By Ken Greenberg The reactions to the closing of the General Motors plant in Oshawa speak volumes. Leader of the Conservative Party Andrew Scheer absurdly tried to place the blame…
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Ryerson University is bordered by Yonge Street, and its campus and students play an active role in the life of the street. Because the infrastructure beneath Yonge is in need...
Read MoreNow that Toronto's election is over, it's time to focus on the agenda facing councillors across the city. Road safety and transit were key election issues--how will Council now take...
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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…
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…