Karen Chapple

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Thrilled to see our second peer-reviewed journal article on downtown recovery published by @USJ_online !

So thrilled to highlight our brilliant U of T Urban Challenge grantees in this issue of JCCPE! @UofTCities And don't miss David Miller's podcast! jccpe.utpjournals.press/cities-1.5-deg…

Tree canopy is vital to staying cool in a big city. But not everyone has equal access to #tree cover. Check out our new map, which visualizes each of #Toronto’s approx. 1.25 million trees: find the gaps, and find some cover during these hot August days. schoolofcities.github.io/trees-toronto/…

In a recent article + video with @UCBDisplacement, @profchapple et al gather housing development data in SF & LA to measure the impact of new housing supply on displacement and exclusion, esp. in low-income neighbourhoods. Read and watch now to learn more: urbandisplacement.org

Canada’s housing crisis making news in Germany. Lovely to hear @UofTCities Director @profchapple being interviewed here. Kanadas Wohnungskrise - Kein Platz, viel Frust und astronomische Preise deutschlandfunkkultur.de/kanada-wohnung…

In our 1st working paper, researchers from @UCBerkeley & @ucdavis look at what Canada could learn from California’s experience of legislating that its 18 metro planning orgs (MPOs) develop scenario plans to reduce GHGs, and discuss counterpart issues here schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/working-papers/

The hottest idea in urban planning, the 15-minute city, doesn't reflect how urban markets work, says Harvard's Rachel Meltzer trib.al/q79GFgJ

New report evaluates different forms of new housing production and suggests which are more effective in achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets. UofT.me/Land-Use

New study by @taesoo_song and @profchapple provides implications for research and policies oriented towards improving #housing and #NeighbourhoodAccess for low-income households in rapidly changing urban areas ow.ly/2quh50RshKe #OpenAccess

New #OpenAccess article by @taesoo_song and @profchapple: Does #gentrification constrain #HousingMarkets for low-income households? Evidence from household #ResidentialMobility in the New York and San Francisco metropolitan areas ow.ly/2quh50RshKe

Brilliant presentation by @taesoo_song of our forthcoming Urban Studies paper on gentrification in NY and SF!

Our research suggests that we need more solutions. Let’s reimagine housing in North America. urbandisplacement.org 10/10

We need to preserve whatever affordable housing we have left. Rare local government interventions like San Francisco’s Small Sites program need to be expanded. (More at bit.ly/4aLaCuO ) We also need to protect tenants. 9/10

When we build new market-rate housing in a neighborhood, what happens to existing residents? Check out my new article with @taesoo_song to find out. bit.ly/44ixks0 1/10