New Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) Perspectives Paper suggests cities should charge user fees to pay for stormwater infrastructure upgrades.
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22 Apr,
2016
Enid Slack gives presentation to delegation from France
On April 22, Enid Slack gave a presentation on “Municipal Finance and Governance in Canada” to a delegation from Paris, France at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of […]
Find out more »14 Apr,
2016
IMFG Senior Fellow Joe Pennachetti was interviewed by UofT News
Former City Manager Joe Pennachetti spoke with UofT News about his various roles at U of T in an article called, “Joe Pennachetti on cities and the role of the […]
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2016
IMFG was mentioned in a Toronto Star article about TIFs
IMFG was mentioned in a Toronto Star article called, “SmartTrack has its merits, but TIFs were never the means: James.”
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2016
Murtaza Haider discusses tax increment financing (TIF) on Metro Morning
Following the release of the IMFG Paper (No. 25), Can Tax Increment Financing Support Transportation Infrastructure Investment? The co-author of the paper, Murtaza Haider was a guest on Metro Morning on […]
Find out more »31 Mar,
2016
Enid Slack gives a presentation to the Municipal Finance Authority of BC
On March 31, 2016, IMFG Director Enid Slack was invited by the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia to give a lecture on “Local Governments in the 21st Century: What […]
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2016
Enid Slack quoted in a Toronto Star article on the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) model
IMFG Director Enid Slack was quoted in a Toronto Star article called, “Report backs Mayor John Tory’s SmartTrack transit plan.”
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2016
Can cities use tax increment financing to pay for transit infrastructure?
New IMFG Paper studies Toronto’s Sheppard subway line and offers cautionary advice to city policymakers about tax increment financing.
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2016
IMFG’s Perspectives Paper on cost overruns discussed on TVO
IMFG’s Perspectives paper (No. 11) by Matti Siemiatycki was discussed in an article on TVO, “Why infrastructure projects are chronically over budget.”
Find out more »10 Feb,
2016
New IMFG Paper Looks at Opportunities for City Governments to Harness the Data Revolution
New IMFG Paper, “Cities, Data, and Digital Innovation,” charts the course of big data and digital innovation in Toronto and London, UK, and offers a recipe for success.
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