EUS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Supportive Housing, Golden Horseshoe, New Urbanism
5 Apr 2017
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Land use in the greater golden horseshoe, on a regional scale. Pop will grown from 9 million to 13. 5 million by 2041. Long term plan aims for: revitalize downtowns to become vibrant and convenient centres, create complete communities that offer more options for living, working, learning, shopping, and playing, provide housing options to meet the needs of people. Land budgeting dilemma: how much land is needed for certain density targets. Identifies land available for housing and employment outside the existing urbanized area. For household and individuals: a basic need of humankind shelter from the elements, largest single expenditure for most people, means of expressing personal and family identity, refuge from public life. For communities: contributes to overall economic growth, uplift and employment. Considered affordable if it does not exceed 30% of the household gross income. A citys median house price should not exceed 3x of the gross annual median household income to become affordable .
