Wendy Jacobs

More inspiration from Toronto where the Ontario Government is investing $70 B in transit expansion-the largest of its kind in North America and the Canadian Government in partnership with the City of Toronto is investing $2.7 B over the next 3years in 18 Housing Programs creating 5,600 rental units, including affordable and supportive housing!!! Check out the way historic facades and low density historic ground floor retail is preserved and integrated into high density towers. 1% of the capital budget of all new projects is dedicated to public spaces and public art. We can learn from the built infrastructure happening in Toronto that is being made possible in tandem with intensive transit investments and creating a built environment where people are thriving and building community. More info here: https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/08/05/government-canada-and-city-toronto-build-thousands-new-rental-homes and about what is being called the Toronto Model: https://canadianarchitect.com/op-ed-unlocking-the-toronto-model-for-subway-transit-oriented-communities-toc-at-scale/ and Ontario Infrastructure a public entity that invests in public infrastructure for affordable housing and transit oriented development https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/about-infrastructure-ontario/ @durhamcountygov