housing

Housing Insecurity Worse for Low Income Residents and Immigrants

Housing insecurity has become a major problem in Canada, but does the problem affect residents equally? We use StatsCan data and correlation analyses to examine whether economic inequality and citizenship status interact with affordability of shelter in the North East Avalon region of Newfoundland and Labrador.

St. John’s Housing Accelerator Fund: Impact Analysis and Recommendations

The City of St John’s will be receiving 10.4 million in federal funding through the housing accelerator fund to stimulate housing growth. This will be done by a rapid initiative to have a text amendment to the city of St. John’s development regulations. The proposed changes offer some gentle density increases on existing zones; howeverContinueContinue reading “St. John’s Housing Accelerator Fund: Impact Analysis and Recommendations”

Zoning – It is broken but can it be fixed?

Zoning land use maps. They are the crown jewel of urban planning. What most people don’t know is that in North America, that jewel is often a blood diamond. That is a pretty harsh opening, I know. Allow me to explain via a ‘quick’ history lesson. History of zoning In the days of old, fromContinueContinue reading “Zoning – It is broken but can it be fixed?”