Ontario's Creative Reconstruction
New Ontario legislation like #BIll23 is confusing and difficult to interpret but that can be a good thing. Cities are choosing to see the status quo in the legislation instead of seizing the scapegoat the provincial government has provided.
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[1] https://solowaywright.com/news/bill-108-more-homes-more-choice-act/
[2] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-1/bill-108
[3] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-2/bill-109
[4] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-3
[5] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-23
[6] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-39
[7] https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6216
[8] https://ecojustice.ca/the-ford-government-is-trying-to-sell-off-our-natural-heritage/
[9] https://www.kpmb.com/news/response-to-ontarios-proposed-bill-23/
[10] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/more-homes-built-faster-act-northeastern-ontario-1.6648801
[11] https://www.blg.com/en/insights/2022/12/bill-23-in-ontario-the-more-homes-built-faster-act-2022-receives-royal-assent
[12] https://www.dentons.com/en/insights/articles/2022/december/5/part-3-shovels-in-the-ground-for-ontario
[13] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-23
[14] https://overlandllp.ca/blog/update-on-bill-23-more-homes-built-faster-act-2022second-readingcommitee-version
[15] https://www.ola.org/sites/default/files/node-files/bill/document/pdf/2022/2022-11/b023rep_e.pdf
[16] https://mcmillan.ca/insights/bill-23-update-revisions-proposed-to-bill-23-following-lengthy-second-reading/
[17] https://www.mvca.on.ca/conservation-ontario-watershed-views-blog-bill-23/
[18] https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-230131.pdf
[19] https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=341963
[20] https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=341963
[21] https://olt.gov.on.ca/appeals-process/fee-chart/
[22] https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=341963
[23] https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-230131.pdf
[24] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-23#BK4:~:text=No%20official%20plan%20may%20contain%20any%20policy%20that%20has%20the%20effect%20of%20prohibiting%20the%20use%20of
[25] https://www.ontario.ca/page/more-homes-built-faster
[26] https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90p13
[27] https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-230131.pdf
[28] https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/we-answer-your-burning-questions-about-things-like-milk-bags-tariffs-condo-insurance-and-printer-cartridges-1.5409407/here-s-why-milk-comes-in-bags-in-parts-of-canada-1.5409420
[29] https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/we-answer-your-burning-questions-about-things-like-milk-bags-tariffs-condo-insurance-and-printer-cartridges-1.5409407/here-s-why-milk-comes-in-bags-in-parts-of-canada-1.5409420
[30] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652621035319
[31] https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/metric-conversion
[32] https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-230131.pdf
[33] https://www.bildgta.ca/delays-in-municipal-approval-timeframes-for-new-housing-increased-significantly-since-2020-adding-up-to-50000-to-the-cost-of-a-condominium-apartment/
[34] https://www.hamilton.ca/build-invest-grow/planning-development/planning-applications/formal-consultation
[35] https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=335589
[36] https://www.hamilton.ca/sites/default/files/2022-12/request-formal-consultation-form-2023.pdf
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John Tory Knew Something
There is an old story about Toronto’s political power that is showing its age. Was the last maneuver of Toronto's mayor carefully calculated? Of course, he's was super strong mayor John Tory!
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[1] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-3
[2] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-39
[3] https://www.cp24.com/news/tory-uses-strong-mayor-powers-to-appoint-new-city-manager-1.6178806?cache=yes%3FclipId%3D89950
[4] https://www.toronto.ca/news/bill-3-strong-mayors-building-homes-act-2022-proclaimed-into-law/ “Choose to appoint the municipality’s chief administrative officer”
[5] https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-passes-bill-extending-strong-mayor-powers-for-toronto-and-ottawa-1.6186139
[6] https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/city-administration/city-managers-office/ward-boundaries-for-toronto/
[7] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ug0jzfJGv-aOQ0WIHCd-seiYP2KRXLjj/edit#gid=620974273
[8] https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/neighbourhoods-communities/ward-profiles/ward-16-don-valley-east/ (Smallest 94.580)
[9] https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/neighbourhoods-communities/ward-profiles/ward-3-etobicoke-lakeshore/ (Largest 129,080)
[10] https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/ward-profiles-2018-25-ward-model/
[11] https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/
[12] https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/12/06/toronto-city-council-letter-bill-39-ontario/
[13] https://youtu.be/K5wSVqc7jXs?t=341
[14] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8rl_MSx-T0
[15] https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/06c11
[16] https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/01/01/19-years-ago-torontos-six-boroughs-amalgamated.html
[17] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zRAD9WUEkwgFMMJKTU3Npna_l_nqAp0R_1rj4Kpt0zk/edit#gid=2055198444 Single Detached 32.23% + Semi Detached 9.76 = %41.99
[18] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zRAD9WUEkwgFMMJKTU3Npna_l_nqAp0R_1rj4Kpt0zk/edit#gid=2055198444 Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys = 12.13%
[19] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Lastman#:~:text=He%20was%20the%20first%20person%20to%20serve%20as%20mayor%20of%20Toronto
[20] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/former-toronto-mayor-mel-lastman-dies-age-88-1.6282854
[21] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3sYC8KWKYs
[22] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka4-PwQ1k7g
[23] https://youtu.be/nEIBtB3sS5c?t=80
[24] https://youtu.be/rGiYFJ2uyTM?t=2141 https://youtu.be/rGiYFJ2uyTM?t=2152
[25] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/john-a-tory-a-quiet-humble-man-who-shaped-canadian-dynasties/article4182147/?page=all John A Tory
[26] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Tory#cite_note-globeandmail04-09-1:~:text=was%20a%20Canadian-,lawyer%20and%20corporate%20executive,-.
