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Open Letter: Homes For The Aged Story No. I Background For Action

Year: 1954

Summary: Examines the challenges municipalities face in fulfilling their responsibility to build old age homes.

Open Letter: Comment On Traffic And Parking

Year: 1948

Summary: Examines parking and traffic challenges grow as the city grows.

A Home Owning Citizenship

Year: 1938

Summary: Details a trend in decreasing home ownership in the city of Toronto owing to the decrease in the size of the average family, an increase in the older population, an increase in income insecurity, and an increase in municipal taxation. Suburban growth may also be a contributing factor. The study concludes that the decrease in home ownership may be a result of the conditions created by the depression.

Control Of Urban Growth

Year: 1974

Summary: Discusses urban growth as a problem for prosperity, how it has been tackled in Canada, the US and Europe, and what Toronto should do next.

Where Are Toronto And Its Metropolitan Area Heading?

Year: 1945

Summary: Highlights trends in Toronto's population and growth. Notes that the suburban population has more than doubled since 1926. Outlines the need for proper planning to better accomodate population growth. Notes that the assessed value of land in Toronto has been steadily decreasing. Suggests that there seems to be no good reason why the greater Toronto area should need more than one local government, though the lack of unitary government may be down to a lack of imagination. Concludes that in the meantime, a borough system may be better than no system at all.

Growing Pains Of Large Urban Communities

Year: 1931

Summary: Highlights some of the features and issues that Vancouver has faced in light of rapid growth, urbanization and development of suburbs.

Mini-Metros: Proposal To Shape Future Growth

Year: 1969

Summary: The Province has proposed reorganization of the area around Metro Toronto into three regional governments; this bulletin provides recommendations as an alternative to this proposal.

The Civic Car Lines

Year: 1919

Summary: Public transit costs are being subsidized by taxpayer money.

Transportation Who Plans? Who Pays?

Year: 1970

Summary: Focuses on how decisions regarding the Metro Toronto transportation system are made.

Thirty-Fifth Annual Report

Year: 1949

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1949. Topics of importance include The Baldwin Act (municipal autonomy) and provincial-municipal relations. Bureau expenditures and subscribers listed at the end.

Thirty-Fourth Annual Report

Year: 1948

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1948. Topics of importance include the Civic Advisory Council, co-ordination of personal and civic services, health and safety, and civic planning. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Metroplan: A Gamble Worth Taking?

Year: 1977

Summary: Analysis of the Metroplan's goal to reduce dependency on downtown Toronto and instead establish another major centre in Scarborough and North Yonge.

Thirty-Sixth Annual Report

Year: 1950

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1950. Topics of importance include the city tax rate, budget, suburban municipalities, and the Board of Control. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Thirty-Seventh Annual Report

Year: 1951

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1951. Topics of importance include city finances and assessment legislation. Bureau expenditures, subscribers, and City of Toronto organizational charts.

Open Letter: How Toronto Voted

Year: 1950

Summary: Analsis of voting trends in the last election.

Open Letter: How Toronto Voted

Year: 1951

Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in the last elections.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Thirty-Third Annual Report

Year: 1947

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1947. The chief concern of the Bureau is establishment of a unified municipal government. Bureau expenditure and subscribers at the end.

Monthly Letter To Men And Women

Year: 1947

Summary: Analysis of voting patterns and discussion of the need to keep families within municipal boundaries and prevent sprawl.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Thirty-Second Annual Report

Year: 1946

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1946. Topics of importance include planning and urban sprawl, the city budget, co-ordination of departments, terms for alderman, and the ward system. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Thirty-First Annual Report

Year: 1945

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1945. Topics of importance include planning and urban sprawl, administrative departmentalization, the role of city council, post-war society, the ward system, and the civic budget. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

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