Much to say about this article but I'll start with the claims that kids don't or can't live in "skyscrapers" (the building under discussion is 15 storeys) when the census data show that such neighbourhoods have way more kids than nearby low-rise. (left: land use, right: kids/km^2)
Colleen
What would it cost to build “family friendly rentals”?
Extraordinary that critics keep attacking the Canadian government for failing to build housing that, today, would cost ~$1-million a unit to produce and subsidize.
Things cost money!
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
So then, what can families expect for the billions of taxpayer dollars being spent on housing by all levels of government?
