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October 1, 2018
1

Found: the Missing Middle

By Ryerson CBI | Housing, Publications, Regional Planning

Affordably-priced, desirable urban housing is out of reach for many in the GTHA’s current housing market, and the problem is getting worse as the population grows. Consumers are forced to…

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July 18, 2018
5

Just Released: Toronto’s Great Streets

By Ryerson CBI | City Building, Public Realm, Publications, Regional Planning, Transportation/Transit
Our latest report, Toronto’s Great Streets, takes a look at five visionary street redesigns from the last decade and why they work. The need for proven strategies to improve safety and...
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January 31, 2018
14

What’s next for Old City Hall

By Ryerson CBI | City Building, Publications

By Claire Nelischer  Big changes are coming to one of Toronto’s most treasured buildings. The provincial and municipal courts will vacate Old City Hall by 2021, giving Toronto an incredible…

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January 15, 2018
0

Turning Toronto’s industrial zones into communities of the future

By Ryerson CBI | City Building, Publications

A new paper by Ken Greenberg, Vice Chair of the Ryerson City Building Institute (CBI), outlines how under-utilized industrial sites could become Toronto’s communities of the future. Drawing on lessons…

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November 15, 2017
0

New CBI and Urbanation report finds a lack of family-friendly condos in the GTA

By Ryerson CBI | Housing, Publications, Urban Development

A new report called Bedrooms in the Sky: Is Toronto building the right condo supply? by the Ryerson City Building Institute (CBI) and real estate research firm Urbanation examines GTA…

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October 15, 2017
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New report urges construction of 8,000 new Toronto rental units

By Ryerson CBI | Housing, Publications, Urban Development

A new report by the Ryerson City Building Institute (CBI) and Evergreen examines the shortage of rental housing in the Toronto area and provides several solutions that various levels of…

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March 15, 2017
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CBI paper looks at climate benefits of Ontario Growth Plan

By Ryerson CBI | Environment, Publications, Regional Planning

A new policy paper by CBI research manager Graham Haines finds that by following through with the Proposed Growth Plan, Ontario has a huge opportunity to ensure that new residents…

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November 7, 2016
0

A Tale of Three Transit Cities

By Ryerson CBI | Publications, Special Presentations, Transportation/Transit

By Anne Golden CBI invited transit experts from Paris and Montreal to discuss their experiences with GTHA regional transit official The Toronto region faces major challenges in building suitable transit…

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September 8, 2016
0

Getting the GTHA’s Suburbs on Track

By Ryerson CBI | Publications, Regional Planning, Transportation/Transit

  The Province of Ontario is investing over $32 billion in GTHA transit over the next 10 to 15 years, primarily in Scarborough and North York, the municipalities of Vaughan,…

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