Nick Lombardo
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Nick is the 2019-2020 IMFG Post-doctoral Fellow. He holds a PhD from the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto. His dissertation research dealt with the production of infrastructure and its relation to property law in New York City’s history, focusing on the Port of New York. His current research project examines how municipal governments deal with federal infrastructure projects, with a focus on Toronto’s Pearson Airport and MacMillan railway yard in the post war and contemporary periods. Prior to his PhD, Nick worked as a researcher at the Martin Prosperity Institute on a range of urban and regional issues.