Toronto City Summit Alliance
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Has Mayor Ford opened the door to sustained transit funding?
Mayor Ford’s obsession with the Sheppard subway may have inadvertently broken open the political conundrum of sustained long-term funding for...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: The potential locked up in Pecaut Square
Earlier this year, Mayor Rob Ford re-dedicated the interstitial space next to Metro Hall as David Pecaut Square — a classy tribute to a classy guy, whose...
By John Lorinc -
GTA Summit transportation notes: Radical McCallion, “Toronto’s Mohawk” and more
Figures are for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. From GTA Summit backgrounder, Keeping on Track (PDF) I was fortunate to be invited to take part in...
By Dylan Reid -
Headspace: Mary-Margaret McMahon
This regular online series features interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a more...
By Luca De Franco -
LORINC: The governance debate we’re not having
During Rob Ford’s session with the Globe and Mail’s editorial board last week, I asked him when he’d hold a vote on reducing the size of council from 44...
By John Lorinc -
IDEAS FOR TORONTO: Infrastructure referendums
The Toronto City Summit Alliance held a roundtable event last Wednesday to discuss revenue tools that could reliably fund Metrolinx’s The Big Move...
By Adrian Lightstone -
An open letter to candidates about complete streets
Dear candidates, The individuals who have signed this letter met recently to discuss the theme of transportation in our city. We are a diverse group of...
By Spacing -
Remembering David Pecaut and his love of Toronto
EDITOR’S NOTE: Around 10am this morning, one of Toronto’s great civic leaders passed away after a two year battle with cancer. David Pecaut...
By Spacing -
Walking Washington’s 14th Street
WASHINGTON, DC — I flew down to the Washington, DC area earlier this week to celebrate Christmas with my Jewish family. Staying in the suburb of...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
The economists and the congestion charge
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Considering how hard up for cash our city is — not to mention how smoggy — it’s a wonder David Miller...
By Dale Duncan -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: March 1, 2007
Putting money on the arts News flash: investing in arts and culture is good for cities! This is the message Greg Reed, board member of the group Business...
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TORONTO SUMMIT: Day two brings in bigger crowds
Spacing has Julie Yamin reporting from the two-day Toronto Summit conference. – – – – – – – – – Day...
By Julie Yamin