Tag Archives: toronto

Lawrence Solomon: Housing shortage? What housing shortage?

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Lawrence Solomon

Politicians could put to bed the lament of high housing costs by restoring freedom and common sense. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Subways, profitable subways

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Lawrence Solomon

Politics have transformed once economic subways into an unaffordable public transit option. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Warmer temperatures would be a benefit, not a problem, for Toronto

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(January 30, 2012) However, city councillors preparing Toronto for a warming trend may be caught short by chilling, new climate-change data. Continue reading →

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Could Toronto make 905ers pay more to park?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

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 →

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Lawrence Solomon: Atwood’s library

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(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 →

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