• AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldB
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    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    Richardson says he’s worried about a possible pattern as more such sites come up for sale at other future Ontario Line stations, calling the move a “lost opportunity.”

    He points out the government also didn’t bake in any affordable housing sites when it sold off other Metrolinx land next to a GO station in the city’s east end at Main and Danforth recently.

    Bell says it’s particularly important to build affordable housing near transit as lower and middle-income earners are less likely to own a car.

    A spokesperson for the Ministry of Infrastructure told CBC Toronto the government will provide opportunities for affordable housing.

    “The province will be seeking opportunities to work with the building partner to deliver affordable housing through the commercial agreement, including the potential to provide provincial funding to deliver affordable housing at the site,” Sousa-Dias added.

    With the sale not yet made and other listings yet to come, Richardson says it’s not too late to earmark some of the King and Bathurst units and those slated for other sites for required affordable housing.


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  • zephyreks
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    1 year ago

    Poorer people will find ways to use transit. Richer people will use transit if it’s convenient.

    I’m perfectly fine with this.