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www.strongtowns.org
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| | | | | Chuck was recently invited onto The Building Culture Podcast to debate the housing crisis with California YIMBY's Nolan Gray. It was a great conversation that explores how these movements align and differ in their approaches to housing. | |
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www.sindark.com
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| | | | | [AI summary] The housing affordability crisis in Canada is severe, with rising rents, high prices, and limited availability. In Toronto, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment has reached $3,000, and the minimum wage would need to be $40/hour for workers to afford to live there. Across the country, rents have increased by 21% over two years, with Vancouver and Toronto leading in cost. Many tenants are struggling to find affordable housing, with some offering two years' rent in advance or other incentives. The crisis is exacerbated by factors such as the conversion of long-term rentals to short-term Airbnb units, developers prioritizing profit over affordable housing, and the lack of government intervention. Protests and tenant organizing are emerging a... | |
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mcmansionhell.com
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| | | | | Looking Around: Horizontal Space If there is one truth about the second half of the 20th Century it is that, by all accounts, we started moving out rather than up; horizontal rather than vertical. Not... | |
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www.strongtowns.org
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| | | What does it really mean to say that housing can't be both affordable and an "investment"? | ||
