Munk + Urban Policy

Scarborough’s Golden Mile

Despite living in Scarborough for almost 20 years and visiting my uncle every week near Victoria Park and…

Social Housing and the Need for Regional Urban Planning

Review: Perfect City

By Nilanee Koneswaran and Saurav Maini

What’s policy making got to do with it?

In our last formal seminar, our Urban Policy class explored the United Way and its unique…

Governing outside of government

Last week we explored the non-profit role in urban policy. We normally think about the role of different…

An Amaranth Affair with the Province

Looking over my notes from our recent visit to the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and…

Europe as a “Policy Laboratory” for Cities

I will begin this post by fully disclaiming that I am most certainly not an expert in…

York Region: Hurdles to Overcome

This past week our class for PPG2017 — Urban Policy headed to the York Region Administrative Centre in…

Balancing Property Taxes and Equity

For every creative solution designed to improve the lives of residents in cities from transit, to…