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  • Pedestrian Bridges of Parkdale – High Park

    A tale of two bridges: the Wallace Avenue Footbridge and the Humber Bay Arch Pedestrian-Bicycle Bridge remind us that public infrastructure is so much more than fixing potholes. When done right public infrastructure can inspire, bring people together, promote safety,… Continue reading

  • German city supports tiny shelters while T.O. takes legal action against them

    The City of Ulm has embraced an innovation created by its residents: sleep pods for the homeless. Meanwhile in T.O. a similar project “Toronto tiny shelters” is facing legal action from the City. Continue reading

  • Remove lead pipes

    By now you have likely read the news “Hundreds of thousands of Canadians could be consuming tap water laced with high levels of lead leaching from aging infrastructure and plumbing“. Removing lead pipes from residential buildings and municipal infrastructure is the… Continue reading

  • Apartments are Less Safe than Condos

    Below, we state the case for raising apartment building standards, i.e. to make apartments as safe as condos. My wife and I live in a condominium building close to High Park. In the vicinity, there is an apartment building in… Continue reading

  • Raise Apartment Building Standards in Toronto

    Dear Mayor Tory, Two years ago, Toronto Council passed a well-intentioned bylaw to protect tenants. While the bylaw was a positive improvement in the legislative framework, the recent fire, flooding and lack of hot water in apartments on Parliament, Pell… Continue reading