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Presentation | 2012
Crossing Boundaries: Governing Transportation in the Toronto City Region
Scott Sams
As the city region expands and the number of actors increases, governing transportation becomes more and more complicated. IMFG Graduate Fellowship winner Scott Sams discusses whether an effective, accountable, and coordinated transportation system can be achieved without resorting to amalgamating all existing transit authorities into one.
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Presentation | 2012
Challenges in Metropolitan Management: the Indian Experience
Simanti Bandyopadhyay
Although the metropolitan areas of Mumbai, Dehli, and Kolkata contribute a major chunk to the growth and income of India, only 52 per cent of urban households have tap water, only 741 out of 1000 urban dwellers have access to toilets, and 77 per cent of the urban households are covered by closed surface drainage. Faced with these major challenges, can Indian cities find the revenues they need to improve services?
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Presentation | 2012
Rethinking the Property Tax in Ontario –Where Do We Go From Here?
Enid Slack
Presentation by IMFG Director Enid Slack to the Property Tax Summit in Niagara Falls, Ontario on April 18, 2012.
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Presentation | 2012
Property Tax Reform in Ontario: How did we get here? Where do we go?
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack on April 18, 2012 at the International Property Tax Institute’s Property Tax Summit in Niagara Falls.
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Presentation | 2012
Transit Funding: How to get there from here, without going broke! Part 1
Richard Katz
Drawing on his substantial knowledge of metropolitan Los Angeles' transit infrastructure and financing, Richard Katz examines the advantages and disadvantages of different revenue tools for financing transit.
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Presentation | 2012
Transit Funding: How to get there from here, without going broke! Part 2
Richard Katz
Drawing on his substantial knowledge of metropolitan Los Angeles' transit infrastructure and financing, Richard Katz examines the advantages and disadvantages of different revenue tools for financing transit.
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Presentation | 2012
A Little Help from Friends: Partnerships for Parks
Ed Uhlir
What new financial tools and collaborative approaches are currently being used among different levels of government, and among public, private, and non-profit sectors to expand and maintain parks and open space in North America?
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Presentation | 2012
Funding Municipal Infrastructure in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack on April 4, 2012 to the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association.
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