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Originally Posted by TheGrimm
I wish the City or Province would provide some incentive for people to do more of a work/live scenario. Some kind of program to help people move closer to their work would be great! I would love to live closer to my work, but the thought of the 30-50k in moving expenses is definitely holding me back. Maybe a tax write off for moving expenses going from >x distance to <x distance to work?
For example, if I am > 20km from work and move to within 5km or 10km I can write off a portion (or all) of my moving expenses?
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The city can start by fully eliminating the suburban development subsidies. Only fortunately they've only been willing eliminate half the subsidy rate, the other half is still there and I don't know if they've handcuffed themselves from making further reductions and if so for how long.
By eliminating the subsidies, the city would change the relative costs of urban vs. suburban living, thus creating and incentive for people to move.