Are high-density communities more vulnerable to the spread of infectious diseases? This brief report does not attempt to settle the density-disease debate. Instead, it attempts…
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Category: Urban Insights
A Seminar in Transport Economics
Evidence-based Transport Planning in Toronto: Reducing Confirmation Bias with Complete Economics A seminar in Transportation Economics presented by William Denning WHEN: 12 PM, Friday, December…
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Calls for significant changes to our parking standards
Yemi Adediji from Ryerson University’s Urban Analytics Institute explains why changes need to be made to Toronto’s outdated parking standards. See video: https://globalnews.ca/video/5487982/calls-for-significant-changes-to-our-parking-standards Disclaimer and Acknowledgements: This…
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Why above-ground parking may be the best bet in the age of self-driving cars
Haider-Moranis Bulletin: Because autonomous vehicles will require less space for parking, underground structures could become redundant. Advances in transportation technology are transforming the way we…
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Regulating Vehicles-For-Hire in Toronto
A new report (which can be found here: UAI_VFH_Report_June 2019) by the Ryerson Urban Analytics Institute assesses the regulatory provisions for the Vehicle-for-Hire industry. The…
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Overhauling Toronto’s outdated parking regulations will cut housing costs
A Report in Collaboration with Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO): Click here to view the report: A New Approach for How Parking…
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Housing affordability is getting worse even though prices are falling. How is that possible?
Haider-Moranis Bulletin: Housing affordability only partially depends on prices. Regulatory changes, such as the stress test and mortgage rates, play a large role, too. Conventional…
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Canada’s big-city housing markets are all at different stages of the cycle, April figures show
Haider-Moranis Bulletin: While some markets might have started to recover, others still have to experience more moderation in sales and prices CIBC says drop in…
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Two policy moves killed residential rental construction in Canada, and we’re still feeling the effects
Haider-Moranis Bulletin: Households with affordability challenges have lengthened rental tenures, resulting in very low rental vacancy rates and rapidly rising rents One in…
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How housing is helping immigrant families close the wealth gap
Haider-Moranis Bulletin: For immigrant families, housing alone has been the primary driver of wealth growth The recent slump in real estate sales and prices in…
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