Shaping Our Region's Future

Our Goal

To explore the 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 and open spaces, schools and neighbourhood amenities for diverse populations.

2. Ecological Protection – Assess the impacts of the new bills on the ecological systems protection of streams, habitats, and hydrological systems.

3. Affordability – Field-test the enhanced affordability goals embedded in the legislation for rental, co-op and ownership that mitigate speculation.

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

5. Construction Innovation – Systems test advanced on-site construction methodologies for public and private development, incorporate climate adaptation and resilience into the built environment, and transition to low-carbon energy. 

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

7. People Centred - Assess livability, resilience, and the creation of a distinctive sense of place for diverse and inclusive communities.

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

movement options to access jobs and services close to home.