Building Multiplexes Under Toronto's Newest Bylaws: Blair Scorgie at the Missing Middle Summit 2024

On May 23, professionals who work in the industry to develop missing middle housing, as well as those interested in building them, gathered at the Toronto Reference Library for a one-day conference.The Missing Middle podcast team spoke to the presenters and will be sharing those interviews with you each week on Fridays throughout the next month.Blair Scorgie is a planner and urban designer, as well as an instructor at Toronto Metropolitan University. He talks about Toronto's newest multiplex bylaws, and what it could mean for building affordable, missing middle housing.Chapters:00:00 Introducing Blair Scorgie02:29 Creating a New Market for Development04:08 The Need for Incentives for Affordable Housing05:35 Recommendations for Further Changes to the BylawsLinks:https://x.com/BlairScorgieProducers: Cara Stern https://twitter.com/carasternMeredith Martin https://twitter.com/meredithmartinRuth TecleTechnical production by Mike Greene https://www.instagram.com/mikegreenemedia/Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina MaddeauxProduced by Meredith MartinFunded by the Neptis Foundation https://neptis.org/