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Presentation | 2013
Moody's: The Creditworthiness of Canadian Municipalities
Jennifer Wong
Can and should Canadian municipalities be borrowing more? If so, what measures and financing models should cities adopt to ensure additional borrowing is cost-effective and responsible?
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Presentation | 2013
The Context of Municipal Borrowing in Canada
David Amborski
Can and should Canadian municipalities be borrowing more? If so, what measures and financing models should cities adopt to ensure additional borrowing is cost-effective and responsible?
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Presentation | 2013
The Municipal Borrowing Picture in Barrie, Ontario
Jeff Lehman
Can and should Canadian municipalities be borrowing more? If so, what measures and financing models should cities adopt to ensure additional borrowing is cost-effective and responsible?
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Presentation | 2013
An Overview of Municipal Debt Issuance
Jason Stewart
Can and should Canadian municipalities be borrowing more? If so, what measures and financing models should cities adopt to ensure additional borrowing is cost-effective and responsible?
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IMFG Paper | 2013
Merging Municipalities: Is Bigger Better?
Enid Slack and Richard M. Bird
This paper reviews different ways in which the formal governance of metropolitan areas may be restructured, such as through two-tier structures, voluntary cooperation, special districts, and municipal mergers. It includes a case study of the amalgamation in Toronto.
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Presentation | 2013
Big City, Big Ideas: Planning the Big Event - The London Olympic Games
Jason Prior
As we count down to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Para-Pan Am Games, what are the lessons from other cities which welcomed the world? How can new venues and infrastructure be planned to maximize community benefits and reduce disruption? What happens after the big event?
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Video | 2013
Big City, Big Ideas: Planning the Big Event
Jason Prior and Mike Williams
As we count down to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Para-Pan Am Games, what are the lessons from other cities which welcomed the world? How can new venues and infrastructure be planned to maximize community benefits and reduce disruption? What happens after the big event?
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IMFG Paper | 2013
Trading Density for Benefits: Toronto and Vancouver Compared
Aaron A. Moore
This paper describes and evaluates density for benefit agreements (DBAs) in Toronto and Vancouver. DBAs allow municipalities to secure cash contributions or amenities from developers in return for allowing developers to exceed currently prevailing height and density restrictions.
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