Achieving Affordable Housing and Economic Development Goals in Unison
Achieving Affordable Housing and Economic Development Goals in Unison Civic governments across North America are striving to balance their goals for economic growth alongside the escalating need for affordable housing. Historically viewed as often conflicting agendas, there is now a growing consensus that the attainment of sufficient affordable housing stocks is a key driver in […]
Emerging Policy Wins in the Affordable Housing Crisis
Emerging Policy Wins for the Affordable Housing Crisis The Affordable Housing Crisis continues to dominate the headlines in both the United States and Canada. While this is an indication that the crisis is still escalating in some cities, there are also encouraging indicators that the public policy response to the crisis is starting to achieve […]
More Key Outcomes from a Successful Permitting System Modernization
More Key Outcomes from a Successful Permitting System Modernization The pressing need to transform regulatory processes to alleviate the Affordable Housing Crisis is increasingly resulting in loosely defined ‘low code’ mandates to equip rapid and widespread digital transformation. Although admirable in their ambitions, the recent increase of initiatives sacrificing definitive project deliverables in favor of […]
The Key Outcomes From a Successful Permitting System Modernization
The Key Outcomes From a Successful Permitting System Modernization Accelerated by the pandemic, the movement to digitally transform government services is so universal now that those agencies pursuing rapid adoption scenarios are running the risk of the advance hype falling far short of the bottom-line results from such transformations. This is particularly true in the […]
Adaptive Reuse: A Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis?
Adaptive Reuse: A Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis? 2023 has been a disappointing year for those hoping to see substantial improvements in the Affordable Housing Crisis. In the US, home affordability is the worst it has been since 1984 while in Canada, the situation is arguably worse with experts estimating that it will take […]
Deadlines Alone Insufficient to Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis
Deadlines Alone Insufficient to Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis With housing-affordability a massive concern across North America, numerous states and provinces are now implementing ‘shot clock’ legislation to expedite the review of development plan and/or building permit applications. From California to Florida, Texas to Washington, Ontario to British Columbia, widespread efforts to increase new housing […]
Solving Ontario’s Housing Crisis with People, Process, and Platform
Solving Ontario’s Housing Crisis with People, Process, and Platform With each passing month, Ontario’s affordable housing crisis becomes more severe. Across Canada, Ontario has the highest proportion of renters in Canada paying over 30% of their income on housing, and the situation worsened in Q2 2022 with residents in the GTA and Ottawa experiencing the […]
