‘Exemptions aren’t one of his perks,’ Torontonians are reacting after city councillor caught for not complying with building bylaw - NOW Toronto A city councillor is reflecting, after he was recently served a Compliance Order for not following building permit regulations.

#TorontoNews #CouncillorGordPerks #BuildingLaws - ‘Exemptions aren’t one of his perks,’ and NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. Torontonians are reacting after city councillor Gord Perks caught for not complying with building bylaw - NOW Toronto share.google/FQ8Iv2Y6M56G...

The Ruin of Mumbai—Asterisk Mumbai’s land use regulations are designed to keep population density low. Instead, they force Mumbaikars into slums, while all of India pays the price.

On #PopulationDensity leading to #slums in #Mumbai due to bad #BuildingLaws:

“The Ruin Of Mumbai”, Asterisk (asteriskmag.com/issues/05/th...).

Via HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3963...

#FAR #UrbanPlanning #India #FloorAreaRatio #Policies #Cities #RentControl #Bombay #Dharavi