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Category: Infrastructure

Ontario needs a better way to finance the infrastructure that unlocks housing

J. Kiel O'Sullivan Infrastructure Infrastructure National Aug. 6 2026

GUEST SUBMISSION: Ontario’s housing debate rightly focuses on supply. Zoning, approvals, construction costs, interest rates and development charges all matter. But a less visible constraint matters just as much: how we pay for the infrastructure that makes new communities possible.

Right-sizing rights-of-way: It’s time to question street width standards

Naama Blonder Infrastructure Design National Feb. 6 2026

For as long as most developers can remember, street width standards have been treated as untouchable. They are embedded in engineering manuals and municipal guidelines, rarely questioned and almost never challenged.

 

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