Do you have an opinion about Toronto’s current planning process? Do you have suggestions on what needs to change to make it better?
Your chance is Thursday March 29, 2007. There will be a discussion starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Faculty of Architecture building at UofT. It is sponsored by the Centre for Urban and Community Studies, the Urban Studies Program, the Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design, and the UofT.
Present at the discussion will be;
Paul Bedford; Urban Mentor and former Toronto Chief Planner, Adjunct Professor UofT and Ryerson, Greater Toronto Transportation Authority board, National Capital Commission’s Advisory Committee on Planning, and Toronto Waterfront Design Review Panel.
Ken Greenberg; Principal, Greenberg Consultants, Urban Designer, a focus on rejuvenating downtowns, waterfronts and neighbourhoods; former Director of Architecture and Urban Design in Toronto for ten years and Interim Chief Planner in Boston.
Stephen Diamond; President, DiamondCorp, a real estate development firm; former partner McCarthy Tetrault; legal practice included appearances before municipal councils, the courts and the Ontario Municipal Board; former board member of the Ontario Urban Development Institute.
David Hulchanski; Director, Centre for Urban & Community Studies, and professor of housing and community development, Faculty of Social Work, UofT; principal in the 5-year ‘Neighbourhood Change and Building Inclusive Communities from Within’ research initiative.
Chair: Frank Cunningham; Professor of philosophy and research associate, Centre for Urban & Community Studies, and former Principal of Innis College, home of the UofT Urban Studies Program.
It is a joint effort between Ryerson University, York University and UofT. One of the goals is to aid researchers from Toronto’s three Universities define new research topics and possible future workshops that can help inform the discussion of improving the City’s planning institutions.
The Faculty of Architecture Landscape & Design is located at 230 College Street, Room 103.
