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Future-Proofing Housing Policy
At Housing Central, Dr. Alexandra Flynn and Dr. Craig Jones discussed how new advancements in technology could help address housing challenges with greater precision and shape a more equitable housing landscape.
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Yes, We Can Fix Canada’s Housing Crisis
Dr. Alexandra Flynn will discuss the right of all Canadians to housing in the context of our current housing crisis. We need millions of homes to properly house everyone. We also need protections to make sure our affordable housing stock doesn’t go away. Flynn will explain exactly what kinds of housing are needed and where,…
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Updating your Housing Needs Report: The BC HNR Calculator
Join us for a guided tour through the brand new BC HNR Calculator, a free, fully automated, complaint housing needs report from HART.
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Housing Accelerator Tool: Scaling Up Non-Market Housing on Public Land
In this session we introduce HART’s Housing Accelerator Tool. The Tool seeks to provide evidence-based scenario modelling to maximize the quantum and quality of affordable non-market housing on government and non-profit land. HART is developing a public-facing, web-based tool to demonstrate the impact of policy decisions on housing costs in three core areas: land, financing,…
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Cahdco Monthly Webinar: Needs Assessment
Toolbox+ by Cahdco is preparing our next monthly webinar on Needs Assessment. We excited to share that we will be interviewing Andrew Rigsby, Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)’s Data Access and Engagement Manager. We will discuss the best practices, experiences, and anecdotes about needs assessments.
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Breaking Ground: A panel on public land for community housing
Public land has become a lightning rod in the housing conversation in Canada. With millions of units to build, and rising costs of land, construction, and labour, why aren’t we using land that is already in the public trust? In this panel, experts will discuss what public land exists, how we currently use it, and…
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Transforming Housing Policy with HART Tools
The Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project has completed and published a set of innovative public, equity- focused tools to improve the quality of housing supply decision-making. This groundbreaking work simplifies needs assessments, land assessment and acquisitions strategies for communities of all sizes and geographies. In this session, join our researchers in conversation with non-profits…
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How to Home: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis
Recently, local governments in BC have started adopting inclusionary housing policies requiring a certain proportion of affordable or non-market housing units in new developments. Often these units must be owned or managed by non-profits. As a relatively new tool, there is a need to share lessons learned and develop best practices. Metro Vancouver is assessing…
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Open Doors & Open Data: How Data Can Help Resolve the Housing Crisis
Join the HART team at the 2023 Canadian Open Data Summit in Victoria, Canada on November 24th, 2023. The summit will bring together open data advocates, practitioners, and users focused on the themes of open data, digital futures, AI, actionable data for equity, inclusion, and diversity, and open energy.
