Toronto’s Planning and Housing Committee met on Thursday morning to review the annual progress update for the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan (alongside a number of other items centring around housing accessibility and development).The update from the Housing Secretariat was publicized earlier this ...
, noted that the federal and provincial governments “essentially stepped out of the housing game” in the mid to late 1990s.
“We will not solve the housing problem in the City of Toronto just by zoning bylaws or some tax relief. We need governments to step up [with] public investment in social housing.”Councillor Perks also tabled a motion at Thursday’s meeting in response to the ongoing migration of existing rent-geared-to-income applications to a new online system, known as MyAccesstoHousingTO.
As well, Perks expressed the need to ramp up the support services available to RGI applicants, including more trained support workers who can help waitlisted applicants to better navigate the transition to the new online system, as well as more staff at the city’s Application Support Center.Gentle Intensification Met With Mixed Reviews
“Expanding permissions for a wider variety of residential buildings to be constructed in Toronto’s neighbourhoods is intended to diminish the difference between extremes of residential growth across the city,” said a report prepared by the Chief Planner and Executive Director for City Planning.
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