#Ottawa housing starts remain embarrassing through September.
75% of the year, 43.67% of our target.
Perhaps worse - of the 50 municipalities with #housing targets, Ottawa's bad numbers rank 29th.
This is what we get with a provincial gov't that sets targets for housing but takes no action.
A great report was just released by Environmental Defence, demonstrating how increased density is both good housing policy and good climate policy.
Read the whole thing here:
environmentaldefence.ca/report/mid-r...
Remember to sign up and delegate if you can!
It's not too late to make @ottawacity council change its mind about taxing housing during a housing crisis.
It's incredibly frustrating that we still aren't taking it seriously.
There is federal money in the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund that's only available if we don't raise development charges.
This is not only tone deaf when residents are already hurting financially, but *other funding is already available to the City.*
There is also a revised version available that isn't on the official agenda.
It's a smaller increase, but to resolve the housing crisis, development charges should be decreasing.
And here Ottawa is increasing them.
Planning Committee is reviewing a proposal this coming Wednesday to increase @ottawacity development charges by 15-53%.
This will add thousands to the cost of homes, during a housing crisis, as all living costs skyrocket.
Write your councillor and tell them you're opposed!
To use his own words from yesterday, Doug Ford is making a "massive mistake."
The province’s own Housing Affordability Task Force recommended fourplexes as the highest-impact policy above all else.
Formerly a housing champion, Ford is now turning his back on Ontario.
globalnews.ca/news/1037495...
The Alliance for a Liveable Ontario is running a housing survey, asking Ontario young adults 18-35 about the ways the housing crisis has impacted you personally.
Share your experience here:
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Find out more at liveableontario.ca
We're running a petition in support of the development at 6310 Hazeldean, which is seeing some pretty strong NIMBY opposition. If you're in Ottawa, sign it here 👇
chng.it/8hZsfLMqc7
We're running a petition in support of the development at 6310 Hazeldean, which is seeing some pretty strong NIMBY opposition. If you're in Ottawa, sign it here 👇
chng.it/8hZsfLMqc7