Sophia Akhavan-ZanjaniinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Public Transportation Costs Too MuchInspired by my father’s commute into the city every day, from Port Credit to Toronto, I want to do the math on transportation costs. So…Feb 15, 2022Feb 15, 2022
Sophia Akhavan-ZanjaniinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Do governments have the duty to mandate affordable housing in the sale of once public land?Port Credit, once established as a trading post in 1720, is now a bustling neighborhood in Mississauga along the Lake Ontario waterfront…Feb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Sophia Akhavan-ZanjaniinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)A Deeper Dive into Strip MallsFor many urban planners and designers, strip malls are seen as one of the great mistakes of postwar suburbanization. As neighborhoods…Feb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022
Sophia Akhavan-ZanjaniinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Growing a Tax Base After Decades of SprawlFor many years, Mississauga has primarily developed horizontally. This outward growth through the reliance on expanding single family…Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Sophia Akhavan-ZanjaniinUrban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)Defining what a city is and who it is for.The definition of a city carries more weight than just as a simple tool for measurement or classification. It has the ability to influence…Jan 17, 2022Jan 17, 2022