[27] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/john-a-tory-a-quiet-humble-man-who-shaped-canadian-dynasties/article4182147/?page=al John S. D. Tory
[28] https://twitter.com/johnadtory
[29] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osI4C5tFUyM
[30] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zRAD9WUEkwgFMMJKTU3Npna_l_nqAp0R_1rj4Kpt0zk/edit#gid=2055198444 (41.99%, 45.54%, 12.13%)
[31] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zRAD9WUEkwgFMMJKTU3Npna_l_nqAp0R_1rj4Kpt0zk/edit#gid=2055198444 46.74%
[32] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtauDiyCYxj5d_6P6lQkpQl0SjqHgiPU/edit#gid=121455936 17,959 vs 16,912. Apartment includes everything over row house.
[33] https://usa.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/03/Halifax-data.pdf
[34] https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/12/09/tory-housing-plan-toronto/
[35] https://youtu.be/Z-jzSe15gfU?t=222 & https://youtu.be/Z-jzSe15gfU?t=2253
[36] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-john-tory-releases-plan-to-increase-density-across-toronto-after/
[37] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tory-housing-plan-toronto-council-1.6685498
[38] https://storeys.com/john-tory-toronto-housing-plan-zoning-changes/
[39] https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/property-tax
[40] https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/BILD%20Report%20-%20FINAL.pdf (p19) “When breaking the GTAH data down by census division, we see that only one of the six communities (Toronto) did the 2021 housing stock forecast in 2020 exceed that in 2012, as shown by Figure 6.“
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Make Houses Cheaper: Remove Parking Minimums
#shorts #housingaffordability simple policy changes can reduce house prices, removing parking minimums is one of them.
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Destroying The NIMBY Monster
The biggest hurdle to getting everyone housed is the NIMBY monster inside us all.
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A Very Strange Bike We Found In The River
Fishing a bike with a magnet turned up a result, but it's not what anyone expected. Is it actually usable or even safe?
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Can Hydroponics Fight Inflation?
#shorts if electricity prices were basically zero, would growing hydroponics make sense?
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Spot The Eruv
#shorts everyone knows about the bagels but there's another fun feature to find when you're visiting your cities Jewish neighbourhood.
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Biking Boom / Biking Boomers
#shorts eBikes have really changed the makeup of cyclists in cities that only used to have them for enthusiasts
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Can We Fix Housing By Taxing Developers?
Inclusionary zoning doesn't mean cheaper housing, and almost certainly means the opposite for the average price. But it’s still worth doing (with a tweak).
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[1] https://www.thisamericanlife.org/562/transcript
[2] https://krblaw.ca/will-the-coming-into-force-of-the-20-20-20-rule-be-postponed/
[3] https://www.dwpv.com/en/insights/publications/2019/montreal-publie-reglement-20-20-20
[4] https://www.dwpv.com/en/insights/publications/2019/montreal-publie-reglement-20-20-20
[5] https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/real-estate/montreals-20-20-20-housing-development-bylaw-comes-into-effect/355075
[6] https://montreal.ca/en/housing-contribution/ Super weird law, forced to sell a lot that could become 20% of the residential floor area of the project, for way below market. Or pay a very modest financial contribution?
