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I’m not sure I agree with you. Toronto is already pretty dense and there’s a crazy amount of construction. I have a hard time believing the problem is zoning.
by criddell 3y ago
I’m not sure I agree with you. Toronto is already pretty dense and there’s a crazy amount of construction. I have a hard time believing the problem is zoning.
- sanswork 3y agoThe core South of bloor is dense but outside of that with exception to a few spots along Yonge and the 401 Toronto is almost entirely single family housing.
- jiayo 3y agoExactly. There's lots of intense density (50+ storey residential buildings) in a small geographic area, but for the other 75% of the land area of Toronto, it has been illegal to build even a 4-plex; zoning allows single family housing only. If you look at neighborhoods in Montreal where there are blocks upon blocks of 4-6 storey low-rise, that type of construction simply doesn't exist in Toronto. Some good search terms for this topic are "the yellowbelt"[1] and "the missing middle"[2]. [1]: http://www.mapto.ca/maps/2017/3/4/the-yellow-belt http://www.mapto.ca/maps/2017/3/4/the-yellow-belt [2]: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-missing-middle/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-missing-middle/
- JambalayaJim 3y agoThere are detached homes a 10 minute walk from the CN tower. Toronto is emphatically not a dense city. I recently visited Brooklyn and was amazed.
- criddell 3y agoI've never been to Brooklyn. Would you say it's a good example of an affordable city?