Keyword: Artificial Inteligence, Spatial Database, Spatial Modeling, Web Developement, Data Analysis
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The ReHousing Project is a digital zoning platform developed to help cities and residents understand and implement gentle density housing reforms.
It translates Toronto’s new fourplex and sixplex zoning policies into an accessible, parcel-based interface that visualizes what can be built on every residential lot.
Recent zoning reforms across North America aim to increase housing supply and equity, but their complex codes and layered regulations make them difficult to interpret. ReHousing is created to bridge the gap between policy and design, empowering both the public and planners to test housing feasibility and ensure zoning changes lead to inclusive outcomes.
The platform integrates GIS mapping, zoning data, and building code logic to generate real-time development scenarios. Users can explore design options, estimate construction costs, and view constraints through a map-based web interface, making zoning data understandable to non-experts and actionable for professionals.
2024–Current: Developing in collaboration between MIT Civic Data Design Lab (CDDL) and ReHousing.ca, in partnership with the City of Toronto. Applied to support the implementation of Toronto’s fourplex and sixplex zoning amendments as part of the city’s gentle density reform.
ReHousing provides both policy insight and public accessibility
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Enables the City of Toronto to model the citywide impact of new housing legislation.
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Gives residents and designers tools to visualize feasible housing options on their lots.
- Demonstrates how digital zoning tools can transform complex policy into equitable, data-driven, and participatory urban design.