As the federal budget grapples w/ the housing crisis our new policy brief series (w/City Building TMU) includes findings, recommendations on preservation, sprawl development and student, rental, social, non-market, recycled, co-op & not-for-profit housing: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/housing-supply…

.Karen Chapple's downtown recovery work is featured in a recent article by @wsj's Konrad Putzier on the real estate nightmare unfolding in downtown St. Louis and the city's efforts to reverse the 'doom loop' wsj.com/real-estate/co…

1/2 Really enjoyed presenting with Mark Tewdwr-Jones on #urbanfutures for School of Cities yesterday. Big thank you to our audience and to Karen Chapple for the warm welcome. #builtenvironment Policy Press @GCHU SCME UoR More details on the book here: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/urban-futures

New housing supply without protecting existing affordable supply is pouring water into a bathtub without a plug. Great paywalled article in Hill Times Global by Tim Ross Jill Atkey & John Gordon hilltimes.com/story/2024/03/…

Read our recent policy brief for a summary of what housing co-ownership looks like in TO and across ON and CA, and to learn more about what's working, what isn’t & the policy & regulatory changes that could make it safer, more affordable & more equitable: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/wp-content/upl…

Great news we got SSHRC grant on Climate induced displacement, resettlement, adaptation, and resilience for cities - thanks to the amazing Karen Chapple case studies: Boston, Toronto, Barcelona, Chennai, Karachi and Melbourne

Tonight, join us to talk about green growth vs degrowth at Vic College UofT.

Recent SofC intern Oliver Wong wrote about his appreciation of public outdoor spaces during TO's COVID-19 lockdowns and analyzed city data on public use of indoor, outdoor spaces, concluding that they are foundational to many communities & need more funding: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/the-impact-of-…

Cited 1360+ times EconDevelopmentQuart @SAGEJournals! “Big Tech on the Block: Examining the Impact of Tech Campuses on Local Housing Markets in the San Francisco Bay Area” by Karen Chapple University of Toronto & J. Jeon at Konkuk U. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…

On February 22nd we launch Nothing for us, Without us, a mini-doc that explores exclusionary practices in city planning. If you are in #TO , join us for the premiere + a panel discussion - or visit our website in the days after to watch the film online. schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/film-lau…

Central to this work is the link between social equity and climate adaptation—ensuring that all communities, regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds, have equal access to green spaces and their benefits. School of Cities Daniels Faculty SURP

I'm on BNN Bloomberg talking about national and BC leadership in getting rid of exclusionary zoning - necessary but insufficient to meet housing need. I talk about working backward from what households can afford Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) bnnbloomberg.ca/video/the-move…

#UrbanHealth
In Neighbourhood-City, we live. Proximity.
In Metro-City, we compete. With world's metro-cities.
State / provinces, nations? Ever more irrelevant. Nation's war/trade policy, not much more.
Each square is 50,000 people. These metro-cities are 55% Canada's pop, 60% GDP

Another fantastic video from School of Cities , featuring Don Iveson's debut appearance as a voice actor! By the incomparable Julian Brown RGD schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/wp-content/upl…

SofC postdoc Amir Fhr looks at the interplay b/w downtown recovery & public transit ridership across North America - and the data suggests that public transit is an ingredient in the recipe for downtown recovery. View charts by city & mode of transit: downtownrecovery.com/blog/downtown-…

Nov 20, in-person: Join Don Iveson, Melanie Hare & Dr. Anne Golden for the launch of our Metro Mindset playbook, which aims to inspire dialogue b/w govts, industry, civil society & the public about metropolitan governance across Canada. Register now: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/the-metr…

Always a total blast to chat with Emily. Now, team, how do we test the theory of intermittent agglomeration?!? School of Cities

Are you a city official or public/private sector leader grappling with an urban challenge? Bring it to Leading Urban Change, a project accelerator w/ direct access to urban experts & peers tackling similar dilemmas. Learn more at info sessions Oct 17, 25: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/programs-oppor…

Such a joy to chat with David Miller about climate justice!