On May 23, professionals who work in the industry to develop missing middle housing, as well as those interested in building them, gathered at the Toronto Reference Library for a one-day conference.
The Missing Middle podcast team spoke to the presenters and will be sharing those interviews with you each week on Fridays throughout the next month.
Blair Scorgie is a planner and urban designer, as well as an instructor at Toronto Metropolitan University. He talks about Toronto's newest multiplex bylaws, and what it could mean for building affordable, missing middle housing.
Chapters:
00:00 Introducing Blair Scorgie
02:29 Creating a New Market for Development
04:08 The Need for Incentives for Affordable Housing
05:35 Recommendations for Further Changes to the Bylaws
Links:
https://x.com/BlairScorgie
Producers:
Cara Stern https://twitter.com/carastern
Meredith Martin https://twitter.com/meredithmartin
Ruth Tecle
Technical production by Mike Greene https://www.instagram.com/mikegreenemedia/
Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux
Produced by Meredith Martin
This podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation and brought to you by the Smart Prosperity Institute.
The Missing Middle with Mike Moffatt and Sabrina Maddeaux