Erin MierdelinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)What did I actually learn in this course?Sitting down to write a final reflection of our urban policy class, I asked myself the question every student dreads: what did I actually…Feb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022
Erin MierdelinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Hardest workers in the gameLast year, I worked with not-for-profit social services provider University Settlement for my Public Good Initiative project. University…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
Erin MierdelinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Keep it down out thereWho can I count on to keep my neighbourhood safe and (relatively) quiet?Feb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Erin MierdelinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Does anyone know what is going on?I want to start this week’s blog post by paraphrasing Max Weber, who said something pretty much along the lines of this: bureaucracies are…Feb 3, 20221Feb 3, 20221
Erin MierdelinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Let’s talk about Conservation AuthoritiesConservation Authorities deliver services and programs to help protect and conserve local watersheds. They were established by the province…Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022
Erin MierdelinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Public service woes be goneIn the wake of last week’s assigned readings and lecture material, a strange, if not unfamiliar, sensation came over me: the public service…Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Erin MierdelinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Is my hometown becoming a city?For my entire adult life, ever since I moved away from home to attend university, I have answered the question “Where are you from?” with…Jan 17, 2022Jan 17, 2022