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.
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: Describes changes to school funding with the new Metro arrangements.
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.
Summary: Discusses whether Metro should make capital grants for hospital construction, or the province accept greater responsibility for coordinating and financing hospital construction.
Year: 1963
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: 1964
Summary: Draws attention to important issues in the 1964 election.
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: 1969
Summary: In light of conflict between the public and the parks department over the withholding of information about the poisoning of ducks that could also affect residents, the bureau surveys the legal requirement of revealing such information.
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: Discussion of division of responsibilities regarding education and citizen's involvement in decision-making.
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: 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: Scan of existing public libraries' systems in Toronto area and suggestions for moving forward without harming the research-encouraging tier of the public library.
Summary: The education system is trying to address too many problems at once and therefore is not accomplishing any of the hoped for changes.
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: Discussion of civics studies in the school system and their insufficient treatment of the issue of local government.