The Wellesley Institute’s Director of Housing and Innovation has written a background piece for The Toronto Star that welcomes the recent decision of Toronto City Council’s Executive Committee to preserve most of Toronto Community Housing’s single family homes . While saving existing affordable housing is critical important when the city’s affordable housing wait list is more than 86,000 households – and continues to set new records every month – Shapcott notes that Toronto urgently needs a greater supply of new affordable homes. Ensuring a good home for all in Toronto is important for the individual health of people, for the population health of the entire community and for the social and economic health of the city.