Farmland into Housing
As of 2020, it is stated that 1/3 of the remaining farmland in Ontario will be paved over. This is a huge issue because not only does it take away the farmland but everything that surrounds it. It will clear out habitats, trails, greenspace, forests, and much more. It is shown that a subdivision now a days is about 4-7 units per acre. This means large areas are being consumed and it makes it hard for the people that live in those units to get around by foot and thus far makes it economically hard to run transit near the housing.
Due to the rate of urban growth, 20% of the remaining usable farmland will be lost due to the low density of urban developments within the next 25 years. This effects the food security in Ontario, …show more content…
(Wikipedia, n.d.) It is something that has been a new approach to problems occurring as well as TND (traditional neighborhood development). TND is something that has a better protection over green space, the use of urban design codes, shows narrower streets and sidewalks. It shows front porches, and steps to encourage people to ride bikes and walk instead of driving to a local destination.
Reasonably Affordable Housing
Due to the high cost of housing, it puts an effect on many people. It eliminates a huge sector of people that cannot afford the housing based on their income. In order to develop a sustainable community, an encouragement of adding a mixture of house type and price ranges for those with different incomes. Some housing types can include non-profit housing, and also adapting to housing policies.
Sewage and Storm Water
Usually with sewage and storm water, the logical approaches are to send the sewage to the nearest local treatment facility or to even have a septic field for every house. And for storm water run-off is to create an underground system to take it to the nearest big body of water like a river or ocean and from one perspective it is a pretty efficient way to deal with the
As of 2020, it is stated that 1/3 of the remaining farmland in Ontario will be paved over. This is a huge issue because not only does it take away the farmland but everything that surrounds it. It will clear out habitats, trails, greenspace, forests, and much more. It is shown that a subdivision now a days is about 4-7 units per acre. This means large areas are being consumed and it makes it hard for the people that live in those units to get around by foot and thus far makes it economically hard to run transit near the housing.
Due to the rate of urban growth, 20% of the remaining usable farmland will be lost due to the low density of urban developments within the next 25 years. This effects the food security in Ontario, …show more content…
(Wikipedia, n.d.) It is something that has been a new approach to problems occurring as well as TND (traditional neighborhood development). TND is something that has a better protection over green space, the use of urban design codes, shows narrower streets and sidewalks. It shows front porches, and steps to encourage people to ride bikes and walk instead of driving to a local destination.
Reasonably Affordable Housing
Due to the high cost of housing, it puts an effect on many people. It eliminates a huge sector of people that cannot afford the housing based on their income. In order to develop a sustainable community, an encouragement of adding a mixture of house type and price ranges for those with different incomes. Some housing types can include non-profit housing, and also adapting to housing policies.
Sewage and Storm Water
Usually with sewage and storm water, the logical approaches are to send the sewage to the nearest local treatment facility or to even have a septic field for every house. And for storm water run-off is to create an underground system to take it to the nearest big body of water like a river or ocean and from one perspective it is a pretty efficient way to deal with the