaps you too could become a famous urbanist influencer. Check out our MNTO Gigs program: www.moreneighbours.ca/get-involved...)
(perhaps you too could become a famous urbanist influencer. Check out our MNTO Gigs program: www.moreneighbours.ca/get-involved...)
December 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Come to our events and meet famous urbanist influencers.
(perhaps you too could become a famous urbanist influencer. Check out our MNTO Gigs program: www.moreneighbours.ca/get-involved...)
(perhaps you too could become a famous urbanist influencer. Check out our MNTO Gigs program: www.moreneighbours.ca/get-involved...)
Appreciate these clear statements from CMHC. It's got some good insight.
"As a country, are we comfortable with the implications of using a “growth pays for growth” approach in municipal development financing? And what are the alternatives?"
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/observer/202...
"As a country, are we comfortable with the implications of using a “growth pays for growth” approach in municipal development financing? And what are the alternatives?"
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/observer/202...
December 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Appreciate these clear statements from CMHC. It's got some good insight.
"As a country, are we comfortable with the implications of using a “growth pays for growth” approach in municipal development financing? And what are the alternatives?"
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/observer/202...
"As a country, are we comfortable with the implications of using a “growth pays for growth” approach in municipal development financing? And what are the alternatives?"
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/observer/202...
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For years, I’ve heard Toronto people claim that heritage doesn’t stop new housing. That has always been nonsense.
Now the city is *openly, explicitly* saying a rich area shouldn’t be rezoned because heritage is more important than housing.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
Now the city is *openly, explicitly* saying a rich area shouldn’t be rezoned because heritage is more important than housing.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
For years, I’ve heard Toronto people claim that heritage doesn’t stop new housing. That has always been nonsense.
Now the city is *openly, explicitly* saying a rich area shouldn’t be rezoned because heritage is more important than housing.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
Now the city is *openly, explicitly* saying a rich area shouldn’t be rezoned because heritage is more important than housing.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
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This is really wonderful to see! CMHC is now releasing data on development charges across Canada.
Must read piece.
Must read piece.
We built this city on… development charges, and it’s been rock and roll
Development charges are an important consideration in creating housing supply. Learn how CMHC’s data highlights the wide variation in development charges across municipalities and helps explore options to fund municipal infrastructure.
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is really wonderful to see! CMHC is now releasing data on development charges across Canada.
Must read piece.
Must read piece.
"The chair of this committee frequently says that in Ontario, we zone for buildings, not for people. But when we have a report that says adding new buildings will create complete communities and we couldn't possibly do that in Rosedale, I wonder if that's true."
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"The chair of this committee frequently says that in Ontario, we zone for buildings, not for people. But when we have a report that says adding new buildings will create complete communities and we couldn't possibly do that in Rosedale, I wonder if that's true."
This item was basically a request to endorse the directions in the report and move forward to the next stage of engagement. It looks like Committee will defer at Councillor Cheng's request. This would be a deferral on the proposed community engagement until more community engagement is done.
If you're interested in making this spine a little chunkier, the latest on the North York Secondary Plan should be at Planning and Housing Committee on December 3rd. No new details available yet but opposition from the low-rise Neighbourhood is expected.
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This item was basically a request to endorse the directions in the report and move forward to the next stage of engagement. It looks like Committee will defer at Councillor Cheng's request. This would be a deferral on the proposed community engagement until more community engagement is done.
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Talking to housing advocates in the last few weeks has gotten pretty bleak. Various versions of "everyone's acting like the crisis is over, and it's really really not." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Feds to reduce housing spending by half, build only 26,000 homes: Budget watchdog | CBC News
Spending on housing programs will decline by more than half over the next four years with the federal government’s $13-billion signature housing initiative leading to the construction of just 26,000 n...
