Shaping Our Region's Future

Our Goal

To explore implications at various scales of the new housing legislation on the future social, economic, and ecological sustainability of a region of four million that is

diverse and inclusive, ensuring growth is aligned with affordability, livability, and climate resilience.

Our Objectives

1. Civic Amenities – Identify the implications of the new bills on civic amenity provisions for parks, schools, and community centres that support diverse and inclusive populations.

2. Ecological Protection – Evaluate impacts of the new bills on ecological systems, hydrology, and climate risk, and test design responses with growth and environmental responsiveness.

3. Affordability – Field-test the enhanced affordability goals embedded in the legislation for rentals and ownership that mitigate land speculation.

4. Infrastructure & Utilities – Assess how new density affects the physical infrastructure of roads and utilities with amenity provision through ODPs.

5. Construction Innovation – Systems test advanced construction methodologies that integrate public and private delivery, strengthen climate resilience of the built form, and accelerate the transition to low-carbon energy systems.

6. Uncertainty Pricing – Assess “uncertainty pricing” of future infrastructure upgrades and incorporate consensus understanding of 100-year maintenance demands as integral to design.

7. People Centred & Equity Outcomes – Examine liveability, resilience, access to amenities, sense of place, and the distribution of benefits and burdens across communities.

8. Movement Systems – To field test how the new bills allow for fluid multi-modal movement 

9. Governance, Indigenous Rights & Stewardship - Test how land-use decision-making, inter-municipal coordination, and Indigenous rights, knowledge, and stewardship can be meaningfully integrated within fast-tracked, policy-driven growth areas.