Community & Development: Mirvish Village

Touring the development site of what used to be Honest Ed’s was a surprisingly profound…

Can Developers Be Part of Communities?

This week we focused on community consultations and toured the Mirvish Village development…

Mirvish Village and Me

This was my favourite class at Munk yet. Not only was it my first in-person class this semester, which was already very…

You can stop at five or six stores or just one (Honest Ed’s)

[De]Constructing Stakeholder Maps

For better or for worse, policy jargon appears simple, sounds simple, but does not work so simply.

A Difficult Ride: Bike Lanes in Toronto

It was the summer of 2019. The sky was clear, the temperature comfortable, and the breeze…

Our Community

I have never, in my 22 years of schooling, been in a class of 5 people. I honestly was a bit nervous about how the dynamic was going…

Classroom and/or Communities

Munk Classes, to me, have sometimes felt relatively large and impersonal. Sure, I did my undergraduate degree…

Opposition Isn’t Always a No

This week our discussion focused on stakeholders. One of the biggest insights I took away from both the…

Laneway Suites are Pretty Sweet

Laneway housing really strikes me as one of the more “perfect” policy solutions. Not in the sense that it is in itself the perfect solution to Toronto’s housing crisis but that, as a policy option, its implementation within the context of Toronto appears relatively ideal…