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Presentation | 2018
Are You Serious? The Governance of Metropolitan Sydney
Graham Sansom
Sydney is Australia’s largest metropolis with 5 million people and faces serious challenges of infrastructure and service provision, environmental management, and spatial inequality. Its metropolitan governance lacks focus.
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Presentation | 2018
Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Who Are We Building Smart Cities For?
Zac Spicer
Zac Spicer, Visiting Researcher, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, presented "Who Are We Building Smart Cities For? Equity and Inclusion in Smart City Design" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism.
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Presentation | 2018
Promise and Peril in the Smart City: What Disruption Looks Like
Tracey Cook
Tracey Cook, Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, City of Toronto, presented "What Disruption Looks Like" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism.
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Presentation | 2018
Promise and Peril in the Smart City: New urban tech - Important and practical considerations
Pamela Robinson
Pamela Robinson, Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University, presented "New urban tech - Important and practical considerations" as part of the event Promise and Peril in the Smart City: Local Government in the Age of Digital Urbanism on January 25, 2018.
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IMFG Paper | 2017
Paying for Water in Ontario's Cities: Past, Present, and Future
Harry Kitchen
Throughout much of the 20th century, water was seen as plentiful and water rates did not promote conservation. Today, water is treated as a relatively scarce resource and governments are concerned about financing new and rehabilitated infrastructure. However, most municipalities still do not set prices for water at levels that would encourage conservation, thereby allowing the overconsumption of water, and leading to increased demand for expensive infrastructure.
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Video | 2017
6th Annual City Manager's Address: Video
Peter Wallace
On October 26, Peter joined IMFG to discuss how the City of Toronto can address challenges and invest in Toronto’s future. What key steps could Council and staff take? What strategic policy levers could be used? What financial and implementation capacity is needed to deliver on Council’s visions for future investments?
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IMFG Paper | 2017
Financing Urban Infrastructure in Canada: Who Should Pay?
Enid Slack and Almos T. Tassonyi
IMFG is pleased to announce the release of a new paper, excerpted from the new book Financing Infrastructure: Who Should Pay?
The poor state of municipal infrastructure is the subject of frequent complaint in Canada. Roads are congested, transit systems are in need of major investments, bridges are crumbling, and water treatment plants need to be replaced. Municipalities continue to seek financial assistance from the federal and provincial governments, but are transfers really the best way to pay for municipal capital investments?
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Presentation | 2017
Investing in Toronto's Future: IMFG 6th Annual City Manager's Address
Peter Wallace
Toronto is an exceptional city at least partially because of public policies and past investments. As Toronto City Manager Peter Wallace discussed in his 2016 remarks to IMFG, Toronto faces challenges in meeting the demands of a global, international city.
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Globe and Mail: Sean Grisdale on the “Squandering” of Public Land Sales
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CBC Online: Almos Tassonyi on Brampton’s Strategic Reserve Fund
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Municipal World: Enid Slack on Municipal Finance
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