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Talking to housing advocates in the last few weeks has gotten pretty bleak. Various versions of "everyone's acting like the crisis is over, and it's really really not." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Continuing to go through the item for as-of-right zoning impementation for avenues for wards 9 and 11 and I'm not sure how many more Toronto City Planning Equity Statements I can read in reports that do things like exempt streets in Rosedale from change because it's a heritage conservation district
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Continuing to go through the item for as-of-right zoning impementation for avenues for wards 9 and 11 and I'm not sure how many more Toronto City Planning Equity Statements I can read in reports that do things like exempt streets in Rosedale from change because it's a heritage conservation district
NEXT WEEK, come to our AGM and Holiday Party!
Sat, Dec 6
6pm AGM start
7pm-ish Holiday Party start
luma.com/maiqged9
👓Geek out with you local neighbourhood urbanist nerds. 🎶Guess the next song on our housing themed playlist.
❄️Eat, drink, and be merry as we pull into the holiday season.
Sat, Dec 6
6pm AGM start
7pm-ish Holiday Party start
luma.com/maiqged9
👓Geek out with you local neighbourhood urbanist nerds. 🎶Guess the next song on our housing themed playlist.
❄️Eat, drink, and be merry as we pull into the holiday season.
2025 MNTO AGM & Holiday Party · Luma
MNTO AGM & Holiday Party 🎉
Join us as we wrap up another amazing year with our Annual General Meeting and Holiday Party! We’ll celebrate milestones and…
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November 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
NEXT WEEK, come to our AGM and Holiday Party!
Sat, Dec 6
6pm AGM start
7pm-ish Holiday Party start
luma.com/maiqged9
👓Geek out with you local neighbourhood urbanist nerds. 🎶Guess the next song on our housing themed playlist.
❄️Eat, drink, and be merry as we pull into the holiday season.
Sat, Dec 6
6pm AGM start
7pm-ish Holiday Party start
luma.com/maiqged9
👓Geek out with you local neighbourhood urbanist nerds. 🎶Guess the next song on our housing themed playlist.
❄️Eat, drink, and be merry as we pull into the holiday season.
Un exemple, pour les autres
Here's the latest in Calgary's rezoning/HAF funding story... COO walks councillors through multiple touch points outlining funding risk. #yyc #yyccc #calgary
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Dalgleish shows multiple points when council was informed of HAF funding risk - LiveWire Calgary
Calgary’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) outlined how city administration consistently informed city council of the risk to the final payments of the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), refuting any…
livewirecalgary.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Un exemple, pour les autres
Small 4-6 unit multiplexes shouldn't require the same governance and reserve requirements as 200-unit condos.
Other jurisdictions (including BC) have simpler, more lightweight ownership structure for small multi-residential buildings. ON and Toronto should take a look!
Other jurisdictions (including BC) have simpler, more lightweight ownership structure for small multi-residential buildings. ON and Toronto should take a look!
Multiplexes are finally legal to build in Toronto, but the rules for how they can be owned and sold haven't caught up.
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Small 4-6 unit multiplexes shouldn't require the same governance and reserve requirements as 200-unit condos.
Other jurisdictions (including BC) have simpler, more lightweight ownership structure for small multi-residential buildings. ON and Toronto should take a look!
Other jurisdictions (including BC) have simpler, more lightweight ownership structure for small multi-residential buildings. ON and Toronto should take a look!
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Pie and YIMBYism. Yum.
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Pie and YIMBYism. Yum.
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Renters are the backbone of the rental market. Don’t get it twisted.
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Renters are the backbone of the rental market. Don’t get it twisted.
Handy feature from the City Hall Watcher newsletter (consider subscribing if you're city politics nerd!) on where Toronto's housing growth is going.
You will not be SHOCKED where it's concentrated.
You will not be SHOCKED where it's concentrated.
Check your inbox: it's City Hall Watcher #359!
A look at how each ward is doing on housing starts — and whether councillors and MPPs in Toronto are on track to hit the provincial housing target by 2031. Also: a classic Ford fact-check.
toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/handing-ou...
A look at how each ward is doing on housing starts — and whether councillors and MPPs in Toronto are on track to hit the provincial housing target by 2031. Also: a classic Ford fact-check.
toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/handing-ou...
