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October 2, 2018
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Why Transportation is an Election Issue

By Ryerson CBI | Op-Ed, Transportation/Transit

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…

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October 1, 2018
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Found: the Missing Middle

By Ryerson CBI | Housing, Publications, Regional Planning

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…

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September 27, 2018
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Safe Streets for All: 15 Election Priorities

By Ryerson CBI | Public Realm, Transportation/Transit
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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September 20, 2018
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Value of Time Savings in King St. Transit Pilot

By Ryerson CBI | Transportation/Transit

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…

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September 18, 2018
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Helsinki, Finland’s Lessons in Municipal Reform

By Ryerson CBI | City Building

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…

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September 14, 2018
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Taxed Out in Novae Res Urbis

By Ryerson CBI | CBI Events, City Building

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…

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September 7, 2018
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Road Safety a Matter of Political Will

By Ryerson CBI | Ryerson, Transportation/Transit
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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September 4, 2018
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Practice-Ready Research into Active Transportation: Raktim Mitra

By Ryerson CBI | Profiles, Ryerson, Transportation/Transit

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,…

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August 29, 2018
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An Epidemiologist on Road Safety: Anne Harris

By Ryerson CBI | Profiles, Ryerson, Transportation/Transit

When thinking about road safety, epidemiology might not immediately spring to mind. But Anne Harris, a researcher at Ryerson, looks at road safety from a public health perspective, adding to…

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August 16, 2018
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Walking Ryerson’s Urban Environment

By Ryerson CBI | City Building, Ryerson, Urban Development

In the past decade, Ryerson has invested heavily in enhancements to its facilities and public realm that have improved campus quality of life, and contributed to revitalization of the Downtown…

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