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Enabling the Missing Middle (2024)
This report explores proven and promising practices from Canada, the U.S., and New Zealand, offering actionable insights to overcome barriers and…
Gentle Density Across Canada (2024)
Explore how cities across Canada are embracing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) with the School of Cities, University of Toronto’s interactive ADU…
Making the Case for the Middle (2024)
Exploring the potential of middle housing production in Alberta.
Subsidizing the Middle: Policies, Tradeoffs, and Costs of Addressing Middle-Income Affordability (2024)
A new report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies to understand the complexities and potential solutions in addressing middle-income…
Making Missing Middle Pencil: The Math Behind Small-Scale Housing Development (2024)
A Terner Center report exploring barriers to financial feasibility of missing middle housing projects.
Stories of Practice: Tl’etinqox Community Elder Cabins
We are grateful to share this story, highlighting the good work of Tl’etinqox in bringing their community-led gentle density housing project…
Teaser: Zoning comparisons across Canada (2024)
Extract from Small Housing’s Gentle Density Housing Bylaw Guide: A pathway for local governments
Gentle Density Housing Bylaw Guide: A pathway for local governments
This Guide aims to provide local governments with a roadmap for changing their zoning bylaws to allow gentle density housing, based…