Handing out some housing report cards
City Hall Watcher #359: Some charts of which wards are contributed to Toronto's housing starts. Plus a provincial perspective and a Ford fact check
toronto.cityhallwatcher.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Handy feature from the City Hall Watcher newsletter (consider subscribing if you're city politics nerd!) on where Toronto's housing growth is going.
You will not be SHOCKED where it's concentrated.
You will not be SHOCKED where it's concentrated.
Local Toronto root-rock band, @jenschaffer.bsky.social, is sharing the holiday love with us and some other housing focused organizations!
Their new song, "Homes for the Holiday", is being dedicated to shine a light on the work being done by us, @housingrightsca.bsky.social, and the CAEH (caeh.ca).
Their new song, "Homes for the Holiday", is being dedicated to shine a light on the work being done by us, @housingrightsca.bsky.social, and the CAEH (caeh.ca).
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Local Toronto root-rock band, @jenschaffer.bsky.social, is sharing the holiday love with us and some other housing focused organizations!
Their new song, "Homes for the Holiday", is being dedicated to shine a light on the work being done by us, @housingrightsca.bsky.social, and the CAEH (caeh.ca).
Their new song, "Homes for the Holiday", is being dedicated to shine a light on the work being done by us, @housingrightsca.bsky.social, and the CAEH (caeh.ca).
We support housing of all types. You can too.
More and more people want encampments evicted. Neighbourhood groups are suing shelter providers. Now, they're attempting to stop supportive housing in Parkdale. You can't have all three!
Please sign and share in support of PARC and supportive housing! tinyurl.com/parcpetition
Please sign and share in support of PARC and supportive housing! tinyurl.com/parcpetition
Build Supportive Affordable Housing at 1499 and 1501 Queen West
The City of Toronto, and Canada as a whole, is in an unprecedented affordable housing crisis. Many struggle to find safe and stable housing in Toronto and Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC) wa...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
We support housing of all types. You can too.
The first single stair approval under Toronto's Alternative Solution Proposals! This will allow more livable space in the units while maintaining fire safety through sprinklers and other measures. Thanks to @pamelablais.bsky.social for persisting & everyone at the City who helped to make it happen.
Update on my single exit stair ASP: we have an approval!
Thanks to sixplex and single stair supporters Mayor Olivia Chow, Cllr Jamaal Myers, @joshmatlow.bsky.social and others who get why single exit stairs are key to creating livable, accessible, small scale housing. 1/6
Thanks to sixplex and single stair supporters Mayor Olivia Chow, Cllr Jamaal Myers, @joshmatlow.bsky.social and others who get why single exit stairs are key to creating livable, accessible, small scale housing. 1/6
After TO Council passed a motion indicating the City was open to Alternative Solution Proposals for a single stair in apts up to 4 storeys, I applied for a single stair in a 3 storey Part 9 6plex.
I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
#singlestair #sixplex
I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
#singlestair #sixplex
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The first single stair approval under Toronto's Alternative Solution Proposals! This will allow more livable space in the units while maintaining fire safety through sprinklers and other measures. Thanks to @pamelablais.bsky.social for persisting & everyone at the City who helped to make it happen.
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I told my students about the north york secondary plan last week on our field trip up there. I should be applied to the whole city. Where condo meets sidewalk can be actually great cuz of it.
If you're interested in making this spine a little chunkier, the latest on the North York Secondary Plan should be at Planning and Housing Committee on December 3rd. No new details available yet but opposition from the low-rise Neighbourhood is expected.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I told my students about the north york secondary plan last week on our field trip up there. I should be applied to the whole city. Where condo meets sidewalk can be actually great cuz of it.
If you're interested in making this spine a little chunkier, the latest on the North York Secondary Plan should be at Planning and Housing Committee on December 3rd. No new details available yet but opposition from the low-rise Neighbourhood is expected.
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you're interested in making this spine a little chunkier, the latest on the North York Secondary Plan should be at Planning and Housing Committee on December 3rd. No new details available yet but opposition from the low-rise Neighbourhood is expected.