Thursday, June 26, 2008

9AM - 5PM



Queen Victoria Ballroom, Sutton Place Hotel

955 Bay Street, Toronto



Cost $60.

Planners, housing advocates, developers, municipal and provincial officials, community leaders, urban researchers and others who care about the future of our cities should mark their calendar and plan to attend this forum.

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.

David Rusk, the leading U.S. authority on inclusionary zoning (and the former mayor of Albuquerque), 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. 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.

Please note that advance registration is required. 



For more information please contact Michael Shapcott, Director of Community Engagement, Wellesley Institute, 416-972-1010 ext. 231, michael@wellesleyinstitute.com



The Wellesley Institute is joining with the University of Toronto's Cities Centre to sponsor this day-long forum on inclusionary housing zoning.

More information about the forum, including biographies of the key presenters are also available on the web site. www.wellesleyinstitute.com

Please visit the University of Toronto’s Cities Centre website: www.citiescentre.utoronto.ca/