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Jenny Schuetz is a senior fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings who is an expert in urban economics and housing policy, focusing particularly on housing affordability. She presented her research which evaluated how well IZ worked in three US regions (San Francisco Bay Area, Washington DC area, and Boston suburbs) to generate more affordable housing and create mixed-income communities.
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Fei Li is an Assistant Professor at the Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University (Atlanta) with a research focus on inclusionary housing policies. She presented her research which evaluated how well IZ worked in London (UK) to generate more affordable housing and create mixed-income communities.
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Toronto’s Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) policy will go before City Council this year. The IZ tool has produced new affordable housing by compelling developers to set aside a portion of their new housing units as affordable housing in the US and the UK. In this video, we learn what lessons can help inform the implementation of IZ in Toronto.
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This webinar revisited Canada’s history of successful tri-level agreements between federal, provincial, and municipal governments on issues from homelessness to economic development. Working from his recent IMFG paper, Dr. Bradford showed how these agreements offer a model for a more collaborative form of policymaking that includes all orders of government.
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This presentation revisited Canada’s history of successful tri-level agreements between federal, provincial, and municipal governments on issues from homelessness to economic development. Working from his recent IMFG paper, Dr. Bradford showed how these agreements offer a model for a more collaborative form of policymaking that includes all orders of government.
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This presentation examined the impacts of regeneration initiatives on housing affordability in Detroit. It analyzed how property tax abatements, housing subsidies and demand-side incentives can help to stabilize neighbourhoods and spur redevelopment activity, but also contribute to gentrification pressures and potential displacement.
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This video examined the impacts of regeneration initiatives on housing affordability in Detroit. It analyzed how property tax abatements, housing subsidies and demand-side incentives can help to stabilize neighbourhoods and spur redevelopment activity, but also contribute to gentrification pressures and potential displacement.
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Canadian cities are on the front lines addressing and dealing with the impacts of Canada’s major policy challenges, including the COVID-19 crisis. However, they remain “little siblings” in Canadian federalism, often ignored by the federal government or overruled by the provinces. This paper examines four specific challenges cities face because of this situation, as well as two fundamental steps that can be taken to address the imbalance in Canadian governance and fiscal relations.
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