Mayor John Tory has asked staff to draft a “housing action plan” that could lead to significant changes to existing zoning regulations, including the legalization of rooming houses and the construction of multiplexes on all residential lots.
that will be considered by city council next week asks that staff be directed to draft a plan that would allow the city to “achieve or exceed” a new provincial target calling for the construction of 285,000 new homes in Toronto over the next decade.
Tory is also asking staff to “revisit” the plans for the Port Lands and the waterfront to “ensure housing density is optimized” and to create a post-secondary housing strategy focused on “increasing the availability of student housing.” “These efforts are not intended to create towers on every corner, but to support new forms of housing that will support our diverse communities, create space in our city for both renters and owners, and foster the expansion of communities in a fashion that is both responsible and sustainable,” Tory said in asent to members of city council.
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