This selection of reports are based on research and projects undertaken by School of Cities faculty, researchers, postdoctoral fellows and/or affiliated faculty, or have been funded in part or in whole by the School of Cities.
The Future of American Homelessness Policy: Federal retrenchment, devolution, and local capacity
School of Cities, January 2026
Charley E. Willison
Best Practices to Inform a Mixed-Income Public Housing Future in Toronto
School of Cities, December 2025
Funded by Toronto Community Housing (TCHC)
Priya Perwani and Dr. Carolyn Whitzman
Well-Being Indicators for Toronto Community Housing
School of Cities, December 2025
Funded by Toronto Community Housing (TCHC)
Lauren Shiga and Dr. Carolyn Whitzman
Scaling up affordable housing through a ‘Build Canada Homes’ proposal
School of Cities, September 2025
Funded by Maytree
Dr. Carolyn Whitzman & Priya Perwani
Essential Spaces: Real (Estate) Solutions for Community Needs
United Way Greater Toronto, the Infrastructure Institute, and School of Cities, October 2024
Isabel Cascante, Isaac Coplan (United Way Greater Toronto); Matti Siemiatycki, Sarah Chan, Nigel Carvalho, Helen Ketema, Alexandra Lambropoulos, Phat Le, Ji Hee Kim (Infrastructure Institute); Jeff Allen, Teressa Lau (School of Cities)
Unlocking Publicly Owned Lands: Results from Mayor’s Summit on Affordable Housing Monumental, CMHC, School of Cites & Stratégie nationale sur le logement, 2024
Zahra Ebrahim, Kofi Hope, and Matti Siemiatycki
A Pilot Study on CDFIs and Real Estate Expansion Practices in Fresno, California
Housing Justice Lab, School of Cities, 2024
Prentiss A. Dantzler & Cesar Ramirez
Toronto’s Cultural Sector: Economic dynamics and change, 1991 to 2021
Report for the City of Toronto, Economic Development & Culture Division, 2024
Tara Vinodrai
Land Use Planning to Mitigate Climate Change in the Greater Golden Horseshoe: An Analysis of Potential Scenarios | IMFG papers on Municipal Finance and Governance
Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance, 2024
Clara Turner, Jeff Allen, Karen Chapple, and Sarah A. Smith
Reimagining Music Venues: Toward New Models of Conservation and Innovation for Ontario’s Live Music Spaces
School of Cities and Wavelength Music, 2023
Daniel Silver and Jonathan Bunce
Community Voices: A study into what residents value in Toronto’s inner suburbs
UTSC, School of Cities, and The Wellesley Institute, 2022
Kofi Hope, Dan Silver, Nahomi Amberber, Adwoa Afful, Yvonne Daoleuxay, and Umair Majid
ADUs for All: Breaking Down Barriers to Racial and Economic Equity in Accessory Dwelling Unit Construction
UC Berkeley Center for Community Innovation and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, 2022
Julia Greenberg, Hannah Phalen, Karen Chapple, David Garcia, and Muhammad Alameldin