Co-founder, Waterloo Region Yes in My Backyard. Member, Affordable Housing Strategic Advisory Committee (Kitchener) People=Good https://xitter.gq/t.co/y11cWK1VwO
Kitchener, Ontario
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Very intelligent, very sincere people can be very wrong. I think this fact is grossly overlooked in our discourse and leads to a much uglier conversation.
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Good summary of why the "just finish high school, get a (FT) job, get married (before kids)" answer to poverty misses the point. Looking into the data, the argument becomes basically circular.
Watching this video and getting fuming mad all over again that anyone ever took the “success sequence” seriously
youtu.be/cGdLCq7LbIo
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Or if you don't want to watch the video, you can read the article here: peoplespolicyproject.org/202…
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"San Jose is the largest U.S. city to remove parking minimums. “It is an especially big turnaround for a largely suburban community that has historically required businesses and developers to provide more on-site parking than any other major city in the state
San Jose Eliminates Parking Minimums planetizen.com/news/2022/12/…
I should add that I don't know the full extent to which these costs are borne by the renter/homebuyer in practice. I don't think we can assume it's a trivial amount though. Same re: the degree to which the benefits of new parks are enjoyed by those that already live nearby.
Everyone benefits from parks, but this funding mechanism puts the cost disproportionately on renters and new homebuyers. Developers will pass on much of the cost to them. 1/2
Everyone benefits from parks, but this funding mechanism puts the cost disproportionately on renters and new homebuyers. Developers will pass on much of the cost to them. 1/2
In the midst of a housing affordability crisis, Kitchener wants to quadruple the fees developers pay to the city for new and existing parks.
torstar.co/BM3L50JsHiA
It also very much bothers me that the City of Toronto is making it harder for people to go out and socialize in more Covid-safe settings.
This is a disgusting display of authority by the @cityoftoronto. Irrespective of the rationale, whether it be compliance with technical standards, or permit status, a degree of flexibility and compassion is warranted. #TOpoli
Cc: @PaulaFletcherTO @LeslievilleBIA
Thank you!
Thanks for the interview @ReganBrusse & @MartinMcScratch #cbridge #OntarioElection2022 #waterlooregion
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Yet another thing to NIMBY, for.... reasons...
(1/4) So in Oct 2021, a planned basketball court at @UBC Wesbrook Village was cancelled.
The reasons were all silly, but the one that caught my eye was "the dangers that teenagers playing basketball may present to children in the nearby area."
ubyssey.ca/news/ubc-cancels-…
It's frustrating that he felt the need to frame a good point (we need much, much more social housing or other non-market supports) with so many bad points.
Incredibly bad column from David Olive in the @TorontoStar today. So many myths repeated in this article that it's worth taking a closer look.
thestar.com/business/opinion…
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"lol.... you say you're colonized but how come I can't find the name of your homeland on a map??"
Here's a few @ETFOeducators workshops for 2022-2023, including "Understanding Settler Colonialism on Turtle Island and in Palestine." This union represents ontario public elementary school teachers.
P.s. my map must be defective bcuz I can't find either Turtle Island or Palestine
It's still incredible to me how this can be so hard.
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A more diverse group might include people that ask questions like: "How precious is "single family living" that it would be "destroyed" by the presence housing types that I can afford, in your community?"
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Looking forward to this walk and the further discussion that I hope is generated. If you do plan on coming, you're invited to stick around in beautiful Sandhills park, where my cousin Jesse will sing a Sandhills related song for us 1/2
I'm very excited to be hosting an informal @janeswalk this coming Sunday at 4:45pm, starting outside Benton Medical Centre on Church Street. The topic: Diverse housing tour of Cedar Hill. Description here: facebook.com/events/37626770… and in thread below: 1/6
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Thank you @OntarioNDP for this update. Solving our housing crisis will require bold action on many fronts, including (but not limited to) ending exclusionary zoning and a public builder/financer of housing. Looking forward to reading more details and hopefully more action as well
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Yes, I'll be hosting a tour at 4:45pm on Sunday, beginning outside Benton Medical Centre. I look forward to coming to at least some of your walks as well!
This weekend: our staff are looking forward to leading three separate Jane’s Walks in downtown Kitchener
We’re also aware of at least one other Jane’s Walk, a diverse housing tour of Cedar Hill led by @MartinMcScratch on Sunday
#DTK #Kitchener #JanesWalk
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Thank you @WR_Record for publishing my response to their editorial. I argue that encampment evictions make things (much) worse: therecord.com/opinion/letter… 1/3
I'm very excited to be hosting an informal @janeswalk this coming Sunday at 4:45pm, starting outside Benton Medical Centre on Church Street. The topic: Diverse housing tour of Cedar Hill. Description here: facebook.com/events/37626770… and in thread below: 1/6