Year: 1954
Summary: Engages the public in ensuring the development of the green belt.
Year: 1955
Summary: Describes the history of emergency housing in Toronto, and need for better provisions.
Summary: In light of the many challenges of overlapping jurisdiction, budgeting and efficiency of the multiple fire and police services, the Bureau recommends creating a unified body for provision in the Toronto area.
Year: 1958
Summary: Analysis of function and challenges of fire departments in the Toronto area.
Year: 1959
Summary: Discusses the urgent need for reform in parking regulations in the city.
Summary: Discusses how much public housing there should be, who should it be made available to and how much funding should be allocated for this purpose.
Year: 1961
Summary: Describes Parks and Recreation Administration in Canada, focusing on organization and practices.
Year: 1962
Summary: News Brief about mill rates; social services provision - effects of demography and needed reform in order to improve efficiency.
Summary: The introduction of sewer charges in Metro Toronto could have two major advantages: equitable distribution of service costs and diversification of municipal revenue.
Year: 1963
Summary: Metro Council's proposal to transfer local welfare services from area municipalities to Metro is seen by many as a step towards total amalgamation. It is not justified to relieve the burden of taxes on municipalities at the expense of those in need of welfare funds.
Summary: The present system for public housing is overly complex and expensive, as well as inefficient. Outlines the effect that new legislation could have on Ontario social housing.
Year: 1968
Summary: Suggests the implications of transferring the authority of the Toronto Housing Authority to the province: the city would experience financial gains, while the province would gain control and authority. Discusses Regent Park.
Summary: A report on the challenges presented by low housing supply and expensive housing and rental stock in the city of Toronto.
Summary: A brief submitted to the Task Force on Housing and Urban Development outlining overlooked areas of discussion in the task forces' proceedings - including reduced tax assessments for farms, the impact of municipalities withdrawing from subdivision servicing on housing costs, and the hidden costs of "satellite cities" on existing metropolitan centers
Year: 1970
Summary: Endorses city acquistion of the CNR belt-line for transformation into a public park.
Summary: Discusses principles for playground planning and the need for Toronto to invest in playgrounds in areas like Regent Park.
Year: 1971
Summary: Investigation into urban open space in the City of Toronto.
Summary: Discuss user behavior, the planning process, and financial and land resources in relation to urban parks.
Summary: Argues that urban redevelopment can compound old problems. As an example, newly approved development harms accessibility to parks in the St. James Town area.
Summary: Provides a definition of day care, the need to provide it, responsibility for funding it and the societal perception of it.
Summary: Describes the importance of learning from past rehabilitation projects of low-income housing.
Summary: Discusses the legal structure of land easement and the possibilities of using this method for creating recreation spaces.
Year: 1972
Summary: The Bureau suggests possible changes to improve inadequate supervision of quality control in residential construction.
Year: 1973
Summary: Toronto must find a new way to dispose of waste, after having used lake Ontario, incineration and landfills. There are economic and social advantages to turning to recycling.
Summary: Suggests that the plan for large-scale East-West beltline routes is falling apart.
Year: 1975
Summary: A scan of waste management practice and authorities in Ontario and how they play out in various cities, emphasizing the need for a more comprehensive strategy of waste management, recycling and renewable energy.
Summary: Assesses the quality of Metro Toronto's fire departments to determine whether amalgamation would be the most effective way to provide the best level of service.
Year: 1976
Summary: Describes how various Ontario municipalities handle their animal control responsibilities. The objectives, scope of services, financial costs and results of different programs are identified.
Summary: Review of studies that have been done about the police, the police budget process, the role of the police and the need for more provision of information about its actions.
Year: 1977
Summary: Study of the state of the rental housing market in Toronto, with an emphasis on the scope of basic need and the nature and size of the population group for assisted rental housing.