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Check out our well researched policy submissions and articles. Find out how building inward supports affordable housing and sustainable communities that protect nature and a healthy environment.

Housing and Growth Articles and Research

The future is not the past: Challenging the use of historical propensities to determine future housing mix Kevin Eby, Winter…

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Friends of GH webinars

Don’t let the Provincial Government Pave our Future

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See what will be lost- Highway 413 drone video

11 minute version of fly through of the approximate Highway 413 study area.

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Growing Resilient Inclusive Communities, Ken Greenberg

Many municipalities are trying to understand how to best integrate climate change into their municipal decision-making process, such as in the development of their official plan.

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Growth in the Golden Horsehoe, not sprawl — voters must choose

By David Crombie The Greater Golden Horseshoe is the fastest growing region in North America. Long considered the engine of…

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Questions Municipal Leaders and Planners Should Ask

Suggested questions that elected officials should be asking during the development of Official Plans to ensure your community is as prepared as possible for the decades ahead.

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SAVE THE GREENBELT

Friends care about keeping our Greenbelt protected.

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HOW WE GROW MATTERS

The province is pushing for more carbon intensive growth than we can afford

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