One Square Phillips (Sector 1, 4671.3507m2, 843)
[7] https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/15/food-inflation-faq/
[8] https://www.dwpv.com/en/insights/publications/2019/montreal-publie-reglement-20-20-20 The previous program “Strategy for the inclusion of affordable housing in new residential projects (Inclusion Strategy) adopted in 2005, it gave developers exceptions if they paid into these probrams
[9] http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/page/habitation_fr/media/documents/inclusion_bilanstrategie2005-2018_sept2019_corrige.pdf “Avant 2017, la Ville de Montréal ne pouvait donc pas se doter d’un règlement de cette nature et devait compter sur un mécanisme volontaire. Le Règlement pour une métropole mixte, une fois en vigueur, mettra fin à cette situation en imposant un 3 cadre obligatoire”
[10] https://ouidansmacour.quebec/portraits-de-la-densification/les-nouveaux-batiments/l-esperluette/ “Ces deux projets ont été autorisés par le conseil d’arrondissement du Sud-Ouest en 2012 même s’ils dérogeaient à certaines règles de zonage [?] à travers le mécanisme de projet particulier (PPCMOI) [?]”
[11] https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/real-estate/montreals-20-20-20-housing-development-bylaw-comes-into-effect/355075
[12] https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/programs/about-canada-revenue-agency-cra/federal-government-budgets/budget-2016-growing-middle-class/reporting-sale-your-principal-residence-individuals.html
[13] https://www.irs.gov/publications/p523
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Do You Even Need A Bike Anymore?
After my bike was stolen I spent a summer riding around on the system that kicked of public bike sharing in North America #bixi to see how it was going after all these years, and if it can actually replace a bike.
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https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/part-3-of-a-series-pbsc-urban-solutions-brings-bike-sharing-to-the-world
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/curious-about-those-new-electric-bixi-bikes-we-test-drove-one
https://web.archive.org/web/20170228190507/https://www.pbsc.com/about/
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The Worst Bikelane
#shorts the world is full of bad bike lanes, but sometimes they're just prototypes.
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Giant Concrete Block Mystery
#shorts why did the city embed a giant concrete block in the road?
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Hard Green Belts Have Failed
The greenbelt idea has failed, transit first development would be better.
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[1] https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1460331/etalement-urbain-municipalites-montreal
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZRmbD5HUUk
[3] https://observatoire.cmm.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2020-01.Note-observatoire.pdf
[4] https://goo.gl/maps/cQajatmotop5LCmp9
[5] https://goo.gl/maps/BpfENPN8urJpacjQA https://goo.gl/maps/5P7bJHtrCHrNCRkn9 https://goo.gl/maps/5Q4FWYrGt6NKpqe47
[6] https://www.ville.mont-royal.qc.ca/en/history
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauban,_Freiburg
[8] Calgary: $105,200 (After-Tax Household) / $532200 = 5.05 years to pay
Houston: $69,193 (2019 Census Community Survey) / $192,500 (kiplinger) = 2.78 years to pay
Edmonton: $101,900 / $409,800 (CREA) = 4 years
[9] Vancouver: $93000 (After-Tax Household) / $1,261,100 (Average House Price CREA) = 13.56 years to pay
Portland: $78,439 / 420,000 (kiplinger) = 5.35 years to pay
[10] https://www.citycarbonfootprints.info/
[11] https://wowa.ca/reports/canada-housing-market
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Is This A Failure?
#shorts desire lines around town aren't always as simple as the shortest route
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All Year Walking Streets
#shorts When will the car be banished?
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Missing Infrastructure For Life
#shorts a city building active transportation infrastructure often neglects the juice of life.
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Of Course Skyscrapers Are The Highest Density
Why do so many people want to take down condo towers?
