Avoid the use of inclusionary zoning policies that do not provide an equal offset or subsidy (such as a density bonus)

Ensure that any development charges and levies are commensurate with the burdens created by new housing and that existing property owners are funding their fair share through property taxes

Identify the areas that are NOT seeing new housing and then create incentives to make development feasible

Search for underutilized land and other opportunities to add new housing -- no land parcel should be considered too small

Incentivize small-scale prototypes as a way to test out new ideas and foster innovation -- specifically with respect to climate change and construction productivity

Eliminate all parking minimums - no ifs, ands, or buts

Depoliticize the planning process as much as possible -- local politicians are not generally incentivized to encourage new housing

Eliminate the ability for individuals to block or significantly delay new housing

Ensure that there are enough staff to expeditiously review and process development and building permit applications -- if builders are hiring "expediters" in the hopes of moving these things along, it means something is broken

Put in place strict response and issuance timelines for building permits

Bonus city staff (and anyone else who touches housing supply) based on the number of housing units approved and permitted each year

Design smaller and more urban-friendly garbage trucks so that less space is lost in every new housing development

Reduce/eliminate complex urban design guidelines, such as Toronto's widely used 45-degree angular plane guideline

Avoid the use of inclusionary zoning policies that do not provide an equal offset or subsidy (such as a density bonus)

Ensure that any development charges and levies are commensurate with the burdens created by new housing and that existing property owners are funding their fair share through property taxes

Identify the areas that are NOT seeing new housing and then create incentives to make development feasible

Search for underutilized land and other opportunities to add new housing -- no land parcel should be considered too small

Incentivize small-scale prototypes as a way to test out new ideas and foster innovation -- specifically with respect to climate change and construction productivity

Eliminate all parking minimums - no ifs, ands, or buts

Depoliticize the planning process as much as possible -- local politicians are not generally incentivized to encourage new housing

Eliminate the ability for individuals to block or significantly delay new housing

Ensure that there are enough staff to expeditiously review and process development and building permit applications -- if builders are hiring "expediters" in the hopes of moving these things along, it means something is broken

Put in place strict response and issuance timelines for building permits

Bonus city staff (and anyone else who touches housing supply) based on the number of housing units approved and permitted each year

Design smaller and more urban-friendly garbage trucks so that less space is lost in every new housing development

Reduce/eliminate complex urban design guidelines, such as Toronto's widely used 45-degree angular plane guideline