CitySHAPES

CitySHAPES is a national nonprofit founded by @nsaravanamuttoo to build better cities across Canada.

[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

Join us Monday. This is how Canadian municipalities can achieve their housing targets with infill.

https://t.co/Mq8D67q5ar

[School of Cities @UofTCities]

Monday, 1 PM: Join the virtual launch of BuildingIN, semi-finalist in @CMHC_ca Level Up competition & SofC Scaling Hub partner. Learn about innovations in low-rise infill so cities can meet housing targets & hear from @rjh_urban @City_SHAPES Steve Pomeroy: https://t.co/WekqHQRaby

[JOANNE CHIANELLO @JCHIANELLO]

ICYMI: Almost like old times being on CBC @OttawaMorning with Catherine McKenney and Hallie Cotnam to talk about civility - or lack thereof - in municipal politics and what needs to change. https://t.co/BJv7G4ROJ9 #ottnews #ottpoli

[Office of the Federal Housing Advocate @HousingLogement]

#Encampment residents are facing a dire human rights crisis.

The Advocate’s final report highlights the concrete actions governments must take to uphold their #HumanRights obligations & eliminate the need for encampments.

Read the calls to action ➡️ https://t.co/leFyazVFHm

[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

Thank you, @StrongTowns for recommending Fix Your City.

https://t.co/GjuF2ad50J

[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

Our latest in Fix Your City; how to end homelessness.

"An immense task but not a particularly difficult one to solve”

https://t.co/0SIyOOuR80

[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

Our latest Fix Your City article.

https://t.co/LH54kmBwpt

[Free Transit Ottawa @freetransitott]

Metro Vancouver is back to 90% ridership. Their secret? Expanding service, bus priority infrastructure, and more para trips.

They too want federal funding, but for a plan to double service in the next decade, not to cover a self imposed budget deficit.

https://t.co/WQf3CnzSPN

[Ted Rutland @TedRutland]

... namely: the incredible and constantly increasing cost of land, our near-total reliance on homes built by huge, profit-driven companies, and the increasing financialization of housing (its treatment as a financial asset within often huge investment portfolios). 18/18

[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

We will be there. Hope you will too.

[Fridays For Future Ottawa @FFF_Ottawa]

Two weeks to go. Plan to be there. Climate action cannot wait. We are in a #ClimateCrisis and we can no longer just look away.
🔥 🔥 Join us at 1pm on Parliament Hill, Sept. 15th. Register on Eventbrite: https://t.co/Ho3eUayFFM
@Below2C_ @EcologyOttawa @SaraWPichette @XROttawa

[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

Our latest common sense solution for building better cities.

We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts …

[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

Our latest instalment in Fix Your City

[Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna]

Hey Canadians: Wondering what a Climate Emergency looks like?

[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

We’re launching a new Substack, Fix Your City

Join us on the other side, for common sense solutions for better cities

https://t.co/GtLblstJOk

[Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative @CHEC_CCRL]

Join us on June 6th from 7:00-8:30 PM ET for Dr. Whitzman's presentation on building significant numbers of attractive, affordable non-profit #housing units and expanding housing opportunities.
https://t.co/nPZJwPq9Fm
@uuhamilton @StPaulsDundas @CWhitzman @ubcHART @BSHNode

[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

The public infrastructure imbalance in Canada strengthens the case for a new fiscal federalism.

Thanks to @uOttawa students, Zhihan Li and Alex Eikre, who pulled this analysis together.

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[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

Who owns the infrastructure in 🇨🇦?

You might be surprised to learn that municipalities own 37% of all public infrastructure.

@City_SHAPES and @IFSD_IFPD have some thoughts on what this means for fiscal federalism in Canada ...

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@City_SHAPES and @IFSD_IFPD have previously looked at the imbalance between the levels of government that collect and spend public money in Canada – spending on both operational and capital expenditures.

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[CitySHAPES @City_SHAPES]

What do federal and provincial budgets mean for 🇨🇦 cities?

City finances matter; they determine if potholes get fixed, if we can drink the tap water, and if we act locally on net-zero goals.

@City_SHAPES and @IFSD_IFPD have thoughts on fiscal federalism in Canada ...

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