Search Results for: Urban and Regional Planning
Presentation | 2006
Amenities for Density: Section 37 of the Planning Act
Ted Tyndorf
This presentation was delivered by Ted Tyndorf at an event co-sponsored by Ideas That Matter on December 6, 2006, with two panel presentations: Planning in Toronto: What's the Problem?, chaired by Paul Bedford, including panelists Julie Di Lorenzo, Frank Lewinberg, and Gary Wright; and Amenities for Density: Section 37 of the Planning Act, chaired by John Lorinc, with a presentation by Larry Beasley, and panelists Steve Diamond, and Ted Tyndorf.
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Other | 2006
The Impact of Municipal Finance and Governance on Urban Sprawl
Enid Slack
This paper assesses the impact of municipal financial tools and governance on the pattern of urban growth. The first part considers how financing tools can affect urban growth patterns and analyzes the impact of four specific financing tools: development charges, property taxes, user fees, and tax increment financing. The second part considers the role played by local governance on urban growth patterns. The third part provides some concluding comments on approaches to finance and governance that could improve the prospects for compact development.
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Presentation | 2005
Economic Benefits of Smart Growth
Bruce Katz
Presented on May 12, 2005 (featuring keynote speaker Bruce Katz) in the Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.
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