Infrastructure Institute

We are looking for professionals with experience in nonprofit board service or in real estate-related fields who would be interested in being mentors + guest speakers for the upcoming Social Purpose Real Estate training programs. Sign up-> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… @UofTCities

We are now on Bluesky! Please be sure to follow as we will be posting more on there going forward. @iiutoronto.bsky.social

New in homes: The 17,000 new residents next door Director of the Infrastructure Institute, Matti Siemiatycki's spoke with the National Post about the rampant housing development. nationalpost.com/life/homes/new…

Are you active in your GTA workplace or community & facing a social impact, ESG or CSR challenge? Drop by our Leading Social Justice Collective office hours to see if the professional development program is right for you! Next session on Nov 21, 12 PM ET schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/programs-oppor…

Only a few tickets left! Join us, @waleedkhogali, and many more on Nov 14, 6-9 PM at the @EconomyUrban for a night of art & impact 🎉 RSVP - cpplanning.ca/roadmap-annual…

Applications are open for the Leading Social Justice Collective, a leadership development opportunity that will prepare you to engage in complex and meaningful challenges in your organization of community. Learn more and apply by December 13th: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/programs-oppor…

@LanrickBennett @Peter_Tabuns @TDNDP @UWGreaterTO @UofTCities Thank you for stopping by!

Wonderful stopping in on the Essential Spaces: Real (Estate) Solutions for Community Needs exhibit. A very real & needed discussion not happening in #TorontoDanforth Tagging @peter_tabuns & the @tdndp’s elected municipal rep to reach out to @UWGreaterTO h/t @IIutoronto

The Roadmap Annual Party is almost here! 🎉 Join us Nov 14 at 6 PM for art, music, and impact with Natalie "Rare" Chattargoon & DJ Andre Clarke! RSVP: cpplanning.ca/roadmap-annual… #HousingRoadmap

Visit Essential Spaces: Real (Estate) Solutions for Community Needs, our interactive exhibit, developed in partnership with @IIutoronto, @UofTCities, @UofT. Open today through November 1, 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. at Metro Hall Rotunda, 55 John Street. (2/2)

Community service spaces are vital connective tissue within our neighbourhoods. But today many community organizations are being priced out of the communities they serve. How do we ensure they are where we need them for generations to come? (1/2)

With today’s volatile real estate market, it’s not only housing that has become unaffordable. Community service spaces are under threat, in danger of being priced out of the communities they serve or closed altogether. (1/3)

Check out Essential Spaces: Real (Estate) Solutions for Community Needs, our interactive exhibit, developed in partnership with @IIutoronto, @UofTCities and @UofT. Open 📆 October 28 – November 1, 🕘 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Metro Hall Rotunda, 55 John Street. (3/3)

WE ARE HIRING! The Infrastructure Institute is looking to hire a Research Officer - Urban Planning. We are seeking an urban planner with in-depth knowledge of affordable housing development and social purpose real estate. Learn more -> jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Re… @UofTCities @UofT

Interested in learning more about Social Purpose Real Estate (SPRE)? Our SPRE 101 Video series addresses the reality that mission-driven organizations often lack the expertise and experience necessary to expand their services through development. Watch now youtube.com/playlist?list=…

We are looking for professionals with experience in nonprofit board service or in real estate-related fields who would be interested in being mentors + guest speakers for the upcoming Social Purpose Real Estate training programs. Sign up-> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… @UofTCities

Listen to Matti Siemiatycki talk about what a new tunnel in the GTA could mean for congestion.

📣Applications are open for the Infrastructure Institute's latest cohort of our Social Purpose Real Estate Accelerator program geared towards not-for-profit organizations. This is a free intensive 6-month program designed for mission-driven organizations infrastructureinstitute.ca/accelerator-pr…

SofC affiliates @UofTMobilityNet's Steven Farber & @IIutoronto's Matti Siemiatycki talk to @CBCNews about the Ford government's proposal to bar new bike lanes where they would result in a cut to car lanes: cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

From a proposed tunnel under Highway 401 to the housing affordability crisis, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media. This week's round-up: bit.ly/3TMLGwq

Read Director of Infrastructure Institute, Matti Siemiatycki's op-ed in @TorontoStar "Doug Ford's Highway 401 tunnel vision will only make congestion worse" thestar.com/opinion/contri… @UofTCities