Richard Joy

Executive Director, Urban Land Institute, @ulitoronto

[HousingNowTO @HousingNowTO]

[North York, ON] Our #AffordableHousing volunteers leading a tour of "Transit-Oriented Development" sites in Toronto w/ @OntLiberal Leader @BonnieCrombie & Housing critic - MPP @ShamjiAdil.

Tour started at a #HousingNow site at new @FinchWestLRT hub...

https://t.co/FUr4PGVgEo

[HousingNowTO @HousingNowTO]

STANDING-OFFER to ALL of the major-party MP candidates in June 2024 #TorontoStPauls by-election in #CDNPoli — Our HNTO volunteers are happy to give you an #AffordableHousing development-site tour of multiple parcels of government-owned surplus lands in the riding, upon request..!

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

On the weekend, this op-ed argued that we are not talking about essential housing-enabling infrastructure, or announcing funding for it.

But let’s take a step back. Two weeks ago the National Taskforce on Housing and Climate released a Blueprint for More and Better Homes. We talked a lot about infrastructure - and in particular the need to better use the infrastructure we already have.

Yes, you heard that right. This country is overflowing with under-used housing-enabling infrastructure.

The hook this Blueprint hangs on is the recognition that if we want to build resilient homes that are affordable and can be built quickly, we need to build where we *already have* infrastructure. We have transit, schools, water, roads and parks in neighborhoods that are losing density, and in areas where our zoning actually allows *more* housing.

It’s true. We can build more housing today at the drop of a hat.

A thread:

https://t.co/S7r81vmpXX

[School of Cities @UofTCities]

Congrats to our colleague and collaborator Michael Piper (@UofTDaniels) for his team’s @CMHC_ca President’s Medal for Outstanding Housing Research, for their work on transforming single-detached dwellings to multiplexes in TO’s residential neighbourhoods: https://t.co/aYxg8uZwFr

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

Our Taskforce on Housing and Climate report is out.

And we put a stake in the ground.

The No. 1 factor for building affordable, low-carbon and resilient homes is where they are built. Building “inside existing communities” can be cheaper, faster and less carbon-intensive. Once built, communities with 'sufficient' density enable the choice of living without a car, thereby significantly reducing household costs.

That is the foundation - the starting point - that the rest of our 140 recommendations hinge on.

Every new housing development across this country that requires new roads, schools and transit should be viewed as off-side with a climate forward approach to new housing development.

Read the report, here:

https://t.co/qDrBEfccXv

[Phil Pothen 🇨🇦 he/him @pothen]

Even the housing supply task force led by former Conservative Party Deputy Leader @LRaitt says shifting “where” we build away from sprawl to existing "cities and communities [is] the single most powerful opportunity for building more & better housing" 🧵👇
https://t.co/FUFeGrH1tk

[Richard Joy @RichardJoyTO]

Attending the @imfgtoronto⁩ 2nd Annual Address by Regional CAO’s #IMFGtalks

[Maayan Ziv @maayanziv]

.@AirCanada fined $97.5K for failing to assist passenger in wheelchair https://t.co/z10UII0h9t

- this is why we advocate for #RightsOnFlights. So that airlines are finally held accountable.

For every case documented, many go unaccounted for every day.

[Maayan Ziv @maayanziv]

Wonderful to celebrate one year of the Accelerating Accessibility Coalition - bringing together the disability community and builders/development professionals.

This coalition is working to break down barriers and achieve greater accessible housing. #accessibility

[Richard Joy @RichardJoyTO]

Attending the #NationalHousingDay2023 event, hosted by @HabitatGTA and @OptionsforHomes, and @cityoftoronto. Fireside Chat with @oliviachow & @spaikin

[Matthew Rae @Rae_Matt]

Our government is focused on working with all of our partners to get more homes built that meet people’s needs and budget.

It was great to address the crowd at the @ULIToronto Annual Trends Day. Together, we can continue to build a strong Ontario.

[Gil Meslin @g_meslin]

Regent Park, about 60 years apart.
(1963-2021)

[CreateTO @_CreateTO]

Our CEO Vic Gupta joined @ULIToronto's @RichardJoyTO at today's Annual Trends program for a conversation about trends that will define the landscape of real estate in the year ahead and opportunities for the industry to collaborate with CreateTO. #ETRE2024

[Richard Joy @RichardJoyTO]

4 signature projects that are helping define the urban landscape of the GTA have a strong Danish-Canadian connection

[Richard Joy @RichardJoyTO]

@ULIEurope & @ULIToronto speak to the many Danish-Canadian real estate collaborations at play in the GTA. ULI Denmark Chair, Jack Renteria, moderates.

[Richard Joy @RichardJoyTO]

@TorontoRBOT @RStaceyLaforme @mcfirstnation Attending the @TorontoRBOT Building a World-Class Waterfront.

[Richard Joy @RichardJoyTO]

@ULIToronto @cbreCanada @scotiabank @BMO @microsoftcanada @goflexday A very full house at @ULIToronto’s Back to the Office event at @cbreCanada. A good omen! #HomeoftheIndustry

[Richard Joy @RichardJoyTO]

⁦@cbreCanada⁩ ‘s ⁦@FulfordRoy⁩’s (SVP,Client Strategy) kicks of ⁦@ULIToronto⁩ ‘s early morning ‘Understanding the evolution of the workplace in the long shadow of Covid’

[Richard Joy @RichardJoyTO]

@ULIToronto Back to the Office panel at @cbreCanada discussing the creative strategies that landlords and tenants are deploying as the office workplace returns in a changed but optimistic fashion. @scotiabank @BMO @microsoftcanada @goflexday #homeoftheindustry

[HousingNowTO @HousingNowTO]

@ULIToronto @GreggLintern @CityPlanTO 3/ … continuing on the @ULIToronto “Chief Planner’s Bike Tour” of Transit-Oriented Development sites into the Port Lands w/ @GreggLintern & @CityPlanTO staff in #TOPoli. Cycling over new Bridges & along newly improved #BikeLanes… 🚲