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[1] https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/london/vol3/pp69-82
[2] https://renx.ca/square-phillips-project-battle-montreal-highest-condos/ 79,864-square-foot (rounded up to meters)
[3] https://goo.gl/maps/5cmWU2jkYk7S3RDC6
[4] 50m x 148.4m
[5] https://www.1squarephillips.ca/home (However adding the floorplans yields 525 units)
[6] https://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/real-estate/a-look-at-five-noteworthy-condo-developments-coming-to-montreal-in-2021
[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbvWuZNF4Y0
[8] https://www.1squarephillips.ca/floor-plans/unit-5901
[9] (1762m+1651m+871m) x 3 3635m x 3
[10] https://www.1squarephillips.ca/news/1squarephillips-phase2-en
[11] 56.479m2 x 324 (units) = 18299.196
[12] 68,582m2
[13] https://www.lapresse.ca/maison/immobilier/201802/14/01-5153839-dauphins-sur-le-parc-limmeuble-le-plus-eleve-a-lest-du-boulevard-saint-laurent.php
[14] http://lesdauphins.promci.qc.ca/
[15] https://www.emporis.com/buildings/112448/les-dauphins-sur-le-parc-montreal-canada
[16] https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8945/1/1/4/htm
[17] 138,000m2 of gross floor area * 0.84
[18] https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/about-council/committees-meetings/meeting-archive/MeetingAgendaItemAttachments/604/10563/5.4%20PROPOSED%20MINISTERIAL%20PLANNING%20SCHEME%20AMENDMENT%20C194%20AUSTRALIA%20108%20PROJECT.pdf 2,640m2
[19] https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/l/lot/1/1292/7502#17.54/40.761509/-73.969562 (lot: 34,470 sq ft / 3202.3678 sq m) (building: 584,590 sq ft / 54310.1882 sq m)
[20] https://parispropertygroup.com/blog/2017/paris-apartments-what-floor-is-best/
[21] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuegUa6CpMs
[22] https://fullstackeconomics.com/how-luxury-apartment-buildings-help-low-income-renters/
[23] https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/mortgages/condo-vs-house.html#:~:text=Condos%20tend%20to%20be%20less,better%20security%20compared%20to%20houses
[24] https://app.upky.io/market-price
[25] https://censusmapper.ca/maps/1535?index=3#14/45.4948/-73.5743
[26] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220209/dq220209b-eng.htm
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Fast Fashion Furniture Is A Disaster
#YIMBY #Housing
The fast fashion model has been applied to interiors but no one talks about it because they’re Swedish.
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[1] https://www.mpi.govt.nz/forestry/native-indigenous-forests/swamp-kauri/
[2] https://www.homedepot.com/c/cost_install_hardwood_floors#solid solid hard wood $3.80
[3] https://www.homedepot.com/c/cost_install_laminate_floors laminate ($1.50+$0.30)
[4] https://www.thespruce.com/engineered-hardwood-vs-solid-flooring-1821677
[5] https://www.homedepot.com/c/cost_install_hardwood_floors#engineered ($2.40+$0.50)
[6] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/construction-waste
[7] https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/construction-waste-statistics
[8] https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/ethiopia-co2-emissions/
[9] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/jul/19/carbon-calculator-how-taking-one-flight-emits-as-much-as-many-people-do-in-a-year
[10] https://esplanadecartier-montreal.com/en/?_ga=2.54423083.2020636006.1652117130-418642004.1652117130
[11] https://kaingaora.govt.nz/assets/Publications/Design-Guidelines/Simple-Guide.pdf “Architectural design and technical specifications have considered whole-of-life cost, value and potential future risks, including long-term
technical performance, management and maintenance. ”
[12] https://emf.thirdlight.com/link/2axvc7eob8zx-za4ule/@/preview/1?o (p77)
[13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiberboard
[14] https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/ikea-likely-sold-furniture-linked-illegal-logging-forests-crucial-earth-n1273745
[15] https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/torhamn-door-natural-ash-00313497/
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Un-Stealing Bikes With Magnets
A stolen bike, an empty bank account, a man with a magnet.
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Revenge of the Bureaucrats
Things get political as employees at existing transit agencies feel the heat and break ranks to protect their patch.
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[1] https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/hanes-rem-de-lest-drama-shows-how-artms-navigation-skills-have-been-devalued
[2] https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-looking-into-extending-rem-into-laval-east-end-montreal
[3] https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2022-02-08/le-rem-de-l-est-deraille.php
[4] https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2022-02-09/rem-de-l-est/ce-modele-n-est-pas-viable-juge-la-stm.php
[5] https://res.cloudinary.com/villemontreal/image/upload/v1610317585/portail/qza3r3z53evue60c0ptb.pdf
[6] Bibliothèque de Pointe-aux-Trembles Route https://goo.gl/maps/t9prAmdcaHW1ydfJ9
[7] https://stlaval.ca/public/wbms/js/kcfinder/upload/files/PDF/cartes/STL-carte-plan-reseau-network-map-2019-01-22.pdf
[8] https://www.cdpqinfra.com/fr/rem-est
[9] https://goo.gl/maps/P5sNdwBKUWDZuuCdA
[10] https://www.stm.info/en/info/fares/transit-fares/1-trip
[11] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/network-effect.asp
[12] https://goo.gl/maps/H8CSX8AF7nCXuNW56
[13] https://www.guidehabitation.ca/fr/10256/oria/
[14] https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/02/12/la-facture-salee-du-rem-de-lest
[15] https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/hanes-public-transit-planning-in-montreal-has-gone-off-track
[16] https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/opinions/2022-02-12/rem-de-l-est/collaborons-pour-ne-pas-repeter-l-histoire.php
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Superblocks Are Superblocked
How all neighbourhoods resist densification efforts thus limiting its effectiveness as a solution to supply constraints.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Lorenzo_(Naples)
[2] https://goo.gl/maps/XKLvvEoxc6Z6UQtA7
[3] https://goo.gl/maps/EhEva7WLg5qMYpAw8
[4] 4846 - 4852 Avenue de l' Hôtel-de-Ville
[5] 4851 - 4855 Rue De Bullion (lot #4817538) https://servicesenligne2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/sel/evalweb/rechercherRapportPourAdresse
[6] 159 - 161 Rue Elmire (lot #1443790) https://servicesenligne2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/sel/evalweb/rechercherRapportPourAdresse
[7] http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=7297,74323795&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
[8] http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ARROND_PMR_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/RU_ANNEXE_A_ZONES.PDF
[9] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZG1Rfjo-cFWLL-9iZ-2vTA8DuKaG2MIKGFJ_pUsSfTw/edit#gid=436720714
[10] https://lebourbon.com/en/plans/ commercial + 17x5 + 11 + 8
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We Know Why Housing Is Expensive
Why chronic housing supply is the real cause of ever increasing housing prices.
