IMFG Tranportation Series: National Transit Strategy and Policy: North American and International Perspectives on the Federal Role

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Room 208N 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

IThe third lecture in our "Moving Our Region: Transportation for the Future" is entitled, National Transit Strategy and Policy: North American and International Perspectives on the Federal Role, featuring Steve Heminger and Matthew Mendelsohn, and moderated by Joe Berridge.

Cities in the U.S. and Around the World: Getting the Finances Right

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Room 208N 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

Howard Chernick presents on "Cities in the U.S. and Around the World: Getting the Finances Right". Chernick is Professor of Economics, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

The Next Urban Economy: Can Toronto be a Global Leader?

Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Room 108N 1 Devonshire Place, North House, Room 108N, Toronto, ON, Canada

Following the banking and economic crisis, cities are being encouraged to adopt new strategies that embrace green economies, emerging markets, new technologies, and the modernization of export industries. This talk explores these new urban strategies.

Planning for Greenfields

Co-sponsored by Neptis Foundation, on December 4 2008, this talk features presentations by Zack Taylor, Planner and doctoral candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto,and John Van Nostrand, Architect and Planner; with panelists Andrea Gabor, Partner, Urban Strategies, Inc.; Brad Graham, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Ontario Government; and Bruce Krushelnicki, Director of Planning, City of Burlington.

Land Use Management and Real Property Taxation in Vietnam

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Room 208N 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

This event features IMFG's Visiting Fellow Trinh Hong Loan at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.

IMFG Tranportation Series: Transport for our Region in 2030… But not as we know it

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Room 208N 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

The first session of its 2010-2011 seminar series “Moving Our Region: Transportation for the Future” is entitled “Transport for our Region in 2030… But not as we know it” with George Hazel, OBE, Chairman of MRC McLean Hazel, a subsidiary of Toronto-based MMM Group, and Joe Berridge, Partner at Urban Strategies.

The Mayoralty Race: A Panel Discussion with the Media

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Room 208N 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

An event co-hosted by the Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance and the School of Public Policy's Media & Public Policy Speaker Series on October 5th at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.

Rethinking Toronto’s Governance

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Room 208N 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

A panel discussion on September 14, 2010, with: Keynote Speaker: Paul Bedford, Urban Mentor and Former Toronto Chief Planner; panelists: Kyle Rae, Toronto City Councillor; Richard Joy, Toronto Board of Trade.