Tag: Housing Accelerator Fund
Opposition builds to mayor’s push for more stacked townhouses
Community pushback is building as London city councillors prepare to debate proposed sweeping changes to London’s growth blueprint that would allow higher buildings and denser forms of housing across the city. A bundle of proposed changes to the London Plan, the city’s master planning document that dictates what can be built where in the city, […]
London joins call for one ministry to handle addictions, homelessness
London Mayor Josh Morgan is joining the call for the creation of one provincial office to tackle the crisis in housing and addiction, saying the work is spread over too many government ministries. From health care to police, housing and mental health, the work that needs to be done is shared by too many Ontario […]
City politicians may further loosen rules on buildings in London’s busiest spots
Mixed commercial and residential highrise buildings could become the new normal in London’s busiest areas to meet housing targets, according to a new proposal from city staff. Coming to council’s planning committee in September is a plan for the city to update zoning rules downtown and along the city’s main transit corridors to allow for […]