Author Archives: urbanrenaissanceinst

What would happen if we let gated communities thrive?

Posted on December 23, 1996 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(December 23, 1996) We’d return to our roots. For generations, cities great and small have used gates to identify specific neighborhoods and to establish a sense of place. To pick Toronto examples, three older gated areas — Palmerston Avenue, Fairview Boulevard and Wychwood Park — are city jewels that command high real estate values. Continue reading →

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Planners from hell – New Jersey chokes on auto emissions regulations

Posted on December 21, 1996 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(December 21, 1996) To meet the national 1990 Clean Air Act, New Jersey’s legislature has passed an auto emissions law that is not only inefficient and costly, but also could lead to the state seizure of vehicles from privately owned driveways. Continue reading →

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Discussion Group, Our benign dictatorship

Posted on December 21, 1996 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(December 21, 1996) Canadians will be going to the polls this year, with the Liberals seemingly headed for a second majority government. Most political pundits credit the use of clever strategies by the Liberals, saying they’ve moved to the right to rob Reform of the deficit issue while keeping their image as guardians of medicare and defenders of the social safety net. Continue reading →

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Discussion Group, Order in the courtroom

Posted on December 21, 1996 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(December 21, 1996) As I sit down to start writing this article, I am about three weeks away from a custody trial. No, its not my child I’ll be fighting over. I am a lawyer, and I’ll be handling this for a client. Continue reading →

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Discussion group on harvesting subsidies

Posted on December 21, 1996 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(December 21, 1996) Poor Countries like to maintain cheap food policies by scandalously underpaying their dirt-poor farmers. Canada, with a curious logic found only in the most sophisticated economies, maintains a cheap food policy by overpaying for farm products grown here. Continue reading →

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