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iv // Housing is On the Line The recommendations include: • Activating land by making it easier for municipalities to acquire land around transit stations, addressing speculation near transit stations, and prioritizing intensification in existing transit- accessible areas; • Evolving the mandate of transit authorities to proactively encourage the development of housing on transit property, includi. [...] (2020) 14 // Setting the Stage Housing is On the Line So what’s the problem? Role clarity, coordination, and predictable funding The severity of the housing crisis and the many inefficiencies with integrating housing and transit are the result of political and policy challenges that span all three orders of government. [...] housing and transit, to the capital costs of Provinces are also a large municipalities have the least new transit infrastructure contributor to the capital financial resources and through programs such as costs of new transit revenue tools out of all three the Investing in Canada infrastructure. [...] 32 // Policy Recommendations Housing is On the Line Example Example In September 2023, the Government of Ontario signalled to municipalities that they should lean into opportunities to plan transit and housing together by allowing municipalities to fund the design and construction of GO stations and recover the costs of this expense by levying a Station Contribution Fee on development around the s. [...] There is also the challenge of managing risk between the transit agency, the entity responsible for constructing the transit project, and the developer or housing provider that is constructing the housing simultaneously.