Planning for Inclusive Neighbourhoods Forum

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED 

The Wellesley Institute is joining with the University of Toronto’s Cities Centre to sponsor a day-long forum on inclusionary housing zoning. There has been a near-record number of new homes built in Toronto and other Canadian municipalities in recent years. Only a tiny fraction of them are truly affordable to low and moderate-income households. Even middle-income households are increasingly being squeezed out of private housing markets. Hundreds of municipalities across the United States are using inclusionary zoning to create affordable homes. We want to hear about that extensive experience and learn about the strengths and limitations of inclusionary zoning. After hearing practical details from municipal and non-governmental experts from the U.S., this forum will look at the possibilities of applying the American experience to Canadian municipalities.

David Rusk, the leading U.S. authority on inclusionary zoning (and the former mayor of Santa Fe), will headline the forum. Other key presenters include: Sheila Dillon, the Director of Housing for the City of Boston; and Adam Gross, a lawyer with Business and Professional People for the Public Interest in Chicago. Both Boston and Chicago have practical and recent experience in designing and implementing inclusionary housing policies in their cities. Russell Mawby, the Director of Housing for the City of Ottawa, will help to “bring the housing home” by setting the Canadian, Ontario and local context.

Event Location

This full day forum will be held at the Queen Victoria Ballroom, Sutton Place Hotel. The Sutton Place Hotel is offering a special discounted rate for participants in the inclusionary zoning forum, but you must reserve before June 20th. Call the reservations line at 1.8663.SUTTON (1.866.378.8866) and mention the “inclusionary forum”.

For location and directions to the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto visit the hotel's maps and directions page