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Hundreds of planned Toronto condo units cancelled: ‘Market cratered almost overnight’ Almost 2,000 condo units across eight projects have been cancelled in Toronto since the start of 2024.

Almost 2,000 condo units across eight projects have been cancelled in Toronto since the start of 2024. Infrastructure Institute’s Director, Matti Siemiatycki talked with @thestar.com to comment on this. www.thestar.com/real-estate/...

Metro Morning interview with Infrastructure Institute’s Matti Siemiatycki YouTube video by Lanrick Jr Bennett

Caught most of Matti Siemistycki’s interview on Metro Morning talking about the problems and some solutions to combating traffic on our streets. That’s right, congestion charging is not evil. h/t @uoft.bsky.social @iiutoronto.bsky.social @uoftcities.bsky.social /End youtu.be/_JDJeU_p73Y?...

As Toronto faces its own congestion crisis, is it time for Ontario’s capital city to reconsider its take on tolls? Director of the Infrastructure Institute, Matti Siemiatycki sat down with TVO’s The Agenda to discuss what tolls in Toronto could look like for drivers. www.tvo.org/video/is-tor...

Should Toronto Revisit the Idea of Congestion Tolls? | The Agenda YouTube video by TVO Today

Since introducing congestion pricing, New York has seen fewer cars on the road, faster travel times, and millions in revenue. Should Toronto reconsider tolls? @spaikin.bsky.social asked @jenniferkeesmaat.bsky.social , Matti Siemiatycki (@iiutoronto.bsky.social) & Teresa Di Felice (CAASCO) #topoli

Should Toronto adopt congestion pricing to help try to put an end to traffic woes? @spaikin.bsky.social asks @jenniferkeesmaat.bsky.social, Matti Siemiatycki ( @iiutoronto.bsky.social), and Teresa Di Felice (CAA South Central Ontario) tonight at 8/11pm #topoli #onpoli

"If transit is not consistent and reliable... then tolls are only viewed as a punishment." — Teresa Di Felice (CAA South Central Ontario). Is Toronto ready for congestion pricing? At 8/11pm with @jenniferkeesmaat.bsky.social, Matti Siemiatycki (@iiutoronto.bsky.social) & @spaikin.bsky.social #topoli

A B/W/image of people protesting with large signs Missed Connections - Locating Equity in Toronto's Transportation History. Missed Connections 2025 This new report from the Infrastructure Institute explores the historical development of the city’s transportation infrastructure and its impacts on communities then and today. The archival research explores over 60 years of Toronto’s history to understand if and how considerations of social equity shaped transportation decision-making. Tracing key events in three distinct eras of the City’s planning, it reveals a pattern of delayed and denied investment created by fiscal conservatism, stigmatization of density, deference to homeowners, and political strife, even as growing inequities were already apparent and acknowledged. Through case studies of three Toronto neighbourhoods – Flemingdon Park, Malvern, and Eglinton West, the report explores how these historical forces have produced lasting disparities in transportation access, leaving communities behind. This project was commissioned by the City of Toronto. This work was supported by Mitacs through the Mitacs Accelerate Program.

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This new report from the Infrastructure Institute explores the historical development of the city’s transportation infrastructure and its impacts on communities then and today.

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The Infrastructure Institute’s 23/24 Annual Report is now available! We couldn’t be prouder of the accomplishments of our team and all the partnerships we have made along the way. Please take a moment to view the annual report for yourself infrastructureinstitute.ca/annual-repor...

So excited to officially launch our report on the history of transportation equity in Toronto! Toronto seemed to have planned and cancelled the same transit lines since the late 1960s. Time and again, communities were deprived of access due to stigmatization of high rises and fiscal conservatism.

Our new report explores the history and ongoing legacy of transportation development in Toronto. Today’s inequities are not primarily a result of what was built, but rather what wasn’t. Read the full report -> infrastructureinstitute.ca/project-page...

Congestion around planned Ontario Place redevelopment could go up as much as 67%: city report | CBC News Premier Doug Ford has said easing Toronto congestion is a top priority for his government, but a city report finds his plan to redevelop Ontario Place may add to the problem.

Planned Ontario Place redevelopment will add to traffic woes: city report | In some cases, congestion on Lake Shore Boulevard could increase 67% by 2032. Our Director, Matti Siemiatycki spoke to CBC about how Ontario Place will add to traffic congestion. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Toronto region’s population has topped 7 million. Here is what you need to know A report released by Statistics Canada on Thursday showed that the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area’s (CMA) population stood at more than 7.1 million as of July, up nearly four per cent from one year ...

Toronto and the surrounding region’s population has officially topped the seven million-mark, with nearly 300,000 people moving here in the last year alone. Our Director, Matti Siemiatycki caught up with CTV News about what this means for the city's infrastructure.
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"People are fed up": How congestion pricing could save Toronto from its hellish traffic - Toronto Life New York has started charging divers who are getting behind the wheel at peak hours, and its streets already generate less road rage. Could the same be true...

“People are fed up”: How congestion pricing could save Toronto from its hellish traffic | Read this interview with Infrastructure Institute's Director, Matti Siemiatycki in Toronto Life. torontolife.com/city/how-con...

Opinion: How can Toronto get back on track? Canada’s biggest city faces immense challenges around affordability, as well as its physical and social infrastructure

Read the latest The Globe and Mail op-ed by our Director, Matti Siemiatycki, How can Toronto get back on track?
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The University of Toronto will be closed for the holiday season from December 24th, 2024 to January 5th, 2025. During this time our team will be out of office and off email. We will be back on January 6th, 2025 when the university re-opens. Happy Holidays!

Community Housing Pre-Development Fund Webinar YouTube video by Infrastructure Institute at U of T

Did you miss our Community Housing Pre-Development Fund Webinar last week? Not to worry, the entire session has been posted on our youtube page! Watch now or save for later.

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New in homes: The 17,000 new residents next door From Downsview Park to downtown’s Rail Deck, a wide range of mixed-use megaprojects are being proposed as solutions to the GTA housing crunch

New in homes: The 17,000 new residents next door
Director of the Infrastructure Institute, Matti Siemiatycki's spoke with the National Post about the rampant housing development. nationalpost.com/life/homes/n...