{"id":6225,"date":"2020-05-25T10:40:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=6225"},"modified":"2020-11-18T15:24:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T20:24:41","slug":"increasing-housing-affordability-by-increasing-housing-density-an-interview-with-wr-yimby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/increasing-housing-affordability-by-increasing-housing-density-an-interview-with-wr-yimby\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing Housing Affordability by Increasing Housing Density: An Interview with WR YIMBY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Host: Trish Holmes<\/p>\n

Waterloo Region Yes In My Backyard (WR YIMBY) is advocating to increase housing density and in doing so they hope to increase affordable housing supply in Waterloo Region.<\/p>\n

WR YIMBY co-founder Martin Asling speaks to us about the principles that drive YIMBY\u2019s advocacy, the affordable housing and housing density challenges specific to Waterloo Region and how the response to the current COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that solutions can be found.<\/p>\n

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The references Martin mentions:<\/p>\n

Conor Dougherty \u2013 \u00a0Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America<\/strong>\u00a0(2020)\u00a0https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.ca\/books\/585765\/golden-gates-by-conor-dougherty\/9780525560210<\/a><\/p>\n

Richard Rothstein \u2013\u00a0The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America<\/strong>\u00a0(2017)\u00a0https:\/\/www.epi.org\/publication\/the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-america\/<\/a><\/p>\n

WR YIMBY Facebook page \u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Waterloo-Region-Yes-in-My-Backyard-2256614188002363\/about\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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