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[1] https://memes.yarn.co/yarn-clip/f4ec0f7e-2527-4da8-bb22-25f7f58454b2
[2] Vancouver viducts
[3] https://tmi2kml.inl.gov/Documents/2b-Rogovin/NUREGCR-1250V2PT2,%20TMI,%20A%20Report%20To%20The%20Commissioners%20And%20To%20The%20Public%20(Rogovin%20Report)%20(1980-01).pdf
[4] https://superwatchman.com/nicolas-cage-rolex-daytona-price/
[5] https://youtu.be/-Bg7DC7n-eU?t=738
[6] https://voxeu.org/article/declining-elasticity-us-housing-supply
[7] https://www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/hmip-pimh/en/TableMapChart/Table?TableId=2.1.31.3&GeographyId=2410&GeographyTypeId=3&DisplayAs=Table&GeograghyName=Vancouver
[8] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-empty-homes-report-1.3481195
[9] https://biv.com/article/2018/12/empty-homes-are-fraction-city-vancouver-estimate-report
[10] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-empty-home-taxes-wont-solve-canadas-housing-problems/
[11] https://www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/hmip-pimh/en/TableMapChart/Table?TableId=1.1.1.8&GeographyId=2410&GeographyTypeId=3&DisplayAs=Table&GeograghyName=Vancouver
[12] https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/2020-housing-vancouver-dashboard-q4.pdf (CMHC numbers are the CMA)
[13]
[14] https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/2019/04/airbnb-annonces-location-logements-plateforme-montreal-canada/index-en.html
[15] https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=2466&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&SearchText=Montreal&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=2466&TABID=1&type=0
[16] https://youtu.be/-Bg7DC7n-eU?t=832
[17] https://nypost.com/article/nyc-real-estate-market-housing-prices/
[18] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3410012701&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=1990&cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2020&referencePeriods=19900101%2C20200101
[19] http://demographia.com/dhimedia2020.pdf
[20] https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/125931015/housing-a-human-rights-calamity-commissioner-says
[21] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-04-06/new-zealand-is-among-world-s-most-expensive-property-markets-compared-to-income
[22] https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/news/2021/08/house-prices-above-sustainable-levels
[23] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/02/new-zealand-commission-launches-inquiry-into-massive-human-rights-failure-on-housing
[24] https://www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2021-04/tax-housing-4401340.pdf
[25] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-new-zealands-bold-housing-law-may-be-a-fit-for-canada/
[26] https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300433304/labour-national-announce-sweeping-housing-density-law-threestorey-homes-without-consent#:~:text=A%20law%20change%20will%20allow,by%20de%2Dfanging%20planning%20laws.
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5 Steps to Self-Actualize in Montreal (As an Anglophone)
Can you succeed and meet your full potential in Montreal as an anglophone? Beyond things like the cost of living and salaries, can you expect the same successes in life as someone living in Toronto or Vancouver? Is there a rational economic choice for people in certain industries? Will you hit some English glass ceiling on a professional or personal level?
Lets try to break down the question rationally with the help of Abraham Maslow and his Management 101 hierarchy of needs.
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How To Get Depressed In Winter
With a bit of preparation and vigilance winter doesn't have to suck. Here is a strategy created from living for years in the far North as a productivity nerd.
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What Have We Invented?
We all know about poutine but every city has a weird local food. What about the important stuff like computers, rockets and ...wonderbras? It’s time to up your Trivial Pursuit knowledge.
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