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December 18, 2019
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Does Gentle Density Require an Aggressive Approach?

By Ryerson CBI | Housing

The title of this post was a question posed at the first event of The Globe and Mail’s “National Housing Innovation Series” on December 6, 2019 in Toronto. The following…

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May 13, 2019
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Net-Zero House Tackles Affordability and Sustainability: Cheryl Atkinson

By Ryerson CBI | Housing, RU City Builders

Wouldn’t you love to know your house was not only beautiful but designed to sequester carbon, reduce harmful emissions and promote neighbourhood liveability? Architect and Ryerson professor Cheryl Atkinson has…

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December 18, 2018
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On Housing Affordability with #ElectricCities

By Ryerson CBI | Housing, Regional Planning
Ryerson CBI Executive Director joined Jeremy Warson of the Urban Land Institute's Electric Cities podcast, to talk about housing affordability in Toronto. For people wondering about what's causing our current...
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December 10, 2018
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Towards Equity and Inclusion in City’s Neglected Towers: Sara Edge

By Ryerson CBI | Housing, Profiles, RU City Builders

Ryerson research project studies North Etobicoke high-rise towers and quality of life for immigrant newcomers. Toronto’s downtown is booming, with cranes building glittering high-rise condo towers on practically every block….

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October 17, 2018
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Here Are 3 Strategies To Achieve Housing Affordability In Toronto

By Ryerson CBI | Housing, Op-Ed

This op-ed originally appeared in Toronto Storeys on October 15, 2018. How to house our city is a top election issue in Toronto. Affordability is no longer a crisis confined…

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January 4, 2018
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Op-ed: Stop blaming the Greenbelt for Toronto’s housing prices

By Ryerson CBI | Environment, Housing, Op-Ed, Regional Planning

This op-ed was published by the Globe and Mail on January 3, 2017, as Stop blaming the Greenbelt for Toronto’s housing prices. By Cherise Burda A number of critics would have us…

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December 19, 2017
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Gimme shelter: Looking back at Toronto’s year in housing

By Ryerson CBI | Housing

By Graham Haines Toronto real estate in 2017 can be summed up in one word: Crazy. The cost to purchase a house or condo hit all-time highs, rents were higher…

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