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Redevelopment And Open Space

Year: 1971

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.

The Politics Of Waste Management

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.

Day Care- A Growing Problem

Year: 1971

Summary: Provides a definition of day care, the need to provide it, responsibility for funding it and the societal perception of it.

BMR News Briefs

Year: 1961

Summary: The Bureau's recommendation to change TTC structure and advance proper legislation not promoted by the province; reorganization and self-examination in the County of Peel.

The Civic Car Lines

Year: 1919

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

Providing The Schools- Under Metro

Year: 1959

Summary: Describes changes to school funding with the new Metro arrangements.

BMR News Briefs

Year: 1962

Summary: News Brief about mill rates; social services provision - effects of demography and needed reform in order to improve efficiency.

Manana, Zaftra, To-Morrow The Day After To-Day, Any Day But This, Never.

Year: 1922

Summary: Discusses the building of the new union station and the problematic situation at the waterfront. Chronicles discussion surrounding waterfront development from 1888-1922.

City Budget Facts 1916

Year: 1916

Summary: A summary of city of Toronto budget expenditures for 1915 with estimates for the 1916 budget - includes information on expenditures, city revenue and debt, and includes a breakdown of average taxes paid by Toronto citizens. The publication aims to encourage taxpayer and citizen engagement with budgetary concerns, and attempts to educate the reader on how departments estimate their costs from year to year.

Bond Story Number Two

Year: 1914

Summary: Montreal had an $175,000 advantage over Toronto in net revenue of bond sales in 1913. The rapid relevant decline of Toronto prices is cause for concern.

Changing The Planning Act: Risks And Responsibilities

Year: 1977

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.

Legislative Attempts To Control Urban Growth In Canada

Year: 1976

Summary: Examines actions taken by various municipalities across Canada to manage urban growth.

Financing Hospital Construction In Metro

Year: 1962

Summary: Discusses whether Metro should make capital grants for hospital construction, or the province accept greater responsibility for coordinating and financing hospital construction.

Erosion On The Parkway Belt?

Year: 1973

Summary: Suggests that the plan for large-scale East-West beltline routes is falling apart.

Municipal Expropriation: The Need For A Jealous Vigilance

Year: 1971

Summary: Describes the legal background enabling expropriation for development.

A Paradox In Assessment Reform

Year: 1970

Summary: Assesses the reform in property taxation and the paradox created by the more advanced legislation being applied in a context where the assessment practices are far behind.

City Of Toronto 1935 Budget Story No.2

Year: 1935

Summary: Provides budget and expenditure figures for the fiscal year 1935, and includes money spent on direct unemployment relief and debt charges. Advocates against tax increases, and calls for debts incurred by the city abbatoir to be examined.

Open Letter: Police And Fire Services

Year: 1955

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.

Open Letter: Harbour Operations

Year: 1954

Summary: Discusses planning for construction of a lakeshore expressway and issues relating to the operation of the Toronto Harbourfront.

Open Letter: Responsibility For Capital Borrowing

Year: 1952

Summary: Examines capital borrowing, the controls on it and the uses for such funding.

Transportation Planning In London: Can London Catch The Bus?

Year: 1978

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.

Bulletin: Behind The Headlines A Statement On The Subway Controversy

Year: 1958

Summary: Analysis of political dispute regarding the construction of the east-west subway.

City Planning Story No. 3

Year: 1928

Summary: Highlights the importance of city planning and zoning. Urges the adoption of city planning in order to reduce costs in the long term. Outlines what zoning can do - including making provisions for ample business districts, regulation of building height, and providing for quiet, conveniently located residential districts with uniform building sizes that make access to light and fresh air more equal. Stresses that tax-payer funds are wasted through poor or inadequate city planning.

Municipal Stadiums

Year: 1920

Summary: Details of modern athletic structures/stadiums in North American cities (e.g. Cambridge, Philadelphia, New York), and discussion of logistics of building a municipal stadium in Toronto.

Do You Desire To Help? Here Is One Way: Help-Your-City-Suggestion-Box

Year: 1914

Summary: Encouraging use of the suggestion box run by the bureau; citizens can inform the bureau of local infrastructure problems and/ or other matters of local interest.

Work-Related Day Care - Helping To Close The Gap

Year: 1981

Summary: Reviews advantages and disadvantages of workplace day care as an option to meet increasing demand.

Metro Center: Venture Into The Great Unknown

Year: 1971

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.

The Original Estimates Of Last Year's Board Of Education Are Said To Have Provided For An Expenditure In 1921 Equivalent To 10 1/4 Mills On The Assessment. The Actual Adopted Was 10 Mills

Year: 1922

Summary: Highlights the need for better coordination and budget planning between the different functions in the municipality.

Bulletin: A Positive Approach To Urban Renewal

Year: 1962

Summary: Advocates a positive approach to urban renewal, with emphasis on conservation of property, public action, and rehabilitation.

Citizen Participation In Metro Toronto: Climate For Cooperation?

Year: 1974

Summary: Study of citizen participation, with a focus on on citizen groups whose chief concern is local government decisions about the physical environment.

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