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Tag Archives: toronto
Lawrence Solomon: Housing shortage? What housing shortage?
Politicians could put to bed the lament of high housing costs by restoring freedom and common sense. Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Regulation
Tagged Canadian real estate, housing, Lawrence Solomon, toronto, Vancouver
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Lawrence Solomon: Subways, profitable subways
Politics have transformed once economic subways into an unaffordable public transit option. Continue reading
Posted in Public transit, Transportation
Tagged Lawrence Solomon, privatization, public transit, Queen Street, subways, toronto
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Lawrence Solomon: Warmer temperatures would be a benefit, not a problem, for Toronto
(January 30, 2012) However, city councillors preparing Toronto for a warming trend may be caught short by chilling, new climate-change data. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged benefits, Climate Change, Global Warming, Habibullo Abdussamatov, Little Ice Age, toronto
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Could Toronto make 905ers pay more to park?
Lawrence Solomon recommends a “user-pay” toll that could be used to lower Toronto taxes — so city residents still benefit and the free-riders pay. Continue reading
Posted in Automobile, Public transit, Toll roads
Tagged Lawrence Solomon, parking fees, toll, toronto, transit funding, two-tier parking, user pay
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Lawrence Solomon: Atwood’s library
(August 5, 2011) Toronto has an extraordinary library system with close to 100 branches. The former is mostly about books; the latter mostly about everything but books. This is true of most Canadian cities, where the great history of building public libraries to bring books to the people is running up against rapidly changing cultures and technologies. Continue reading
Posted in Budgets
Tagged budget, budget cuts, fix your city, KPMG, Lawrence Solomon, Margaret Atwood, Mayor Ford, municipal financing, NGOs, privatization, retail, toronto, Toronto Public Library, TPL
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Lawrence Solomon: Fix Your City – KPMG cuts are merely cautious
(July 29, 2011) The potential cuts that KPMG laid out are just what you’d expect from a consulting group inspired by accountants: cautious and uninspired. Continue reading
Posted in Budgets
Tagged BIA, budget, budget cuts, Business Improvement Area, deregulation, fix your city, KPMG, Lawrence Solomon, Mayor Ford, municipal financing, privatization, retail, toronto
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Lawrence Solomon: Keep names, sell stations
(July 8, 2011) To minimize fare hikes on Toronto’s deficit-ridden transit system, a desperate Toronto Transit Commission decided this week to raise revenue from corporations by selling them naming rights to subway stations. Continue reading
