ALT An 8 unit rowhome under construction in McKernan

ALT Empty car lanes on Front.

ALT Empty car lanes on Front.

ALT ION light rail at Central station in Waterloo in the dark.

ALT In a country with some of the world’s most expensive real estate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government wants housing to become more affordable. But Canada’s new housing czar has a message of reassurance for the nation’s homeowners — it also doesn’t want to drive down prices. “Our goal is not to decrease the value of their home,” Housing Minister Sean Fraser said in his first interview with Bloomberg News since he took the job on July 26. “Our goal is to build more units that are at a price that other people, who don’t currently have their needs met, can afford.”

ALT Speaking to reporters before question period, Fraser said he will press ahead with a housing plan that's working. "We have seen real progress as a result of the change in approach that we have adopted," he said. "I would hate to take a tool off the table in the middle of a crisis, particularly one that's proving its utility with the success we've had in cities across the country. "My next move is getting more homes built in every corner of the country."

ALT A lineup of 10-15 cyclists wait in a congested line on the Martin Goodman Trail just west of Bathurst.

ALT Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, the Liberals' Quebec lieutenant, said a fully high- speed rail corridor - called for by some politicians in that province - that hits peaks of - up to 300 km/h is not feasible, given the number of stops the trains will make.

ALT Snowball in Congress.

ALT Surface parking lots around UW.

ALT Max 25 kmph sign on the tracks at Wilson.

ALT If HAF were a program which allocated funding on a per capita, rather than a competitive basis, municipalities in Alberta would receive 11.52% of the overall fund. I am happy to share that we are advancing agreements with municipalities in Alberta which are worth 11.49%, or over $450M, of the overall fund. Your suggestion that there is a significant shortfall is not borne out by the facts, which demonstrate a variance of only 0.03% under a population-based formula.

ALT A fourplex.

ALT Kitchener centre election results, Aislinn Clancy wins over Chapman by 4,829 votes. 48.57%-25.50%

ALT Reddit post about a driver driving on the sidewalk underpass on King St near liberty village.

ALT Facebook post about driver driving on the garrison crossing pedestrian bridge.

ALT A long Via Rail train passing under the Liberty Village pedestrian bridge

ALT "The federal government must refrain from overreaching into provincial and territorial jurisdiction, particularly in the areas of health, education, and housing," the premiers' letter says. "Every government should have the right to receive ongoing financial compensation representing their fair share. This includes provinces and territories that reserve the right to require unconditional federal funding."

ALT New BC transit oriented development areas policy framework.

ALT A very salty sidewalk in Toronto.

ALT The myth of consensual upzoning. Sean Fraser: I consent. Sohi and Gondek: I consent. Smith: I Don't. Isn't there somebody you forgot to ask?

ALT So, um, why would Toronto be different? When I asked about it, Roger Browne, the city's director of traffic management, offered an interesting explanation. "The driving culture in North America is very different than other parts of the world," Browne said. He also cited a lack of alternatives for people to get into the city, calling it a potential "equity issue."

ALT "At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how much you charge. If you're going to take an approach of drawing a box around the city and then imposing that sort of charge, anyone that has to do business or anyone that has to bring goods or services into the city, they still have to do that. They would just pass that charge onto the consumer," he explained.

ALT For at least one Ontario city, the federal government’s asks have been so far too steep, with Windsor rejecting calls to allow fourplexes across its city map in order to access the housing accelerator cash, leading to a public dispute between the area’s mayor and its federal MP, who criticized the move. Mayor Drew Dilkens, in a Facebook post, accused the feds of making widespread fourplex legalization the “minimum ticket” to accessing the fund after announcing it. “We have offered a fair, reasonable and sensible solution to allow more housing to be built but we won’t be bullied into a solution that alters the quality of life of residents who have worked hard to buy a home in a great neighbourhood,” he wrote.

ALT Tweet from Drew Dilkens. Housing is a top priority for the City of Windsor, and 4 units as of right makes sense where public transit, infrastructure and capacity exists, but not at the expense of our established neighbourhoods.

ALT Tweet from Drew Dilkens. We are saying 'yes' to four-ezes where it makes sense. Windsor residents expect their leaders to protect their quality of life and largest investment.

ALT The Annex upzoned if BC's legislation applied. Wider circles show 400m - 12 storey radius, smaller circles show 200m - 8 storey radius.

ALT Hurontario LRT under construction.

ALT Towers at Port Credit.

ALT Screenshot of CBC article: City of Mississauga rejects applications for 2 residential towers because proposed buildings are too tall.

ALT A small apartment building

ALT Lrt in Edmonton.

ALT The decision by Mississauga council prompted strong criticism from Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra, who said his government would not spend billions to build transit infrastructure and then tolerate municipalities preventing development. "This idea of NIMBYism has got to stop," he told reporters Friday, repeating his government's goal of adding 1½ million homes. "We're gonna get it done, full stop. And Mississauga will be a partner in getting it done."