## [SCARP alum Katrina Tarnawsky's capstone on housing affordability featured in CMHC](/news/2023/scarp-alum-katrina-tarnawskys-capstone-housing-affordability-featured-in-cmhc) ![A woman among a bush-laden path holding a bouquet of flowers](/sites/default/files/styles/max_480w/public/announcement-images/2023-05/Katrina%20Tarnawsky%20l.jpg.webp?itok=oVeMxnf2) May 8, 2023 Share- [ ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2F"e= "Share on Facebook") - [ ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=https%3A%2F%2F&text=:%20https%3A%2F%2F "Tweet") - [ ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2F&title=&summary=&source=https%3A%2F%2F "Share on LinkedIn") - [ ](mailto:?subject=&body=:%20https%3A%2F%2F "Send email") ##### Now-alum of SCARP Katrina Tarnawsky's Capstone was recently featured by the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation in their latest Housing Supply Report! ## About Tarnawsky's report ### Proximity to amenities: considerations for where we build new housing supply The report examined where new housing was being built in Canada. It found that almost 80% of new homes in Canada’s largest cities were in low-amenity neighbourhoods, and fewer than 10% were in high-amenity neighbourhoods. ##### "Location matters: we need to build in regions where affordability challenges are greatest. Additionally, we need to ensure that residents of new housing have access to amenities and services within a region. Building new housing close to amenities like health care and public transit — or ensuring they’re developed together — would contribute to the quality of the communities created." A summary is written in [CMHC's Housing Market Information Housing Supply Report for April 2023](https://assets.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/sites/cmhc/professional/housing-markets-data-and-research/market-reports/housing-supply-report/housing-supply-report-2023-04-en.pdf?rev=f0988ca5-6454-44da-8934-587d4a5650fe) (featured on pages 12 and 13). Or: [Read the full report](/sites/default/files/2023-05/2023_01_24_Capstone_Tarnawsky_Upload.pdf) ### About CHMC Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is Canada’s national housing agency. It is a crown corporation responsible to Parliament. CMHC works to make housing affordable for everyone in Canada; on the basis that housing helps people stay employed, do better in school and participate more fully in society. Housing affordability and a stable housing finance system support a stronger, safer Canada where everyone can live with dignity. To this end they mobilise the expertise and energy of governments, non-profits, lenders, developers, social entrepreneurs and co-ops to create the future of housing. > I'm unbelievably humbled and grateful that my research has been given a national profile and will hopefully get planners, industry, and elected officials thinking about how we can better deliver critically-needed housing supply across Canada. And not just as a simple quantity of dwelling units, but considering the quality of the location where construction is being focused. #### Katrina Tarnawsky graduated from SCARP's [Master of Community and Regional Planning program](/mcrp). #### She is now a Long-Range Planner for the City of Beaumont, seeking to build and enrich communities by fostering connection through well-designed, sustainable, and equitable spaces. ![Katrina, smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2023-05/1678419001287.jpg.webp?itok=cdjN4S72) - Research and projects ### Latest Related News - Posted on October 5, 2026 ## [SARP postdoc Keisha Maloney publishes paper about planning education](/news/2026/sarp-postdoc-keisha-maloney-publishes-paper-about-planning-education) - Posted on September 28, 2026 ## [Mike Hooper's article about the value of urban local government](/news/2026/mike-hoopers-article-about-value-of-urban-local-government) - Posted on September 21, 2026 ## [SCARP PhD Julia Kidder wins Peter Wall Award](/news/2026/scarp-phd-julia-kidder-wins-peter-wall-award) [VIEW MORE NEWS](/news)