Search Results for: Urban and Regional Planning
Video | 2012
Big City, Big Ideas: Hudson Yards, NYC
Jay Cross and Blake Hutcheson
In this video, IMFG, along with the School of Public Policy and Governance, the Department of Geography and Planning, Urban Strategies, and Global City Indicators Facility, presented the first lecture in the series, “Big City, Big Ideas,” entitled Hudson Yards, NYC: The History, Challenges and Opportunities of North America’s Largest City-Building Development.
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Presentation | 2012
Section 37: What 'Benefits' and for Whom?
Aaron A. Moore
In recent years, the City of Toronto’s use of Section 37 has come under greater scrutiny. In particular, critics question how the benefits are determined and distributed. Using data compiled on Section 37 agreements from 2007 through 2011, this presentation seeks to answer that question.
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Presentation | 2012
Crossing Boundaries: Governing Transportation in the Toronto City Region
Scott Sams
As the city region expands and the number of actors increases, governing transportation becomes more and more complicated. IMFG Graduate Fellowship winner Scott Sams discusses whether an effective, accountable, and coordinated transportation system can be achieved without resorting to amalgamating all existing transit authorities into one.
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Presentation | 2012
A Little Help from Friends: Partnerships for Parks
Ed Uhlir
What new financial tools and collaborative approaches are currently being used among different levels of government, and among public, private, and non-profit sectors to expand and maintain parks and open space in North America?
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Presentation | 2012
Canada Line: Private Sector and Public Transit
Jane Bird
Jane Bird examines the relationship between government and the private sector and their respective roles in developing and operating transportation infrastructure. As part of her presentation, she discusses how private sector participation in the development of the 19 km Canada Line in Vancouver inspired innovation and delivered the project on time and on budget.
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Presentation | 2012
Shared Spaces: Funding and Managing Libraries and Parks in Tough Times Session 2
Martin Gomez
This session examined the changing role of libraries in the digital age along with their role in the broader public learning continuum. In an era of fiscal austerity, are there new operating models for libraries which could prove more effective at responding to changing civic needs and rapid changes in information technology?
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Presentation | 2012
Shared Spaces: Funding and Managing Libraries and Parks in Tough Times Session 2
Gillian Mason
This presentation examines the changing role of libraries in the digital age along with their role in the broader public learning continuum. In an era of fiscal austerity, are there new operating models for libraries which could prove more effective at responding to changing civic needs and rapid changes in information technology?
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Presentation | 2012
Moving our Region: Transportation for the Future Session 1
Robert Puentes
Around the world, there is a broad understanding of the role that strategic investments in transportation play in advancing metropolitan and national economies. In the current context, investments in roads and transit are more important than ever. We need new approaches to how these projects are conceived, funded, and delivered while, at the same time, reinvesting in existing infrastructure.
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