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Public Transportation Planning--Making It Easier For The Elderly

Year: 1973

Summary: Argues that transportation planning must take into account social needs - such as accessibility to the elderly - and not only traffic volume.

Land Banking: Investment In The Future

Year: 1973

Summary: Documents shortcomings of the urban land development process and suggests that public land banking (i.e. large-scale assembly of land in advance of price inflation by urbanization) could be used in Ontario to alleviate some of these problems.

Metroplan: Real Or Rhetorical Participation?

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.

The Development Of New Communities In Ontario

Year: 1974

Summary: Summarizes the proceedings of a seminar sponsored by the BMR. Examines new town development and its effects on growth patterns, population, and urbanization.

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.

Food For The Cities

Year: 1977

Summary: Report based on the Food For the Cities Conference, examining the issue of farmland protection in Ontario. Assesses the need for new provincial land use policies.

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.

Should The Island Be An Airport?

Year: 1977

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.

What Can Municipalities Do About Energy?

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.

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.

Understanding Metro's Transit Problems

Year: 1979

Summary: The report recommends that the TTC should be placed under the direct jurisdiction of Metro, to create additional revenue and stop the decline in ridership. The TTC is in essence a public service, and transit planning has not been effectively co-ordinated.

Decentralization In Metro Toronto: Is It Being Threatened?

Year: 1982

Summary: Discusses transportation-oriented activities in Toronto, which may weaken the concept of decentralization.

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