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Proud to contribute through the Planning & Housing team and Ratio.City.

Happy to see Esri Canada become a strategic partner of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

Partnerships like this help bring together planners, technology, and data to better support housing and planning decisions across Canada.

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Being in the room isn't an accident. You were invited for a reason. Katharine shows up with warmth, pushes back when it matters, and makes it easier for others to show up fully too. More voices coming this week. #IWD2026 #urbanplanning #housing

Katharine's advice to younger women: "Don't be intimidated. If you've been invited into a meeting or project, you owe it to your teammates to actively participate. Listen, learn, and voice your thoughts." Easier said than done — but worth sitting with.

This week we're sharing voices from the women at Esri Canada Planning & Housing / Ratio.City ahead of #IWD2026. Not a complete list — just perspectives worth saying out loud. First up: Katharine, our Industry Manager, with us since 2019.

But understanding what can be built — based on official municipal policies — shouldn’t be the bottleneck.

That’s where structured planning data matters.

#urbanplanning #housing #landassembly

Land assembly is never simple.

Heritage constraints, zoning layers, fragmented ownership, and evolving policy frameworks are reshaping urban redevelopment across Canada.

Negotiation will always be complex.

Each layer is linked to its original source, regularly checked, and updated.

The analysis you run is based on verified, structured data. Not guesses.

Let’s see who gets it right.

And a quick reminder:

Ratio.City is not an AI agent.
We do not generate or approximate data.

All data comes from official municipal, provincial, and federal sources.

#urbantech #housing

Friday Trivia time. Can you guess this one?

If you exclude cities with over 1 million people (based on the 2021 census), which two cities have the most data layers on Ratio.City?

Drop your answers in the comments and share your go-to open data websites.

#urbanplanning #cityplanning #missingmiddle

Simplifying early-stage massing with updated shadow tools Shadow studies are a critical part of early-stage development analysis but they don’t need to slow your workflow down. In this short walkthrough, we highlight recent updates to Ratio.

Structured, defensible data matters when margins tighten.
Full update: www.linkedin.com/pulse/simpli...

#urbanplanning #cityplanning #missingmiddle #housing #buildcanadahomes

In a slower housing market, precision becomes a competitive advantage.

This month at Ratio.City:

• 65% of datasets reviewed monthly at the source
• Faster early-stage shadow analysis
• Suburban and missing middle focus
• Hidden density case in London
• Long-term care analysis in Toronto

Streamlining Housing Development Data: How Ratio.City Centralizes Key Information for Developers — Ratio.City Discover how we simplify housing development by gathering all essential data in one place. Our platform provides real-time access to parcel boundaries, zoning, land use, and policy information, helpin...

Access to data matters — but structured, traceable data is what builds real confidence.#urbanplanning #housing #proptech

www.ratio.city/blog/the-hun...

We don’t create the data.
We don’t invent it.
And we don’t use AI to generate it.

Every layer on Ratio.City comes from official municipal, provincial, or federal sources (plus structured partners), is clearly referenced, cleaned, and regularly verified.

Friday Trivia is back.

Can you guess the three Canadian regional rail / LRT systems in our latest carousel?

Hint: the answers are inside the platform.

Explore the layers. Drop your guesses below.

#urbanplanning #transit #canada #cityplanning #tod #urbandesign #densification

“How often is your data updated?”

After auditing 1,600+ layers, 65% are now checked at the source every single month — and you can see the review frequency directly in each layer’s info tab.

Verified data isn’t a bonus feature. It’s foundational.

#urbanplanning #urbantech #housing #cityplanning

In a slower cycle, uncertainty becomes unacceptable.

Projects that move forward need verified data, clear policy references, structured regional constraints, and defensible analysis.
Not approximations. Not fragmented PDFs.

From speed at all costs → to confidence before commitment.

#missingmiddle

Housing starts dropped 15% in January.
In Montréal, 44%.

The CMHC report is out — and it’s not encouraging.

But the more interesting shift isn’t the number.

It’s the mindset change happening across the industry.

For years the focus was speed.
Now it’s risk.

#urbanplanning #cityplanning #housing

The proposal shows how one hybrid model could address:

• Long-term care demand
• Housing supply
• Job density requirements
• Transit-oriented development

One site. Multiple policy wins.

Worth a read 👇
www.ratio.city/blog/reimagining-long-term-care-toronto-mucp

#HousingCrisis #realestate

They modeled real constraints:

• Official Plan rules
• Height & setback limits
• Shadow impacts
• Employment density targets

Then calculated what changes if policies are adjusted.

That’s the interesting part.

#citybuilding #cityplanning #housing @housingnowto.bsky.social

Long-Term Care in Toronto’s Urban Core: A New Model — Ratio.City MUCP students explored podium-level long-term care in Toronto’s core, showing how policy flexibility can unlock beds, housing, and employment near transit.

Toronto needs 9,000 new long-term care beds.

Dense urban land makes traditional LTC models hard to finance.

Students from UofT’s MUCP asked:
What if LTC sits on podium levels… and housing rises above?

Link
www.ratio.city/blog/reimagining-long-term-care-toronto-mucp

#UrbanPlanning #HousingPolicy

#cityplanning #housing #realestate #housingcrisis #rentals #densification #cities #duediligence

Shadow studies are essential — but why are we still rebuilding them manually?

We’ve updated our 3D massing tool to generate, compare, and export shadow impacts in minutes.

Early-stage analysis should reduce risk, not add friction.

Free trial → accounts.ratio.city/register

#urbanplanning

No more approximations.
Clarity, consistency, and trust in the numbers are becoming the baseline.

Register here: accounts.ratio.city/register

#urbanplanning #housing #citybuilding

For years, the conversation in planning and development was all about speed.

That’s changing.

In our discussions with city builders, confidence now matters more than speed and confidence in analysis, in official data, and in early decisions that won’t turn into financial risk later.

2nd modular housing project opens in Montreal as city pledges faster action on homelessness | CBC News A new modular housing project in Montreal’s Ahuntsic–Cartierville borough is set to welcome more than two dozen people experiencing — or at risk of — homelessness, as the city faces growing pressure t...

2nd modular housing project opens in #Montreal as city pledges faster action on homelessness

Mayor says this project, initiated under previous administration, happened too slow

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

B.C. government announces nearly 160 new homes for women and children leaving violence | CBC News Seventy-eight homes are now open in Vancouver, and 80 in Langley, B.C., according to the province.

B.C. government announces nearly 160 new homes for women and children leaving violence
Long-term affordable homes and second-stage housing now open in #Langley and #Vancouver

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Teams using Ratio.City cut early analysis time by 50%+.

Less hunting. More building.

Free trial: accounts.ratio.city/register?sou...

#urbanplanning #housing #cityplanning

What if early-stage site analysis didn’t feel like guesswork?

Official data. Policies. Constraints.
All in one place. Minutes, not days.

Planners + developers now spend hours just answering:

• Is it allowed?
• Is it feasible?
• What does zoning actually permit?
The bottleneck isn’t building.
It’s clarity.