City councillors will decide the fate of a plan to allow townhouses and small apartment buildings on major streets across the city, as some groups push them to put a hold on the proposal.
The city is hosting a webinar Wednesday night to talk about its major streets study, which proposes "gentle densification" along large streets lined with single-family homes across the city from Scarborough to Etobicoke.
While the Not In My Backyard phenomenon existed long before the current housing shortage in Canada became pronounced, experts say counteracting it is more important now than ever before
Planning officials are suggesting changes to the city’s zoning bylaw and Official Plan that would expand permissions for multiplex housing without needing to get additional approvals