Missed the More Homes Mississauga’s housing debate between mayoral candidates Alvin Tedjo and Dipika Damerla? Here are the key takeaways:
Middle-Density Housing: Tedjo aims to encourage four-plexes, low-rise apartments, and additional housing units like basement suites and garden suites.
Transit-Enabled Housing: Focuses on pairing home building, especially larger condos, with appropriate transit options along GO, LRT, and BRT lines.
Land for Housing: Plans to remove exclusionary zoning, use municipal/provincial/federal land for housing, and convert strip malls into 8-story residential and commercial buildings.
Efficient Approval Process: Seeks to speed up approvals by combining multiple applications and hiring dedicated staff.
Affordable & Rental Housing: Promotes development by offering incentives to developers, like reducing developer charges.
Speeding Up Approvals: Focuses on efficiency, suggesting studies can be conducted post-approval to avoid delays.
Managed Growth: Acknowledges Mississauga’s growth and the need to manage it effectively.
Community Engagement: Ensures development is done with community consultation, incorporating feedback from local associations.
Transit Development: Supports extending the Kipling subway line and other transit projects.
Market Rental Housing: Aims to promote market rental housing with developer incentives.
Both candidates prioritize housing and transit but differ in their approaches and records. You can watch the full event here.
