Year: 1966
Summary: Provides recommendations to alleviate the problems faced by expropriated owner-occupants.
Year: 1967
Summary: Suggests the long-term increase in urban realty values and property tax is affected by public services and facilities. Provides recommendations for property development and land administration in Toronto.
Year: 1970
Summary: Focuses on how decisions regarding the Metro Toronto transportation system are made.
Year: 1971
Summary: Identifies the need to take planning into account when authorizing demolitions
Summary: Analysis of the planned mixed-use Metro Centre, the lack of enough information made public and the impact it would have on downtown Toronto.
Year: 1972
Summary: Examines the trend towards building privately developed new communities in Toronto.
Summary: Describes the Don District model of participatory planning, its structure and advantages
Summary: Analysis of current and planned residential bonus system and endorsement of the need for a more flexible system in future.
Summary: Suggests that discrepancies between compensation schemes in Federal and Provincial legislation challenge the development plan to build an airport or new community project in North Pickering.
Year: 1973
Summary: Argues that transportation planning must take into account social needs - such as accessibility to the elderly - and not only traffic volume.
Year: 1974
Summary: The bureau is sceptical about the possibility of making planning progress with the new Metroplan project. This project requires civic engagement in many different areas in the city without enough centralized and professional planning capacity - while endorsing unclear consultation models.
Summary: Summarizes the proceedings of a seminar sponsored by the BMR. Examines new town development and its effects on growth patterns, population, and urbanization.
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.
Summary: Describes the Provincial government's approach to regional property development, regional government and local government fiscal reform. Identifies the need for more clarity in policies going forward.
Summary: Reviews and analyses various proposed uses for the Toronto Island Airport site. Examines how this issue emerged, what means have been adopted to resolve it, and what evidence is available to support other proposed uses.
Summary: The Planning Act Review and Comay Report challenge municipal councils to make use of increased authority, and provincial government to develop effective more effective planning policies.
Year: 1978
Summary: Municipalities can play a larger role in more efficient use of energy and establishment of renewable resources, to reduce the energy waste crisis.
Summary: Analyzes the Downtown Revitalization Program, which allocates provincial funds to municipalities engaged in commercial development of the downtown area.
Summary: Presents the outline of a program for the development of local transportation in London, and provides a summary of the city's prior strategies for transportation.
Year: 1982
Summary: Discusses transportation-oriented activities in Toronto, which may weaken the concept of decentralization.