This op-ed originally appeared in Toronto Storeys on October 15, 2018. How to house our city is a top election issue in Toronto. Affordability is no longer a crisis confined…
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Should public transit be free? This idea has been raised during multiple debates in Toronto’s current municipal mayoral race. We even got a call this week from CityNews Edmonton to…
This op-ed appeared on Toronto Storeys on October 1, 2018 By Cherise Burda The date of Toronto’s municipal election is now hurtling towards us. Unfortunately, Bill 5 eclipsed an important…
Affordably-priced, desirable urban housing is out of reach for many in the GTHA’s current housing market, and the problem is getting worse as the population grows. Consumers are forced to…
Last June, the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) launched a campaign, #BuildTheVisionTO, to promote 15 municipal election priorities and a guidebook to building safe streets for people of all...
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With the King Street Transit Pilot coming to its official end this fall, we’re all taking stock of the project’s results. Overall, the pilot has been a positive success. We…
By Ken Greenberg As everyone knows, the future of Toronto City Council is right now uncertain, its size and ward boundaries dependent on the pending decision about Bill 5, proposed…
This week, we launched our gallery exhibition TAXED OUT at Urbanspace Gallery with a panel discussion focusing on the threat of current commercial property tax assessments on small business and…
In Toronto, one person is hit by a car every 3.5 hours. The pressure is mounting on decision makers to address our obvious road safety crisis. We quickly put together...
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Raktim Mitra is an Associate Professor within the Ryerson University School of Urban and Regional Planning, and co-director of TransForm Lab, a hub for policy-relevant transportation research. Through his work,…