by yimbywpg | Nov 23, 2023 | Housing Accelerator Fund, Housing and Urban Issues News, Transit-Oriented Communities
The City of Winnipeg approved changes to their Housing Accelerator Fund application along the lines of those requested by the feds on Nov. 23, 2023. This represents an agreement-in-principle to zoning and land-use reforms that would speed up the building of new...
by Administrator | Jul 17, 2023 | Housing and Urban Issues News
In Housing and Urban Issues News, two projects of note of passed through the Appeal Committee! This means these projects are green-lit to go ahead, brining new infill homes to Winnipeg. In other news, the Federal Government’s Housing Accelerator Fund is...
by Administrator | Feb 8, 2023 | Housing and Urban Issues News
Insufficient Supply Bad News for Renters: A Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) report found rental options are scarcer due to a lack of proper supply for rising demand. Winnipeg’s purpose-built rental vacancy rate halved in 2022 compared to 2021,...
by Administrator | Jan 2, 2023 | Housing and Urban Issues News
Crescentwood Heritage Conservation District proposed The City’s Historical Buildings and Resources Committee recommended the creation of a Heritage Conservation District in Crescentwood. Intended to protect the “garden-like” setting of the...
by Administrator | Oct 27, 2022 | Housing and Urban Issues News
The mayoral campaign of Mayor-Elect Scott Gillingham featured a number of proposals on housing, zoning, and land-use. It will be interesting to see what movement there is on these proposals over the next four years. These include a number of policy...
by Administrator | Oct 2, 2022 | Housing and Urban Issues News
YIMBY Winnipeg is a member of the Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TLUC). This fall, TLUC presents: The Anatomy of a Pothole Potholes are the bane of the existence of every Winnipeg driver. Each year, as predictable as our freeze-thaw cycle, they open their...
