We had the privilege of learning some Toronto planning history from Eudora Pendergrast, a friend and ex-urban planner with the City of Toronto. Toronto has many diverse neighborhoods–Chinatown, Kensington Market, Little Italy, Distillery District, Corktown, to name a few–all … Continue reading
Do Torotonians pay high taxes? First, “high” compared to what? Second, the question might be better phrased as, “Do Torontonians get good value for the taxes they pay?” In answer to the first question, Toronto’s taxes fall somewhere between New … Continue reading
The most striking thing to this visiting Atlantan is Toronto’s emphasis on the public realm. Miles of waterfront are lined with parks, paths, boardwalks and public buildings. Public art is everywhere you look. Street cars, pedestrians, cyclists, dogs and baby … Continue reading
What’s the 4th largest city in North America and the most international city in North America and the city where the longest road in North America starts? Why, that would be Toronto, Ontario, Canada–at least as our T’ronto (skip the … Continue reading
Torontonians make many acerbic observations about their government and politicians, never more so than now with a mayor, Rob Ford, who seems to prefer pursuing a reputation as a bon vivant than as leader of Canada’s largest and most dynamic … Continue reading