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Urban Policy at Munk (Winter 2022)
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Urban Policy In My Neighbourhood
Keep it down out there
Keep it down out there
Who can I count on to keep my neighbourhood safe and (relatively) quiet?
Erin Mierdel
Feb 7, 2022
Housing in The Annex: A Battle Between New Development and Preserving History
Housing in The Annex: A Battle Between New Development and Preserving History
The Annex
Sean McGowan
Feb 7, 2022
Transportation in Aurora — the GO problem
Transportation in Aurora — the GO problem
Alyssa Bishop
Feb 7, 2022
Hey MTV, welcome to my hood
Hey MTV, welcome to my hood
Yorkville is a neighborhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario roughly bounded by Bloor Street to the South, Davenport Road to the…
Olivia Dobrin
Feb 7, 2022
Leaf Machines Blow
Leaf Machines Blow
Take a walk with me through Toronto City Council’s journey to ban leaf blowers and my personal experiences dealing with them in the Forest…
Rachel May
Feb 7, 2022
Loud & Fancy
Loud & Fancy
An introduction to the Bloor-Yorkville area.
Alisha Ayaz
Feb 7, 2022
Stackt Market: An Innovative Initiative to Tackle Urban Policy Issues
Stackt Market: An Innovative Initiative to Tackle Urban Policy Issues
Nancy Ji
Feb 7, 2022
Bedford Park NIMBY League
Bedford Park NIMBY League
Being a full, complete, and only somewhat dramatized account of a neighbourhood battle without honour or humanity
Sean La Prairie
Feb 8, 2022
Upper Stoney Creek vs. Urban Expansion
Upper Stoney Creek vs. Urban Expansion
A short film on the future of Upper Stoney Creek and the impact of urban expansion in Hamilton, Ontario.
Camilo Sanchez Galindo
Feb 8, 2022
Seperating Bikers from Drivers: #Etobicokeproblems…or is it?
Seperating Bikers from Drivers: #Etobicokeproblems…or is it?
Rathburn Road: Where a regular everyday problem appears to be a part of a much larger urban policy solution.
Katarina Zec
Feb 8, 2022
Winter Madness and Snow Removal Policy Sadness
Winter Madness and Snow Removal Policy Sadness
Two weeks ago on my commute to the Manulife Centre, clad in winterized boots with heavy duty treads, I slipped on the sidewalk, falling…
S Ficociello
Feb 8, 2022
Homelessness in Downtown Toronto: Shelters? Housing!
Homelessness in Downtown Toronto: Shelters? Housing!
Grange Park was my first stop of neighborhood adventure after the 14-day quarantine arriving in Toronto. The park has a dog off-leash area…
Tianwei Xu
Feb 7, 2022
A Nightmare on Eglinton Avenue
A Nightmare on Eglinton Avenue
Noise Pollution from the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project
Megan Annable
Feb 7, 2022
St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood — an ongoing battle for thoughtful development
St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood — an ongoing battle for thoughtful development
I live on King Street East, in the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood of Old Town Toronto. The neighbourhood is located between Yonge and…
Rubina Kharel
Feb 7, 2022
The 443 Step Fallacy
The 443 Step Fallacy
An introduction to transit provision in Durham Region, one step at a time.
Ruth Rosalle
Feb 8, 2022
A Tour Along the “New Dupont”
A Tour Along the “New Dupont”
I can see the future from my street in the Annex. Upon moving to Toronto in August 2020, I joined my new neighbours in witnessing the…
Arman Bachmann
Feb 8, 2022
Do governments have the duty to mandate affordable housing in the sale of once public land?
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…
Sophia Akhavan-Zanjani
Feb 7, 2022
Highway 413: Controversial, Costly, and Close to Home
Highway 413: Controversial, Costly, and Close to Home
I grew up approximately 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto, in a small suburban “village” known as Bolton. Here, my parents raised my…
Sarah Cola
Feb 7, 2022
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