Windsor is current reviewing it's Community Improvement Plans (CIPs) and it has a bunch of them! A full list of all of the city's development incentives are available and to provide extra context the following are summaries of the existing CIPs created by the City: Brownfield Redevelopment CIP Downtown CIP Economic Revitalization CIP Ford City … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Community Improvement Plans
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Things I am Watching in 2025
As I am off of most social media the best way to know when I post something is to subscribe. Although I do occasionally cross post to platforms, I am making an effort to stay off most platforms in 2025. So you subscribe to the blog with your email, every post (typos and all) will … Continue reading Things I am Watching in 2025
Is a unit, a unit?
Mike Moffatt housing researcher extraordinaire (and two time Council Conversations guest - here and here) had an interesting thread on Twitter breaking down housing across Canada. This got me thinking how does the unit breakdown look in Windsor-Essex. Unfortunately the data is only available at a 2021 CMA level (Essex County) but at the time … Continue reading Is a unit, a unit?
Tracking The Housing Crisis – HAF Fallout
If you like this blog you can subscribe on the sidebar or at the bottom of the page on your mobile device. If you want hear things that relate to this blog, the Council Conversation Podcast (link in the top bar, here and on all major podcast platforms) zooms out and looks at SW Ontario more broadly. Heck … Continue reading Tracking The Housing Crisis – HAF Fallout
A Few Thoughts: HAF undermining Urban National Park???
On Friday Mayor Dilkens shared an updated HAF proposal while standing in front of a map. Image credit CTV There is something interesting about this map on the left hand side - the orange area in the far western portion. Unfortunately I can't find a high quality image of the map online but here is … Continue reading A Few Thoughts: HAF undermining Urban National Park???
Tracking the Housing Crisis – December 2023
November's housing data is out, here is what we see. You can find last months post here if you want to compare tables. Scroll down to see my breakdown of the Housing Accelerator Fund drama. November Housing Starts November Completions YTD Housing Starts YTD Housing Completions I don't have many thoughts on the data this … Continue reading Tracking the Housing Crisis – December 2023
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