Sentences with phrase «increasing housing density»

As municipalities across Canada move more towards increasing housing density on land once zoned for single - family homes, real estate agents are being challenged with a barrage of conditions related to secondary living quarters.

No plans for Harrow - on - the - Hill had been set in stone and there are always creative options for doing the difficult sums and for increasing housing density without increasing building heights.

National planning policies coupled with government housing targets drive Local Planning Authorities to steadily increase the housing density within the currently designated urban areas.

Mr. Doty also said that the Conservators are disconcerted by the current administration's encouragement of increased housing density in areas like Springs, that simply can't support it.

The Times articles address how SB 32 emissions goals will have dramatic impacts mandating increased housing density and significantly decreased motor vehicle use in California requiring many tens of billions of dollars in expenditures across the state to accomplish.

Developers frequently use those rights to increase housing density at their projects.

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The «Missing Middle» also refers to alternative housing forms such as townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, laneway homes, and co-ops — creative housing solutions that can help increase density and maximize our land use, while still providing enough space and flexibility for young families.

With a million more people expected to move here in the next two decades, it's urgent that we start thinking outside the box, pursue new ways to increase density, and unlock housing supply across our region.»

This forum will also feature the release of a new GVBOT housing report, which will outline the need to increase supply through density and diverse housing options, also known as «The Missing Middle.»

It must overcome NIMBYism by increasing density and building more housing, especially more affordable rental housing.

The recent fall in new dwelling construction reflects a decline in the construction of new houses, while activity in the medium - density sector increased strongly over the first half of the year.

However, because of increasing land value and construction costs along with the lesser availability of land area, housing began to favor moderate density and multi-family developments.

To increase residential density, Kampala can learn from Addis Ababa, where the government supported the building of low - cost five - storey housing units.

The rezoning is expected to allow developers to increase density in the neighborhood, and is an important component of de Blasio's housing plan to construct or preserve 200,000 affordable units over a decade.

«We almost have to see increased density to see affordable housing... but we have to tread carefully,» she said.

The supply of high - density urban housing has increased, but people continue to choose to live in suburbs and commuter towns.

«Local politicians have sought to increase town centre populations by encouraging the supply of high density urban housing on almost every available plot of land.

«Most often, average home prices increase more in areas where there is new high density development than in areas where there is not, according to research in seven communities done by the BC Housing Policy Branch.»

Because more drivers means more potential accidents and higher population densities generally lead to higher repair costs for vehicles as well as houses, the likelihood of an increase in Utah insurance costs is high.

In recent years there has been increasing pressure to replace the single - family housing with higher density residential development which is permitted by the existing multifamily zoning in this area.

-- The question of whether increased population leading to increased density does not seem silly to me: i) some aspects of the UHI do not depend on population density (Johnson); ii) there is a limit to how close people like to live to each other, sometimes enforced by housing codes.

The other solution to passenger vehicles is reducing commuting times by solving that housing crisis, and getting people out of their cars by increasing infill and density via building out proper public transportation systems (which themselves will need to be electrified).

The competition promotes courtyard housing as an affordable way of increasing neighborhood densities without sacrificing public space and environmental sustainability.

Because more drivers means more potential accidents and higher population densities generally lead to higher repair costs for vehicles as well as houses, the likelihood of an increase in Utah insurance costs is high.

Partnered with business specialist and other local branches, in turn consumer and business House - Hold density which was collectively increased by approximately 1600, year over year.

«The cottages provide a new benchmark for what is reasonable density in the community and open the way to increase Shoreline's housing options,» she says.

By requiring municipalities to permit multifamily development in zoning districts suitable for such development, and by establishing a minimum density for those developments, housing production is increased and allows for more affordable units to be built.