Let us know how to make housing more accessible in Peterborough. 

Share your experience to help us understand what people with disabilities need. Think about what features you need on the outside, the inside and along the street of the place where you live.

Background

The City is aware of the shortage of accessible housing in Peterborough. It's a challenging problem that requires big picture thinking and planning, starting with the guiding principles of the City's Official Plan. The City is committed to grow as a complete community. A complete community will meet people’s needs for daily living throughout their lifetime by providing convenient access to a mix of jobs, services, housing, food, public service facilities, open space, and transportation choices. A complete community also helps people of all abilities to age in place. This idea board is intended to focus on the housing component of a complete community.

Peterborough needs a full range and mix of housing options, including higher density housing, to meet the needs of all residents throughout their lives. New development and redevelopment should address shifting household structures, provide for affordable and accessible housing units and maximize the number of residential units which are in close proximity to active transportation and transit routes, shops and services, and public service facilities.

Effective universal design and construction can only occur when we truly appreciate how people with disabilities engage the built environment. 

The City doesn't typically build housing directly, but we collaborate with developers for affordable housing, are deeply involved in the housing approval process and have an opportunity to provide developers with advice, resources and lists of funding opportunities. Help us increase the accessible housing stock in Peterborough.